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My Special Place

Escape and explore the sensations, sounds and feelings as well-known personalities reveal their favourite places.Each well-known host celebrates their favourite location in a five minute treat. Be it ... Read more

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Ranked #1

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A night hike - Rhiane Fatinikun

A night hike - Rhiane Fatinikun

Black Girls Hike founder Rhiane Fatinikun recalls a walk through Witton Country Park, Blackburn to the Alfred Wainwrigh... Read more

19 Apr 2021

4mins

Ranked #2

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Rhythm and rain - Owain Wyn Evans

Rhythm and rain - Owain Wyn Evans

BBC Weatherman Owain Wyn Evans is feeling the stormy skies of the Gower peninsula in Wales. There’s also a bit of percu... Read more

19 Apr 2021

5mins

Ranked #3

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A grown-up state of mind - Miles Jupp

A grown-up state of mind - Miles Jupp

Comedian Miles Jupp recalls the Old Racecourse, Derby (now the county cricket ground). It's where Miles first experience... Read more

19 Apr 2021

6mins

Ranked #4

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A scamper on the sand - Matt Henry MBE

A scamper on the sand - Matt Henry MBE

Sometimes it’s the company that makes a place extra special. The musical theatre star Matt Henry MBE recalls visiting th... Read more

19 Apr 2021

5mins

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Voice of the show - Marcus Bentley

Voice of the show - Marcus Bentley

As 'The Voice of Big Brother' Marcus Bentley's favourite place is a sound booth at Elstree studios, Hertfordshire. In th... Read more

19 Apr 2021

4mins

Ranked #6

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'Like nuns on the way to matins' - Kate Fox

'Like nuns on the way to matins' - Kate Fox

Open-air swimming has been part of poet Kate Fox’s life since school days. Lulled by the soft water at Helmsley Open Ai... Read more

19 Apr 2021

6mins

Ranked #7

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Royal Exchange backstage - Julie Hesmondhalgh

Royal Exchange backstage - Julie Hesmondhalgh

It’s not stepping out on stage at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester that actress Julie Hesmondhalgh misses for the ... Read more

19 Apr 2021

5mins

Ranked #8

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Up a hill backwards - Jennie Bond

Up a hill backwards - Jennie Bond

After a long career reporting on the royal family, the BBC broadcaster and journalist Jennie Bond casts protocol aside f... Read more

19 Apr 2021

5mins

Ranked #9

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Addressing a bench - Jay Flynn

Addressing a bench - Jay Flynn

When Jay Flynn became homeless, the bench he called No.3 Riverside View, Victoria Embankment, London became his address ... Read more

19 Apr 2021

7mins

Ranked #10

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Family football - Graham Liver

Family football - Graham Liver

Ewood Park, the home of Blackburn Rovers, is the place that calls to BBC Radio Lancashire presenter Graham Liver, his da... Read more

19 Apr 2021

5mins

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