The Life and Times of a Cornish Funeral Director

By David Bray

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A look into the life of an undertaker, growing up, living and working in Cornwall, with added interviews from other locals, talking about their memories.


Episode Date
A little more from Phil Trevena
Oct 11, 2025
Havin’ a yarn with me meht Phil Trevena
Oct 04, 2025
A little bit more from Marina Rickard
Sep 27, 2025
More from Marina Rickard
Sep 20, 2025
Talkin’ with Marina Rickard
Sep 13, 2025
More from Derek Lindsey
Sep 06, 2025
Talking with Derek Lindsey
Aug 30, 2025
Podcast from Playa de las Americas and more from Janet De La Cour
Aug 23, 2025
More from Janet De La Cour
Aug 16, 2025
Chattin’ with Janet De La Cour
Aug 09, 2025
Wadebridge School and Federation with Graham (Albert) Hawke
Aug 02, 2025
More from Graham (Albert) Hawke
Jul 26, 2025
Carnival Capers with Graham (Albert) Hawke
Jul 19, 2025
Chatin’ with Graham (Albert) Hawke
Jul 12, 2025
A Boat, a Coracle and More From Sid and Marion Bray
Jul 05, 2025
Sid and Marion Bray Talkin’ with John and Sheila Trethewey
Jun 28, 2025
Snakes in the Grass, and more from me meht Allan Roberts
Jun 21, 2025
Havin’ a yarn with Allan Roberts
Jun 14, 2025
All Roads Lead to Wadebridge
Jun 07, 2025
Don’t Look Back
May 31, 2025
Irish Hermits and Olympians
May 24, 2025
Etape Caledonia
May 17, 2025
Our Journey with Alzheimer’s
May 10, 2025
Trevithick Day to May Day
May 03, 2025
Penhaligon’s Friends
Apr 26, 2025
Talkin’ again with Tegwen Owen
Apr 19, 2025
Talkin’ with Tegwen Owen
Apr 12, 2025
Where be that Blackbird to, and Part Two of Frank Gabriel’s Tribute
Apr 05, 2025
A Tribute to Frank Gabriel
Mar 29, 2025
Bath Half and a New Kitchen
Mar 22, 2025
Round Up of the Week
Mar 15, 2025
Unfinished Business with Phil Tremain
Mar 08, 2025
A little bit more from Sue Hawke
Mar 01, 2025
More from Sue Hawke
Feb 22, 2025
Havin’ a chat with Sue Hawke
Feb 15, 2025
More from Phil Tremain
Feb 08, 2025
Talkin’ with Phil Tremain
Feb 01, 2025
Bits and Pieces
Jan 25, 2025
A Little More from Margaret Warren
Jan 18, 2025
More from Margaret Warren
Jan 11, 2025
Talkin’ with Margaret Warren
Jan 04, 2025
All Kinds of Everything
Dec 28, 2024
That’s a big 10-4 Rubber Duck, and more from Ken Miller
Dec 21, 2024
Stallions, gales, and more from Ken Miller.
Dec 14, 2024
Talkin’ with Ken Miller
Dec 07, 2024
Altar boy for a day and more from Liz Capp
Nov 30, 2024
A Weekend away in Carbis Bay and more from Liz Capp
Nov 23, 2024
Chattin’ with Liz Capp
Nov 16, 2024
The Final Part of my Interview with Mike Hewitt
Nov 09, 2024
More from Mike Hewitt
Nov 02, 2024
Talkin’ with Mike Hewitt
Oct 26, 2024
More from Chris Parkyn
Oct 19, 2024
Chattin’ with Chris Parkyn
Oct 12, 2024
A New Vicar, Some Diggers and More From Moira Gill
Oct 04, 2024
An Inspector Calls and more from Moira Gill
Sep 28, 2024
Talking with Moira Gill
Sep 21, 2024
Part two of my interview with Bob Tremain
Sep 14, 2024
A lovely chat with Bob Tremain
Sep 07, 2024
Talkin’ old Wadebridge with Margaret Thompson.
Aug 31, 2024
The second part of my interview with Margaret Thompson
Aug 24, 2024
Talking with Margaret Thompson.
Aug 17, 2024
More from Mark Hawken, plus lots of bits and pieces.
Aug 10, 2024
Havin’ a yarn with Mark Hawken
Aug 03, 2024
Talking to Mervyn Walker about his volunteering in Lourdes.
Jul 27, 2024
Y Viva Espanã, and more from Tony, Wendy and Steve
Jul 20, 2024
AC/DC, Withiel WI, a new Patronage and more from Tony, Wendy and Steve Powell
Jul 13, 2024
Up Camelford with Tony, Wendy and Steve Powell
Jul 06, 2024
Another Bethel, Fontana, Innis, and more from Hazel Mitchell
Jun 29, 2024
“Granfer!!”…A Tribute to Tom Warne
Jun 22, 2024
Havin’ another yarn with Hazel Mitchell, and Hail to the Homeland.
Jun 15, 2024
Goin’ Show?
Jun 08, 2024
Washaway your Troubles
Jun 01, 2024
The last part of my interview with Martin Taylor
May 25, 2024
A little more from Martin Taylor
May 18, 2024
Out Polzeath with Martin Taylor
May 11, 2024
A Cornwall in the Sky
May 05, 2024
Opera, cycling, May Day, moving goalposts, and the final part of Mark Henwood.
May 04, 2024
Talking about this year’s London Marathon, and, also, a little on father’s journey with Alzheimer’s disease
Apr 27, 2024
