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Simon Woodroffe. OBE is an original Dragon on Dagon's Den and founder of the Yo Sushi restaurant chain. He believes in people doing things that are outside of their comfort zone. He talks about abandonment, being sent to boarding school aged seven, and being bullied and abused by the the Headmaster. The subsequent fear,  low self esteem and anger he experienced into his thirties' were masked by bravado and drink, sex and drugs. The latter resulting in a short spell in prison.. He then took hold of his life , immersed himself in 12 Step Recovery and self help. Acting as stage designer to R ..read more

Rachel Jones is the editor of Toes in the Water: Stories of lives changed by wild swimming  talks about the good and the bad times and how swimming in cold wild water has transformed her and other people's lives for the better. She highlights a sense of community, trauma, divorce, self-discipline, self-regulation, resilience, coeliac disease/autoimmune disease, happiness, kindness, autism and ADHD. Discusses being an SEN teacher at King Edward's School Southampton ..read more

Paul Unwin is the co-creator of huge hit TV show 'Casualty' with best friend Jeremy Brock, was the artistic director of the Bristol Old Vic, and collaborator and good friend of playwright Arthur Miller, to name a few accolades. He talks about the traumatic turning point of his life at the young age of 19, therapy and later EMDR, survivor's guilt. His ethos is "Don't live with regret, don't live with fear". Paul also talks about his recent West End play 'The Enfield Haunting', as well as his new play, ‘The Promise’, about the birth of the NHS. Paul has two children and a wife called Kate who he ..read more

Self-effacing Harvey Lisberg talks about making his own luck, His wild life in the music business, meeting Elvis, Colonel Parker, playing on the same bill as the Stones. What it was like to be in the fast lane in Manchester and the North, London and New York. and on being a self confessed gambler.  Graham Gouldman, Peter Noone, Herman's Hermits and 10CC How he met his wife, Carol  and how she changed his life for the steadier and much better. His time  with Danny Batesh at Kennedy Street .  The importance of family then and now ..read more

Many people in the know thought that Nick Drake was going to be hugely successful in the 1970s. His three albums were all critically acclaimed, yet did not sell. Tragically, he took his own life when he was 26. However, ever since his death, his popularity has continually increased throughout the world. This episode sets the record straight on certain unanswered questions about Nick Drake’s private life and his demise and suicide. Was it possible he had severe depression or schizophrenia? Was it possible he was going to marry someone? What would have happened to his mental health, had he been ..read more

 Ambassador to Bipolar UK, animal lover, Nicky Chinn waited nearly 40 years to discover the best ways for him to stay sane.  Alongside his songwriter partner Mike Chapman, Nicky enjoyed huge success around he world, including wining three Ivor Novello awards. Acts like Sweet, Mud, Racey, Suzi Quatro, Smokie, Toni Basil, Tina Turner and Huey Lewis.  Nicky also talks about the terrifying treatment he received for severe depression and bipolar disorder he suffered aged just 16 and how this repeated and the subsequent multiple hospitalisations he experienced throughout his life. He ..read more

We are currently refurbishing the Shed but will be back on the air mid April. Meanwhile do listen to any eps you may have missed or want to listen again ..read more

All 13 episodes of  Shed Talks  have been recorded by Jeremy Thomas in his own private shed. The site IS undergoing some repairs but will be back with a bang in mid April ..read more

Although not an actor like Geoffrey Rush, Danny Evans has several things in common with the movie Shine.. A child prodigy, student of The Royal College of Music he was set to become a concert pianist, performing all over the world. That is until his violent father and a serious back injury caused him to stop. Danny talks about disappointment, then becoming highly successful in the classical music business, rubbing shoulder with famous players like Lang Lang.. Danny then describes intense work pressure, living in Berlin, New York, then Paris. Danny talks about some exciting and terrifying  ..read more