Sound of silence is a downloadable pause. An experimental podcast that records the silence that arises between people.Each episode is around 2 minutes and 45 seconds in length and features a very special guest.Only 100 episodes will be recorded and the collected silence will then be turned into an interactive gallery exhibit.
Sound of Silence is the world's first silent podcast featuring special guests. Each episode is recorded face to face with a special guest and captures the silence that arises between the guest and podcast host Steve Chapman. The podcast began in the summer of 2018 and will feature a total of 100 episodes.This episode features the collected silence from episodes 91-100 recorded in a variety of locations.Guests on this compilation.00:09 Charlie Dark02:05 Kathryn Chapman04:02 Carl Richards05:56 Rebecca Humphries07:53 Stephen Wright09:50 Olia Hercules11:46 Jayde Adams15:37 Eddie Izzard17:33 Episode 100Support the show
01/09/2020 • 19:30
This is the final episode of Sound of Silence. For the last two and a half years I've had many ideas about how to mark the end of this project. Maybe I'd get a really famous guest on for the final episode. Or invite that random bloke on Twitter who said that this was a stupid idea on the day that I started the project. Or gather 100 people together at the House of St Barnabus for a mass recording of silence. However, in the end, various changes of mind or unfortunate circumstances meant that none of those ideas came to fruition. But as I stand here at dawn, on this beach, on the south coast of the UK, it is obvious to me how Sound of Silence should come to an end. Recorded in Charmouth, Dorset, UK.Support the show
25/08/2020 • 03:02
This episode's guest is Eddie Izzard. Eddie is an award winning comedian, film, TV and stage actor, political activist and marathon runner. Since his 1993 West End debut he has performed a number of critically acclaimed shows including Unrepeatable, Glorious, Dressed to Kill and Force Majeure which became the most extensive comedy tour ever performed. His dramatic stage appearances have included Edward II and A Day in the Death of Joe Egg and on the big screen he has appeared in films such as Mystery Men, Oceans 12 and 13 and Victoria and Abdul. Eddie is also a serial marathon runner and in 2009 ran 43 marathons in 51 days raising £1.8 million for Sports Relief. Recorded at the De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-sea, Kent.Support the show
18/08/2020 • 03:26
This episode's guest is Jayde Adams. Jayde is an award-winning comedian and proud Bristolian described by Dawn French as "the 3rd funniest woman in the world." Her debut Edinburgh Fringe show Jayde 31 was nominated for Best Newcomer in 2016 whilst her critically acclaimed The Ballad of Kylie Jenner's Old Face" was filmed and released worldwide on Amazon Prime as "Serious Black Jumper." Jayde is a TV regular hosting Channel 4's Crazy Delicious and has appeared as a guest on many shows including 8/10 Cats, Strictly It Takes Two and she is the host of the BAFTA nominated Channel 4 show Snackmasters with Fred Sirieix. Recorded in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, UK.Support the show
11/08/2020 • 02:52
This episode's guest is Robert Twigger. Robert is a polymath who is entranced by the idea of polymathy. He is the author of 12 books including Angry White Pyjamas, The Extinction Club, Voyageur and Micromastery. He is also an adventurer who headed an expedition to northern Borneo, made the first exploration of the Western Desert using a hand-hauled wheeled trolly and attempted to capture a record breaking snake in Indonesia that was the subject of a Channel 4 documentary called Big Snake. He is also an artist, a poet, a photographer, a martial artist and he enjoys driving down steep hills with the engine switched off. Recorded on the Jurassic Coast path, Dorset, UK.Support the show
04/08/2020 • 02:51
Sound of Silence is the world's first silent podcast featuring special guests. Each episode is recorded face to face with a special guest and captures the silence that arises between the guest and podcast host Steve Chapman. The podcast began in the summer of 2018 and will feature a total of 100 episodes.This episode features the collected silence from episodes 81-90 recorded in a variety of locations.Guests on this compilation.00:09 Sabú Caps02:09 Nicky Hirst04:08 Ian Bonar06:05 Enni-Kukka Tuomala07:58 Inua Ellams09:56 Joan Iyiola11:51 Matt Ballentine13:48 Patrician Niven13:44 Theo (aka Super Theo)17:41 Liela MossSupport the show
28/07/2020 • 19:39