Mark Henwood and Pocahontas.
Apr 19, 2024
Havin’ a yarn with Mark Henwood
Apr 13, 2024
More from Ken and Rose Sargent
Apr 06, 2024
Talkin’ with Ken and Rose Sargent
Mar 30, 2024
The second part of my interview with Gerry Chandler
Mar 23, 2024
Chattin’ with Gerry Chandler.
Mar 16, 2024
A new vicar, a new art gallery and more from Bill Pearce
Mar 09, 2024
Talkin’ with Bill Pearce, plus looking back over my last week.
Mar 02, 2024
Military musings, a nasty scam and more memories from Janet Chadband.
Feb 24, 2024
Out Port Isaac with Janet Chadband.
Feb 16, 2024
Nanstallon, and goin’ back to Bethel with mother.
Feb 10, 2024
Davidstow, a daredevil squirrel and more from Jack Andrew.
Feb 03, 2024
Talking with Jack Andrew
Jan 27, 2024
Hellup in Nangert and more from Warren Jago.
Jan 20, 2024
A Setback in Training, and more from Warren Jago.
Jan 13, 2024
Talkin’ with Warren Jago
Jan 06, 2024
Christmas in Mousehole and talkin’ with Gill O’Keefe
Dec 30, 2023
Chattin’ with Gill O’Keefe, meeting alpacas and the ghost of Jacob Marley.
Dec 23, 2023
Sheep, scaffolding and the second part of my interview with Carol Lobb.
Dec 16, 2023
My weekly roundup, and the first part of my interview with Carol Lobb.
Dec 09, 2023
Looking back over the last week, and talking about bells with David Williams.
Dec 02, 2023
Stingers, Mystery Shoppers and Chattin’ with David Williams.
Nov 25, 2023
Chas and Dave - Chattin’ with Charlie Kestell
Nov 18, 2023
A quick look back at the past week and, then, more from Barry and Shirley Osborne.
Nov 11, 2023
Storm Ciarán, Temple, and chatting with Barry and Shirley Osborne.
Nov 04, 2023
Dogs, a Standing Stone, followed by a Lovely Chat with Nancy Honey.
Oct 28, 2023
Bath Half…and Second Half with John Ferrett
Oct 21, 2023
In the Spotlight with Hannah, and chatting with John Ferrett
Oct 14, 2023
Four Funerals and a Wedding
Oct 07, 2023
Part 2 with Ellis Baker, and my trip to see Dexys
Sep 30, 2023
Havin’ a yarn with Ellis Baker, plus bits and bobs from me.
Sep 23, 2023
The Martin Jennings Memorial Run and Terry Hewitt
Sep 16, 2023
The first part of my interview with Terry Hewitt, with a few odds and ends from me at the end.
Sep 09, 2023
The final part of my interview with Win Hoskin
Sep 02, 2023
The second part of my interview with Win Hoskin
Aug 26, 2023
Talkin’ with Win Hoskin
Aug 19, 2023
The second part of my interview with John Bennallick
Aug 12, 2023
The first of 2 episodes with John Bennallick.
Aug 04, 2023
Talkin’ with Lilian Martyn
Jul 29, 2023
Talkin’ with Geoff Dyke
Jul 22, 2023
Red tape and blue lights
Jul 15, 2023
Chattin’ with Hazel Mitchell
Jul 08, 2023
The Cornish Rebellion
Jul 01, 2023
The Lost Kingdom of Lyonesse
Jun 24, 2023
Chattin’ with John Champion Part 2 and The Egloshayle Ringers
Jun 17, 2023
Chattin’ with John Champion
Jun 10, 2023
The Fallen, the Finials and Funereal Technology
Jun 03, 2023
Talking with Ter - Part 2
May 27, 2023
Lookin’ back with Ter Rowe
May 20, 2023
Hell Fire Corner in the Middle of May
May 13, 2023
The Reason Why
May 06, 2023
Run Brayer Run
Apr 29, 2023
Havin’ a Lovely Yarn with me Meht John Moon
Apr 22, 2023
Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on me ‘ead
Apr 15, 2023
The Day we Bought a Church
Apr 08, 2023
From Bodmin Jail to Egloshayle
Apr 01, 2023
Are ‘em in the Slate Club… or no?
Mar 25, 2023
Here, There, and Everywhere
Mar 18, 2023
That Was the Week that Was
Mar 11, 2023
Kilts, Celts and Ciaran
Mar 04, 2023
You’ll take the High Road
Feb 25, 2023
Bikes, a trike, and a Reliant Robin… Rodney.
Feb 18, 2023
Ashes to Ashes
Feb 11, 2023
Child Labour
Feb 04, 2023
On the Buses
Jan 28, 2023
Living, and Working, through a Pandemic
Jan 21, 2023
School Days
Jan 14, 2023
Hold your Horses
Jan 07, 2023
Chowin’ the Cud with Mother
Dec 31, 2022
Counting Sheep
Dec 24, 2022
St John Ambulance Brigade
Dec 17, 2022
Wizards, vikings and druids
Dec 10, 2022
Let it Snow
Dec 03, 2022
Coffins, caskets and urns
Nov 26, 2022
Did I ever tell ‘ee that I hate runnin’?…
Nov 19, 2022
On the Wireless
Nov 12, 2022
All at Sea.
Nov 05, 2022
Caught on Film.
Oct 28, 2022
As seen on TV.
Oct 22, 2022
Lanherne
Oct 15, 2022
The Death of a Poet.
Oct 07, 2022
The Early Years…
Oct 02, 2022
Introduction
Sep 28, 2022