
Your Place or Mine with Shaun Keaveny
BBC
Shaun Keaveny presents the travel podcast that isn't going anywhere. Not until we're convinced these destinations are worth getting off the sofa for.
Location:
United Kingdom
Genres:
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Networks:
BBC
Description:
Shaun Keaveny presents the travel podcast that isn't going anywhere. Not until we're convinced these destinations are worth getting off the sofa for.
Language:
English
Episodes
Miriam Margolyes: Tuscany, Italy
6/26/2024
La Dolce Vita in a medieval hilltop village. Miriam thinks what more could you possibly want in life, but can she persuade Shaun? Her small village also engages in medieval jousting, the prospect of which causes him some alarm. Resident geographer, historian and comedian Iszi Lawrence is there to calm his nerves.
Your Place Or Mine is the travel series that isn’t going anywhere. Join Shaun as his guests try to convince him that it’s worth getting up off the sofa and seeing the world, giving us a personal guide to their favourite place on the planet.
Miriam Margolyes image: Paul Stuart
Producers: Beth O'Dea and Caitlin Hobbs
Your Place or Mine is a BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.
Duration:00:44:23
Andi Oliver: Antigua, The Caribbean
6/19/2024
BBQ and rum, in Paradise. With 365 beaches, one for each day of the year. Andi thinks the small but beautiful land of her heritage can’t be that hard a sell to Shaun.. Resident geographer, historian and comedian Iszi Lawrence puts on her shades to join them.
Your Place Or Mine is the travel series that isn’t going anywhere. Join Shaun as his guests try to convince him that it’s worth getting up off the sofa and seeing the world, giving us a personal guide to their favourite place on the planet.
Producers: Beth O'Dea and Caitlin Hobbs
Your Place or Mine is a BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds
Duration:00:40:57
Ainsley Harriott: Angkor Wat, Cambodia
6/12/2024
Ainsley loved waking early to cycle around abandoned temples, playing Tomb Raider in real life, then finishing the day with the local delicacy: fried tarantula. Shaun is up for the cycling but not the crunchy spider. Resident geographer, historian and comedian Iszi Lawrence is clearing the vines through the deep jungle for this one.
Your Place Or Mine is the travel series that isn’t going anywhere. Join Shaun as his guests try to convince him that it’s worth getting up off the sofa and seeing the world, giving us a personal guide to their favourite place on the planet.
Producers: Beth O'Dea and Caitlin Hobbs
Your Place or Mine is a BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.
Duration:00:45:21
Dame Sheila Hancock: Luberon, Provence, France
6/5/2024
Sheila wants to whisk Shaun away to the land of lavender fields. But what about his hayfever? Will Shaun be persuaded to don some linen and waft through them with her.. She has very happy memories of holidaying in this beautiful valley. Resident geographer, historian and comedian Iszi Lawrence brings some bon mots.
Your Place Or Mine is the travel series that isn’t going anywhere. Join Shaun as his guests try to convince him that it’s worth getting up off the sofa and seeing the world, giving us a personal guide to their favourite place on the planet.
Producers: Beth O'Dea and Caitlin Hobbs
Your Place or Mine is a BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.
Duration:00:46:00
Professor Brian Cox: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
5/29/2024
Shady trees, jazz, the origins of human history and THE place for coffee. All in a day’s work for Brian’s favourite place in the world. And Shaun is the world's biggest coffee lover, so Ethiopia's charming capital city is off to a good start. Resident geographer, historian and comedian Iszi Lawrence joins them with some original facts.
Your Place Or Mine is the travel series that isn’t going anywhere. Join Shaun as his guests try to convince him that it’s worth getting up off the sofa and seeing the world, giving us a personal guide to their favourite place on the planet.
Producers: Beth O'Dea and Caitlin Hobbs
Your Place or Mine is a BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.
Duration:00:44:55
Siobhán McSweeney: Camino de Santiago pilgrimage, Spain
5/22/2024
Siobhán may have played a nun on Derry Girls but insists she’s not religious. Although on her walk she found peace, transcendence and… guilt-free pints. Shaun on the other hand thinks he might find he needs a lie down, but perhaps the guilt-free pints can persuade him. And resident geographer, historian and comedian Iszi Lawrence is packing her bags with facts for this one.
Your Place Or Mine is the travel series that isn’t going anywhere. Join Shaun as his guests try to convince him that it’s worth getting up off the sofa and seeing the world, giving us a personal guide to their favourite place on the planet.
Producers: Beth O'Dea and Caitlin Hobbs
Your Place or Mine is a BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.
