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4th June 2008
I am back from the operation at Moorfields now. It went wll as as of this moment I feel pain - but then the drugs haven't worn off yet!
19th May 2008
The Vobes is pointing the way for the shipmates in another adventure in jolly old Worthing
19th May 2008
The crew, Georgie and Billy, ready to jump aboard and climb the rigging, to obey their crazy and slightly mad, one eyed captain!
8th May 2008
Ed Ovett has sent me more Dunkin' Donuts Coffee. This is the delicious Hazelnut flavour that I like. A big thanks to Mr Ed!
24th April 2008
Stanley has asked his father to help him out produce a video for his college work. I came up with a simple plot, got Nigel to assist and shot some rushes and handed over my edit suite to the young lad and here is the result!
7th April 2008
There is a new silly video up in the video section of the web site. Why not check it out?
6th April 2008
I awoke this morning to find the world was slowly going white. It is actually snowing in Worthing. I almost can't believe it. The kids of course loved it!.
28th March 2008
Paul joins me for the 9 mile hike and we both get extremely wet!.
24th March 2008
I take a 9 mile hike across the South Downs in not the greatest of weather and discover another Motte and Bailey on Edburton Hill in East Sussex.
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Older News
Previously of little importance....
15th March 2008
I meet up with Fiona Sayers who takes me on a tour of Mad Jack Fuller's follies from the mid 18th Century. Coming soon to the Vobes Show.
23rd March 2008
A Snug and Cozi movie is now on the site so you can see just how stupid Richard Vobes was with Nigel Cooper in our days at Scottish Television. The show was networked across the UK in 1996 and 1997. I wrote and co-produced them.
14th March 2008
I meet Bob Smart from the Cheddar Gorge Caves who very kindly took Paul and I for a personal tour into the legendary Gough's Caves to see not only the earliest skeleton on Cheddar Man, but fabulous interior. Audio on the show to follow soon!
14th March 2008
We meet loyal listener, Paul Dove at Englands smallest city, Wells. He bought us a fabulous unch on his way down to Cornwall.
14th March 2008
Paul and I climb to the top of the Cheddar Gorge in Somerset and look down at the amazing view of the fabulous iconic landmark. More pictures to follow and wonderful audio too!
14th March 2008
I meet Bob Smart from the Cheddar Gorge Caves who very kindly took Paul and I for a personal tour into the legendary Gough's Caves to see not only the earliest skeleton on Cheddar Man, but fabulous interior. Audio on the show to follow soon!
12th March 2008
The Vobes has succumbed to buying the uniform of walkers by purchasing a Peter Storm hikers jacket to prevent the rain and wind getting to his poor shivering bones. Hopefully this will keep him protected when he heads off to the Cheddar Gorge.
6th March 2008
Richard visited the Foredown Tower in Portslade to meet Mike Feist who is in charge of the Camera Obscura there. Mike showed Richard around the tower giving some of its history and demonstrating the fabulous ancient method of observing the countryside around the tower with the camera obscura.
29th February 2008
Jimmy and Richard wanted to try making some Scottish Toffee and set to work in the kitchen with a hot pan and a load of sweet flavoured ingredients.
Amazingly the toffee actually worked and set hard! I think we were both surprised that we had made another success in the cooking department.
Jimmy said he was going to tackle fudge next!
4th February 2008
Jimmy has been challenged to have a go at making Cheese, but why should he have all the fun. Today, I grabbed some odd bits and pieces and made myself a necessary tool for cheese making, a cheese press! I saved my self £50 in the process!!!.
4th February 2008
Paul Stoneman invited me round to his place and gave me a wonderful steak and kidney pie from the local pie shop. We took a trip to the farm shop close by to examine the local produce as recommended by Big Barn.co.uk.
I have to say that home made pies are so much better than commercial supermarkets efforts and from the pie shop round the corner from Paul's place in Bognor was actually quite cheap!
19th January 2008
A new book review is up on the website for you to check out. London, the Executioners City. Coming up, Paul Stoneman and I will be going to London to visit some of these execution sites and bring you the audio!
14th January 2008
No, it isn't the beach hut having a new coat of paint, I have been in the Vobes Kitchen making a few improvements so thatwe can get somemore cooking features produced. You know what they say, a clean kitchen is a happy kitchen!.
8th January 2008
Jimmy is what looks like the store room, but is the untidy area of the studio, with a handy bottle of beer, ready to drink, but also collecting bottles for his new batch of Porter that he has brewed which is shortly ready to bebottled.
7th January 2008
I am back from Moorfields Eye Hospital with a bunch more pills after a long session of having more chunks of my eye ball hacked out to see if this horrible parrasite is still alive and kicking! I have been told I may be blind in my left eye for life now!
19th August 2007
Jimmy and I roast Ryan's coffee in a Wok. Find out if it is a complete disaster or a wonderful success in the coffee pages and have a listen to the recording we made at the same time in Coffee House 4!
16th August 2007
Listener Ryan has sent me some home roasted coffee beans. I have given them a spin in the French Press and sample the coffee. See if it is to the Vobes taste or not in the Coffee pages!
12th August 2007
Peter Richardson has given me a new coffee machine. I have tried it out and recored a coffee with Vobes podcast - No:2 for you to listen to. You can have a listen on the Coffee pages. Do check it out.
Ryan has been roasting some bean at home and has sent some in the post to me along with some green beans. I am looking forward to that.
11th August 2007 - Chilli Feista
Peter Richardson and myself attended a Chilli Feista at the West Dean Collge grounds yesterday in Sussex to make some recordings for the show. Next week shall be Chilli week! All good fun!
10th August 2007
I have a new toy. Its the Zoom H4 pocket recorder. I am fairly pleased with the results, hoping to go to a chilli festival today to record an interview or two, so will test it out in the field. Should be good.
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