This episode's guest is Olia Hercules. Olia is a London-based Ukranian chef and food writer known for her cookbooks, columns and tv work. She trained at the renowned Leiths school of food and wine and went on to work as a Chef de Partie in a variety of restaurants including Ottolenhi. She is a regular food writer for the Guardian and has appeared on TV shows including weekend today and Saturday kitchen. Her cookbooks are a celebration of Eastern European cooking and include Mamushka: recipes from the Ukraine and beyond, Kaukasis: A culinary journey through Georgia, Azebejan and beyond and her new book Summer Kitchens that came out in June 2020. Recorded in Forest Gate, London.Support the show
21/07/2020 • 03:06
Sound of Silence is the world's first silent podcast featuring special guests. Each episode is recorded face to face with a special guest and captures the silence that arises between the guest and podcast host Steve Chapman. The podcast began in the summer of 2018 and will feature a total of 100 episodes.This episode features the collected silence from episodes 71-80 recorded in a variety of locations.Guests on this compilation.00:09 Charlie Gladstone02:06 Marella Campagna04:05 Laurence Shorter05:59 Caroline Casey07:58 Kristian Brodie & Adam Shakinovsky09:53 Maria Oshodi11:05 Remi Rough13:46 Lesley Graney15:43 Mark Radcliffe13:46 Vinca PetersenSupport the show
14/07/2020 • 20:11
This episode's guest is Stephen Wright. Stephen is an artist known for his distinctive paintings, sculptures, memory boards and the extraordinary House of Dreams. The house is an immersive, breathtaking and moving piece of installation art that has transformed an ordinary house on an ordinary London street into a bizarre, colourful and utterly fascinating walk-in adventure. Every surface of the house has been decorated with bright and colourful objects including bottle caps, false teeth, doll's heads, ceramic fragments and Stephen's beautifully written memory boards that document his life's journey. Recorded at the House of Dreams, Dulwich, London.Support the show
07/07/2020 • 02:51
Sound of Silence is the world's first silent podcast featuring special guests. Each episode is recorded face to face with a special guest and captures the silence that arises between the guest and podcast host Steve Chapman. The podcast began in the summer of 2018 and will feature a total of 100 episodes.This episode features the collected silence from episodes 61-70 recorded in a variety of locations.Guests on this compilation.00:09 Dan Kiran02:04 Miranda West04:01 David Shrigley05:53 Charlotte Edmonds07:45 Brian Beaton09:38 Hayley Welsh11:31 Neil Baker13:25 Chloë Clarke13:18 Nigel "Zebrahead" Smith17:12 Katie ElliotSupport the show
30/06/2020 • 19:09
This episode's guest is Rebecca Humphries. Rebecca is a writer and actress known for appearing on the BBC's Trigonometry and The Agency, Comedy Central's Big Bad World and Channel 4's Cardinal Burns. As a writer, her hit musical Prom Kween won 3 awards and was the highest rated comedy show of the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe. As a journalist she has written for Vogue, Elle, The Guardian and The Telegraph and she recently became the latest edition to the cast of Channel 4's Friday Night Dinner.Support the show
23/06/2020 • 02:51
Sound of Silence is the world's first silent podcast featuring special guests. Each episode is recorded face to face with a special guest and captures the silence that arises between the guest and podcast host Steve Chapman. The podcast began in the summer of 2018 and will feature a total of 100 episodes.This video features the collected silence from episodes 51-60 recorded in a variety of locations.Guests on this compilation.00:09 Darryl Edwards02:07 Sophia Thakur04:03 Pete Spurrier05:55 Pippa Evans07:50 Ben Bidwell09:48 Lucie Sheridan11:47 Ahir Shah13:43 Vicki Amedume15:38 Adam Wilder17:33 Jo HunterSupport the show
16/06/2020 • 19:27
This episode's guest is Carl Richards. Carl is a Financial Planner, an author, a speaker and an artist. He is best known as the creator of the popular Sketch Guy column that has appeared weekly in the New York Times since 2010. He is the author of two books, is a much in demand public speaker and his distinctive napkin sketches have been exhibited in New York, Park City Utah, San Fransisco and London. Recorded at Hampstead Heath, London. Support the show
09/06/2020 • 02:50
Due to restrictions in being able to record new episodes of the podcast a compilation of previous silences is being broadcast every other week. This week features all of the silences from episodes 41-50 Guests on this compilation:00:09 Chris F Clark02:06 Richard Vranch04:04 Nonnie Peifer06:00 Mr Gee07:51 Nic Shayler09:50 The Do Pause Collective11:39 Hazel Gale13:37 Ben Wilson (aka Chewinggumman)15:30 Satya Robin17:23 Poppy ChapmanSupport the show