Duration:00:43:22
Sammi Kinghorn: Safari in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
5/15/2024
Sammi shares her joy at going on safari in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, meeting leopards, lions and hippos. Although as the world's fastest female wheelchair racer, she could probably get away. Unlike Shaun, who would rather stick to seeing sheep and cows. Resident geographer, historian and comedian Iszi Lawrence joins them with some wild facts.
Your Place Or Mine is the travel series that isn’t going anywhere. Join Shaun as his guests try to convince him that it’s worth getting up off the sofa and seeing the world, giving us a personal guide to their favourite place on the planet.
Producers: Beth O'Dea and Caitlin Hobbs
Your Place or Mine is a BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.
Duration:00:43:24
Dr Chris van Tulleken: Nunavut, Canadian Arctic
5/8/2024
Chris loves exploring the Arctic, swimming off icebergs and cheerily encountering polar bears. Shaun's spirit animal is more grizzly bear but he attempts to dig up his spirit of adventure. Resident geographer, historian and comedian Iszi Lawrence is wrapping up warm for this one.
Your Place Or Mine is the travel series that isn’t going anywhere. Join Shaun as his guests try to convince him that it’s worth getting up off the sofa and seeing the world, giving us a personal guide to their favourite place on the planet.
Producers: Beth O'Dea and Caitlin Hobbs
Your Place or Mine is a BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.
Duration:00:47:26
Steph McGovern: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
5/1/2024
Can Shaun be persuaded to become the Boy from Ipanema? Or to shake his stuff at Carnival. Steph thinks he's made for it. Resident geographer, historian and comedian Iszi Lawrence is there with some fascinating facts.
Your Place Or Mine is the travel series that isn’t going anywhere. Join Shaun as his guests try to convince him that it’s worth getting up off the sofa and seeing the world, giving us a personal guide to their favourite place on the planet.
Producers: Beth O'Dea and Caitlin Hobbs
Your Place or Mine is a BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.
Duration:00:45:05
Catherine Bohart: Lisbon, Portugal
4/24/2024
What's not to love in a romantic, arty, cool waterside city full of colourful buildings? Well, Shaun finds city breaks a bit tiring but if Catherine lays a trail of egg custard tarts then Shaun will surely follow. Resident geographer, historian and comedian Iszi Lawrence joins the pastry trail.
Your Place Or Mine is the travel series that isn’t going anywhere. Join Shaun as his guests try to convince him that it’s worth getting up off the sofa and seeing the world, giving us a personal guide to their favourite place on the planet.
Producer: Beth O'Dea and Caitlin Hobbs
Your Place or Mine is a BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.
Duration:00:40:33
Kiell Smith-Bynoe: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
4/17/2024
Ghosts star Kiell Smith-Bynoe loves a pool party, but Shaun doesn't want to take his top off. Perhaps the prospect of seeing a shark in the mall could tempt Shaun to the third most visited city on the planet. Resident geographer, historian and comedian Iszi Lawrence is sceptical.
Your Place Or Mine is the travel series that isn’t going anywhere. Join Shaun as his guests try to convince him that it’s worth getting up off the sofa and seeing the world, giving us a personal guide to their favourite place on the planet.
Producers: Beth O'Dea and Caitlin Hobbs
Your Place or Mine is a BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.
Duration:00:46:14
Anita Rani: Mumbai, India
4/10/2024
Anita says Mumbai is the LA of India but when Shaun was in the actual LA he got lost in a massive bathroom showroom. So Anita has a lot to do to get him to the bustling 24-hour city that has something for everyone, except perhaps Shaun Keaveny. Resident geographer, historian and comedian Iszi Lawrence joins their trip.
Your Place Or Mine is the travel series that isn’t going anywhere. Join Shaun as his guests try to convince him that it’s worth getting up off the sofa and seeing the world, giving us a personal guide to their favourite place on the planet.
Producers: Beth O'Dea and Caitlin Hobbs
Your Place or Mine is a BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.
Duration:00:46:09
Stephen Mangan: Erris, Co Mayo, Ireland
4/3/2024
Stephen is determined to take Shaun back to their ancestral homeland, to experience the blanket bog of this bleak and beautiful area of the West of Ireland. Shaun feels the yearning in his blood but his blood also runs cold at the local weather forecasts. Resident geographer, historian and comedian Iszi Lawrence puts on her anorak to join them.
Your Place Or Mine is the travel series that isn’t going anywhere. Join Shaun as his guests try to convince him that it’s worth getting up off the sofa and seeing the world, giving us a personal guide to their favourite place on the planet.
Producer: Beth O'Dea
Your Place or Mine is a BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.
Duration:00:44:01
Your Place or Mine is back!
3/27/2024
Shaun Keaveny returns with series 4 of the BBC Radio 4 travel show that isn't going anywhere. Guests for the new run include Stephen Mangan, Anita Rani, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Catherine Bohart.
