Hello You 91: One full life, one violent death

Hello You with Jim Hawkins

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Hello You 91: One full life, one violent death

Richard Uridge is a journalist, media trainer, poet, cyclist ... and the son of a mother who met a terrible end

Jim Hawkins

Mar 12, 2025

Transcript

Rich Uridge and I have some things in common.

We both live in Shropshire. We’re both ex-BBC. And we’ve both lost our mothers … but in very different circumstances.

You can hear Richard’s story in this episode of Hello You the Shropshire podcast, recorded in the garden of Jemima’s Kitchen café in Church Stretton.

Find out more about Richard Uridge’s media training work and read his blog too.

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Hello You with Jim Hawkins

I’m trying to give you something a little different. Hello You is about stuff, and things. People, and stories. Shrewsbury, and Shropshire. Mental health and well-being. History and heritage. Arts, culture and music. Faith, belief and the complexities of life.

I’m a good listener. It’s what I do. And for Hello You, I’m listening to (and talking with) fascinating people, mostly but not always from Shropshire, so that you can hear what they have to say.

It's public-service local journalism that cares about people. Audio that brings you the voices of people you might not hear from otherwise. Interviews conducted with compassion and empathy. Thoughtful, positive, good-humoured conversations, informed local storytelling, and commentary that’s not afraid to get righteously angry on occasion.

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