02/06/2020 • 19:20
This episode's guest is Kathryn Chapman. Kathryn is a photographer, speaker and mental health advocate who specialises in using photography as a therapeutic method of self discovery.She is known for her fantastical creative photoshoots, has snapped celebrities such as Graham Norton, Stephen Fry and Bear Grylls and has been featured in publications such as Hello and Tatler magazine.Her current focus is Face to Face, an immersive, therapeutic photographic experience that helps women nurture a better relationship with their mental health and witness themselves in a more compassionate light.Recorded in Esher, Surrey.Support the show
26/05/2020 • 02:47
Due to restrictions in being able to record new episodes of the podcast a compilation of previous silences is being broadcast every other week. This week features all of the silences from episodes 31-40 featuring :00:09 Wendy O'Mahoney02:04 JP Flintoff04:03 Timandra Harkness05:55 Brian Kaplan07:51 Anoushé Hussain09:46 Blaine Harrison11:41 Adah Parris13:32 Julian McKerrow15:25 Andrea Hadley-Johnston17:24 Terry WaiteSupport the show
19/05/2020 • 19:25
This episode's guest is Charlie Dark. Charlie is a musician, DJ, poet, yogi, speaker, writer and community builder, amongst many other things. He was a founding member of the trip-hop sensations Attica Blues and his work connects communities, encourages togetherness and provides people with the skills to navigate and survive the daily challenges of life. In 2007 Charlie founded Run Dem Crew, a running community for people who don't consider themselves runners, committed to positive social change with fingers in many creative pies. Recorded at House of St Barnabus, London.Support the show
12/05/2020 • 02:48
Due to restrictions in being able to record new episodes of the podcast a compilation of previous silences is being broadcast every other week. This week features all of the silences from episodes 21-3000:08 Nick Parker02:03 Keith Johnstone04:02 Ola Odumosu05:53 Dave Birss07:45 Lena Peters09:39 Lee Simpson11:31 Pip Stewart13:22 Khurshed Denhugara15:14 Stella Duffy17:10 Hilary Gallo. Support the show
05/05/2020 • 19:10
Liela is a singer, known for her work as a solo artist and with the British Indie/Alternative band The Duke Spirit. Since forming in 2003 The Duke Spirit have released 5 studio albums as well as a live album recorded in Dresden and have appeared on many seminal TV shows including Later with Jools Holland, Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Late Show with David Letterman. As a solo artist she has worked with the likes of Nick Cave, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gary Numan and Jame's Lavelle's UNKLE and her new album will be released in summer 2020 on Bella Union. Recorded at House of St Barnabus, London.Support the show
28/04/2020 • 03:00
Due to restrictions in being able to record new episodes of the podcast a compilation of previous silences is being broadcast every other week. This week features all of the silences from episodes 11-20 featuring Victor Adebowale, Maria Koripas, Jim Moir (aka Vic Reeves), Heather Urquart & Joe Samuel, Mark Shayler, Kay Scorah, Ade Adeniji, Simone Lia, Mr Bingo, Claire Genkai. You can watch a video of this silence, featuring photos of each guest, on Youtube via: https://youtu.be/s-37e3aGUP0Support the show
21/04/2020 • 18:45
This episode's guest is Theo (aka Super Theo). Theo is 3.5 years old and is interested in everything. He particularly likes bicycles and planes because they can go to the front of the traffic. Theo doesn't like radiators because they get too hot and his ambition is to light matches. Recorded on Ernie's Beach, River Thames, London. Support the show
14/04/2020 • 02:33
Due to restrictions in being able to record new episodes of the podcast a compilation of previous silences is being broadcast every other week.This week features all of the silences from episodes 1-10 featuring Sam Conniff, Charlotte Sills, Fred Deakin, Rosie & Faris Yakob, Rob Poynton, Michelle Morgan, Simon Cavicchia, Elizabeth Pick, Neil Mullarkey and Lucy Bellwood.Support the show
07/04/2020 • 18:51
This episode's guest is Patricia Niven. Patricia is an award winning food and portrait photographer. Her beautiful images convey her philosophy of the interconnectedness of food with the hope that it inspires others to have a greater awareness and appreciation of the relationship between the land, the producer and the preparer. Her work has been exhibited around the world in London, Liverpool, Paris, Sydney and New Zealand and featured in publications such as the Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Independent and the FT Weekend. In 2019 she shot large format film portraits at The Good Life Experience festival in Wales which will be published in a new book in 2020. Recorded at the Garden Museum, Lambeth, London.Support the show