New episodes are available weekly on BBC Sounds from Wednesday 3 April, 2024.
Duration:00:01:19
Anneka Rice: Hong Kong, China
12/26/2023
Anneka wants to take Shaun back to the place and time that made her: the intense rush of Hong Kong in the 1980’s, where she lived and worked a variety of improbable jobs from kung fu film dubbing to jeans modelling. But Shaun is not sure that intense rushes are for him, although he is drawn to the Blade Runner-like skyscrapery vertiginous appeal of the place. And also to the pavement chicken. Resident geographer, historian and comedian Iszi Lawrence has lived there too and tries to help him see through the smog.
Your Place Or Mine is the travel series that isn’t going anywhere. Join Shaun as his guests try to convince him that it’s worth getting up off the sofa and seeing the world, giving us a personal guide to their favourite place on the planet.
Producers: Beth O'Dea and Sarah Goodman
Your Place or Mine is a BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.
Duration:00:42:35
Eddie Kadi: Kinshasa, The Democratic Republic of the Congo
12/20/2023
Will Shaun relax his hips and rumba his way to Kinshasa? Comedian and Strictly star Eddie Kadi pulls out all the stops to tempt Shaun to his hometown, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Shaun loves the sound of Congolese music and elegantly-dressed sapeurs, but he’s also feeling trepidatious. Resident geographer, historian and comedian Iszi Lawrence helps him mull it over.
Your Place Or Mine is the travel series that isn’t going anywhere. Join Shaun as his guests try to convince him that it’s worth getting up off the sofa and seeing the world, giving us a personal guide to their favourite place on the planet.
Producers: Beth O’Dea and Sarah Goodman.
Your Place or Mine is a BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds
Duration:00:44:03
Greg James: Venice, Italy
12/12/2023
Can Greg tempt Shaun to the watery wonderland of a city in which he spent his honeymoon? Shaun's been to Venice Beach and Little Venice but remains to be convinced about this one. Resident geographer, historian and comedian Iszi Lawrence has been there too and strongly advises them not to fall in.
Your Place Or Mine is the travel series that isn’t going anywhere. Join Shaun as his guests try to convince him that it’s worth getting up off the sofa and seeing the world, giving us a personal guide to their favourite place on the planet.
Producers: Beth O'Dea and Sarah Goodman
Your Place or Mine is a BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.
Duration:00:43:37
Rob Auton: Reykjavík, Iceland
12/5/2023
Iceland offers Shaun the opportunity to enjoy a cold drink in a thermal spa, while gawping at the Northern Lights and listening to Sigur Rós. Comedian and writer Rob Auton paints a beautiful picture of the world’s most northerly capital, but is it all too much for Shaun? Resident geographer, historian and comedian Iszi Lawrence is on hand to advise, crampons at the ready.
Your Place Or Mine is the travel series that isn’t going anywhere. Join Shaun as his guests try to convince him that it’s worth getting up off the sofa and seeing the world, giving us a personal guide to their favourite place on the planet.
Producers: Sarah Goodman and Beth O’Dea.
Your Place or Mine is a BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.
Duration:00:39:13
Dom Joly: Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada
11/28/2023
Dom wants to take Shaun to the remote island that some flat earthers believe to be the end of the world. But will they both fall off the edge into the whale-filled Atlantic Ocean? Resident geographer, historian and comedian Iszi Lawrence warns them of the moose-related hazards they may also face on this quest.
Your Place Or Mine is the travel series that isn’t going anywhere. Join Shaun as his guests try to convince him that it’s worth getting up off the sofa and seeing the world, giving us a personal guide to their favourite place on the planet.
Dom Joly image: Spencer McPherson
Producers: Beth O'Dea and Sarah Goodman
Your Place or Mine is a BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.
This programme has been edited since broadcast.
Duration:00:41:33
Natalie Haynes: Paestum, Italy
11/21/2023
Shaun is offered the chance to holiday with Hera and Athena in the ancient Greek city of Paestum, in southern Italy.
Will classicist Natalie Haynes be able to tempt him there with the promise of vast and beautifully preserved temples, chirping cicadas and delicious Italian carbohydrates? Resident geographer, historian and comedian Iszi Lawrence assures him there will also be plenty of opportunities to impersonate Russell Crowe.
Your Place Or Mine is the travel series that isn’t going anywhere. Join Shaun as his guests try to convince him that it’s worth getting up off the sofa and seeing the world, giving us a personal guide to their favourite place on the planet.
Producers: Beth O'Dea and Sarah Goodman
Your Place or Mine is a BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds
Duration:00:34:37