Sita Brand's guest appearances

Sita Brand

Midweek

Folklore, Food & Fairytales

Tim Tate

Peter Layton

Gina Campbell

Michael Mosley

Patrick Stewart

Jancis Robinson

Gavin Turk

James Buchanan

Diana Nyad

Martin White

Caitlin Doughty

Lynda La Plante

Michael Parker

Rhiannon Adam

James Rhodes

OwlTail

In these fractured times l wanted to look at how stories from different voices can overcome the the distance between people and highlight our shared experiences. I interviewed five amazing storytellers and asked them all about breaking down barriers through stories and food and  these are the results. The storyteller in this episode is the wonderful Sita Brand and you can find her on her Twitter and at Settle Stories Sita is the Artistic Director and CEO of Settle Stories, who are running Yorkshire Festival of Story from 12 to 28  November. The festival is free, online everywhere. You can find out more and sign up for announcements about the Festival here. Last year's festival was outstanding with some unforgettable performances so I'd heartily recommend signing up if you don't want to miss out. If you would like to know more about the regular podcast and previous episodes you can find them at Hestia's Kitchen which has all past episodes and the connected recipes on the blog.  If you'd like to get in touch about the podcast you can find me on Twitter or Instagram at @FairyTalesFood.

In these fractured times l wanted to look at how stories from different voices can overcome the the distance between people and highlight our shared experiences. I interviewed five amazing storytellers and asked them all about breaking down barriers through stories and food and  these are the results. The storyteller in this episode is the wonderful Sita Brand and you can find her on her <a href="https://twitter.com/SitaBrand" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and at <a href="https://www.settlestories.org.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Settle Stories</a> Sita is the Artistic Director and CEO of Settle Stories, who are running <a href="https://www.settlestories.org.uk/whats_on/festival/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yorkshire Festival of Story</a> from 12 to 28  November. The festival is free, online everywhere. You can find out more and sign up for announcements about the Festival <a href="https://www.settlestories.org.uk/whats_on/festival/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Last year's festival was outstanding with some unforgettable performances so I'd heartily recommend signing up if you don't want to miss out. If you would like to know more about the regular podcast and previous episodes you can find them at <a href="https://hestiaskitchen.co.uk/folklorefoodfairytales/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Hestia's Kitchen</a> which has all past episodes and the connected recipes on the blog.  If you'd like to get in touch about the podcast you can find me on <a href="https://twitter.com/FairytalesFood" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fairytalesfood/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at @FairyTalesFood.

Vernacular Voices of the Storyteller - Sita Brand

Patricia Rozario

Nick Davies

Lachlan Goudie

Nick Davies is professor of behavioural ecology at the University of Cambridge and an expert on cuckoos. Based at Wicken Fen, the National Trust reserve in Cambridgeshire, Davies has unravelled some of the key mysteries of this trickster of the bird world using stuffed cuckoos and dummy birds eggs. Cuckoos are so swift in laying their eggs (only one is laid per nest and the process is over in as little as 10 seconds), and so clever at disguising their eggs, that host birds are often uncertain whether an odd egg in the clutch is a cuckoo egg or one of their own. Cuckoo - Cheating By Nature by Nick Davies is published by Bloomsbury.Patricia Rozario OBE is an opera singer who is starring in Clocks 1888: the greener which is based on the true histories of ayahs or nannies in India who were employed by British colonials to look after their children and sometimes brought back to England. Born in Mumbai, Patricia studied at the Guildhall School of Music and at the National Opera Studio. She has enjoyed a wide-ranging career in opera, concert work, recording and broadcasting. Her voice has inspired many of the world's leading composers to collaborate with her, notably Arvo Pärt and Sir John Tavener, who alone wrote over 30 works for her. Clocks 1888: the greener is on tour.Lachlan Goudie is an artist whose late father was the Scottish figurative painter, Alexander Goudie. Distinguished as a portrait painter, Alexander painted the Queen, lord chancellors and celebrities including Billy Connolly. He was also notorious for a series of nude self-portraits in which he took on the guise of mythical figures including Bacchus and Neptune. A retrospective of his work is being exhibited at London's Mall Galleries. An artist in his own right, Lachlan spent five years at the Govan shipyard in Glasgow recording the construction of Britain's new aircraft carrier the Queen Elizabeth. Alexander Goudie RP RGI - A Retrospective is at Mall GalleriesSita Brand is a storyteller and founder and director of Settle Stories which runs the annual Settle Stories Festival in Yorkshire. Born in India, she moved to the UK as a teenager. She learned her love of storytelling from her mother, a school librarian, and her father who was a refugee in World War 2. She is passionate about using stories to promote understanding between people and their cultures. She performs Down the Rabbit Hole at the Settle Stories Festival 2016.

Nick Davies is professor of behavioural ecology at the University of Cambridge and an expert on cuckoos. Based at Wicken Fen, the National Trust reserve in Cambridgeshire, Davies has unravelled some of the key mysteries of this trickster of the bird world using stuffed cuckoos and dummy birds eggs. Cuckoos are so swift in laying their eggs (only one is laid per nest and the process is over in as little as 10 seconds), and so clever at disguising their eggs, that host birds are often uncertain whether an odd egg in the clutch is a cuckoo egg or one of their own. Cuckoo - Cheating By Nature by Nick Davies is published by Bloomsbury. Patricia Rozario OBE is an opera singer who is starring in Clocks 1888: the greener which is based on the true histories of ayahs or nannies in India who were employed by British colonials to look after their children and sometimes brought back to England. Born in Mumbai, Patricia studied at the Guildhall School of Music and at the National Opera Studio. She has enjoyed a wide-ranging career in opera, concert work, recording and broadcasting. Her voice has inspired many of the world's leading composers to collaborate with her, notably Arvo Pärt and Sir John Tavener, who alone wrote over 30 works for her. Clocks 1888: the greener is on tour. Lachlan Goudie is an artist whose late father was the Scottish figurative painter, Alexander Goudie. Distinguished as a portrait painter, Alexander painted the Queen, lord chancellors and celebrities including Billy Connolly. He was also notorious for a series of nude self-portraits in which he took on the guise of mythical figures including Bacchus and Neptune. A retrospective of his work is being exhibited at London's Mall Galleries. An artist in his own right, Lachlan spent five years at the Govan shipyard in Glasgow recording the construction of Britain's new aircraft carrier the Queen Elizabeth. Alexander Goudie RP RGI - A Retrospective is at Mall Galleries Sita Brand is a storyteller and founder and director of Settle Stories which runs the annual Settle Stories Festival in Yorkshire. Born in India, she moved to the UK as a teenager. She learned her love of storytelling from her mother, a school librarian, and her father who was a refugee in World War 2. She is passionate about using stories to promote understanding between people and their cultures. She performs Down the Rabbit Hole at the Settle Stories Festival 2016.

Patricia Rozario, Nick Davies, Lachlan Goudie, Sita Brand