31/03/2020 • 02:51
This episode's guest is Matt Ballantine. Matt is a sociologist, blogger, podcaster, musician and technology aficionado. He is co-host of the popular WB-40 podcast which features conversations on how technology is changing how we work and his blog mmitII is an eclectic mix of pieces about technology, music, politics and his diary. He is a guest columnist for Forbes and CIO magazines, has an intriguing music project called 8-bars and was the one time creator of a virally successful comedy flow chart. Recorded in Launch Pod, Teddington, London.Support the show
24/03/2020 • 02:48
This episode's guest is Joan Iyiola. Joan is an actress, producer and entrepreneur best known for playing the lead role in The Dutchess of Malfi at the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon. She has performed at a variety of prestigious venues including the Young Vic, The Almedia and Shakespeare's Globe in plays such as A Season in the Congo, Boudica and Eclipsed. Her screen career has seen her appear in New Blood, Black Earth Rising and Enterprice and she recently set up her own production company Apetan Productions. She is the co-founder of Mono-box which provides nourishing training for actors and theatre makers. Recorded in Homerton, London.Support the show
17/03/2020 • 02:48
This episode's guest is Inua Ellams. Inua is a poet, playwright, performer, graphic artist and designer. He is an ambassador for the Ministry of Stories and has published 4 books of poetry including "Thirteen Fairy Negro Tales", "The Wire-Headed Heathen" and "#Afterhours". His first play "The 14th Tale" was awarded a Fringe First at Edinburgh and "Barber Shop Chronicles" sold out its run at England's National Theatre. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, founder of Midnight Run, a nocturnal urban excursion and is currently working on the little Prince in Stratford. Recorded backstage at Stratford Circus Theatre, London.Support the show
10/03/2020 • 02:50
This episode's guest is Enni-Kukka Tuomala. Enni is an empathy designer and artist whose work focusses on tackling some of the key challenges of our time such as racism, sexism, the refugee crisis and the polarisation of politics. Her work has taken her around the world with projects such as "Empathy Exchange" - a social experiment on the streets of Tokyo to initiate positive interactions between people of difference and "Empatia Ele" - a ground breaking project with members of the Finnish Parliament to imbue empathy into the heart of politics. Her Campaign for Empathy recently saw her take up residency in the London borough of Newham where she helped the community use empathy as a tool for bridging divides. She is currently working on establishing permanent empathy HQs in cities around the world. Recorded in the chapel of House of St Barnabus, London.Support the show
03/03/2020 • 03:01
This episode’s guest is Ian Bonar. Ian is an actor and playwright who has played a wide variety of stage, TV and big screen roles. He is conwn for appearing in TV shows such as New Blood, Southcliffe and Black Mirror and has just finished recording January 22nd. On the big screen he can be seen in films such as atonement, Kon-Tiki and the Bond classics Spectre and Skyfall. He is also a seasoned stage actor who is currently appearing in Death of a Salesman in London’s West End and is the creator and star of the solo show Be Prepared, a darkly comic story exploring memory, grief and the consequences of a phone number being one digit off. Recorded backstage at the Piccadilly Theatre, London.Support the show
25/02/2020 • 02:58
This episode's' guest is Nicky Hirst. Nicky is an artist interested in moments of serendipity. In addition to her gallery work, many of her striking public art commissions can be seen around the UK from libraries to collected to residential buildings to hospitals. She takes photographs as a daily discipline, has a love of language when the words run out and in 2019 she was appointed as Parliament's official artist for the 2019 General Election. Recorded in Peckham, London.Support the show
18/02/2020 • 02:42
This episode’s guest is Sabú Caps. Sabú is interested in expression and finding different ways to express ourselves as human beings. He works with music, art, movement, poetry and drumming to help others find meaning in this existence we call life. Recorded in Norbury, London.Support the show
11/02/2020 • 02:32
