On this episode of The Week In Hand Lee is joined by tattoo artist Hanumantra who tattoos out of UN1TY Tattoo in Shrewsbury, Shropshire UK Hanumantra specialises in black work and has paved the way in the UK  and international scene with his bold and modern approach to one of the most primitive forms of tattooing, in this conversation he touches upon several different things including his thoughts on the importance of design, how he you originally fell into his career as a tattoo artist amongst many other things. A really interesting conversation with a very open-minded and bright human b ..read more

In this episode of The Week in Hand Lee is joined by Tattoo legend Paul Booth. Paul is primarily a tattoo artist but has numerous other creative ventures including being a painter, sculptor, a filmmaker and even a musician! He is world renowned in the tattoo industry for bringing the dark arts to the forefront and pushing those boundaries further in the tattoo industry, he is well respected and for a very good reason! In this conversation all talk about is their early life, how we got started, tattooing the likes of Slayer, The Undertaker, Slipknot and many more, all the way through to his cu ..read more

In this episode of the Week in Hand, Lee and Joe are joined by BJJ black belt Chris Paines. A conversation that covers the life of BJJ gyms after lockdown, finding out how wrong you can be from an Estonian and the importance of longevity in the sport. Chris is all about sharing knowledge an essential listen for Brazilian Jujitsu fans. This and all episodes are available on Spotify, iTunes and Youtube ..read more

On this episode of The Week In Hand Joe is joined by a former member of parliament John Grogan. At a time of heightened tensions in the geopolitical arena, the proliferation of division seems unstoppable—this discussion centres around commonality rather than divergence. A wide-ranging conversation that covers education, social care and current events in British politics, including the response to the COVID pandemic. A super short and informative discussion with an absolute gentleman ..read more

On this episode of The Week in hand Lee is joined by vlogger of the great Scottish highlands Murray Wilkie, Murray runs a YouTube channel called Scotland’s mountains which has gained traction over the past few years with his amazing and beautifully captured and narrated vlogs of his adventures in Scotland’s mountains, in this episode they discuss Murray’s early life, his first foray’s into hillwalking, his love for wild camping amongst a ton of other topics! A really fun and interesting conversation with a genuinely amazing and interesting human being! Murray’s YouTube channel -  https ..read more

On this episode of the week in hand me and Joe are joined by Kieran Coxon, Kieran Is a BJJ Black belt under Leo Negao training out of Aire Valley Martial Arts in Keighley, England  On this episode they discuss numerous things including how he started his journey in combat sports, his early life and picking up nicknames along the way amongst quite a few other things including nutrition and mobility for a long time jujitsu practitioner ..read more

In the episode of The Week In Hand, Lee Pickles talks to Simon Dewar from Black Stone tattoo in Burnley, Lancashire, They talk about being various topics including the current Covid-19 situation as a tattoo artist and the trials a tribulations of trying to be the best artist you can be and how he took the plunge to completely change his career. IG @dewar_tattoo ..read more

In this episode of the week in hand Lee and Joe sit down with Alex McCann, Alex is the owner of Altrincham HQ which is a social media management company Voted the best social media company in Manchester! He also worked in the local Manchester music industry prior to this interviewing many famous bands including My Chemical romance, Paramore etc We touch up on a lot of subjects including the foreseeable plight of live gigs, some of Alex’s more interesting interviews Plus much much more! http://www.altrinchamhq.co.uk IG- @altrinchamhq ..read more

In this weeks episode of the week in hand Lee and Joe sit down with the owner and Head jujitsu coach of Aire valley martial arts in Keighley, Duane Harper. In this episode they touch up on Duane’s Upbringing and his journey to where he is now, with several fun stories in between ..read more

 In this weeks episode of the week in hand Lee and Joe sit down with special guest Adam Speight,  they discussed how Adam got into playing music and his journey up until this day,   A really fun conversation with a genuinely amazing human www.hobochic.co.uk ..read more