Bristol Unpacked

by The Bristol Cable

Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs brings you fascinating and challenging conversations from characters of all stripes on big topics facing the city and beyond. Brought to you by the Bristol Cable, a new kind of newspaper for Bristol 100% community owned by 2,200 members. Join them for just £1 a month...

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Categories: society · culture

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Frequency: ~3-4 / Week

100+ episodes since 2020

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bristol

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politics

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On the show

From 16 eps

Hosts

Neil

8 eps

The Bristol Cable

1 ep

Recent guests

16 across last 16 eps

Lewis Wedlock

1 ep

Kerri Matthews

1 ep

Heather Williams

1 ep

Dr Edson Burton

1 ep

Joe Joyce

1 ep

Ani Townsend

1 ep

Clare Moody

1 ep

Lyn Garner

1 ep

Frances Howe

1 ep

Darren Jones

1 ep

Paul Smith

1 ep

Yassin Mohamud

1 ep

Ben Carpenter

1 ep

Tiah-Mai Ayton

1 ep

Liam Smith

1 ep

Gavin Thorpe

1 ep

Recent episodes

Tiah-Mai Ayton, Kingswood's boxing sensation

Jul 20, 2026

43m 23s

From grassroots football to the World Cup, with Liam Smith

Jul 6, 2026

1h 00m 01s

Talk Club’s Gavin Thorpe – moving the dial on men’s mental health

Jun 22, 2026

1h 06m 12s

Ben Carpenter: what should youth services look like?

Jun 8, 2026

59m 53s

Paul Smith: spending £20m and not betraying Hartcliffe

May 26, 2026

1h 02m 55s

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Episodes

monthly

Avg length

57m 34s

43m 23s – 1h 06m 12s

Range

Aug 2020 – Apr 2026

Topics

bristol, community +62

Guests

Tiah-Mai Ayton +15 · last 16 eps

16 of 16

Date	Episode	Topics	Guests	Brands	Places	Keywords	Sponsor	Length
7/20/26	Tiah-Mai Ayton, Kingswood's boxing sensation✨	boxingyouth sports+4	Tiah-Mai Ayton	Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing	—	boxingTiah-Mai Ayton+5	—	43m 23s
7/6/26	From grassroots football to the World Cup, with Liam Smith✨	grassroots footballyouth development+4	Liam Smith	Bristol Central youth football club	BristolEstadio Azteca+4	footballyouth football+6	—	1h 00m 01s
6/22/26	Talk Club’s Gavin Thorpe – moving the dial on men’s mental health✨	men's mental healthsuicide prevention+4	Gavin Thorpe	Talk Club	BristolUK	mental healthTalk Club+6	—	1h 06m 12s
6/8/26	Ben Carpenter: what should youth services look like?✨	youth servicesgovernment investment+4	Ben Carpenter	Grassroot CommunitiesThe Bristol Cable	DocklandsSt Paul’s+1	youth servicesgovernment plans+5	—	59m 53s
5/26/26	Paul Smith: spending £20m and not betraying Hartcliffe✨	local governmentcommunity investment+3	Paul Smith	The Bristol CablePride in Place+1	Hartcliffe	HartcliffePaul Smith+3	—	1h 02m 55s
5/11/26	Yassin Mohamud: Bristol's first Somali lord mayor✨	politicscommunity+3	Yassin Mohamud	The Bristol Cable	BristolLawrence Hill+2	BristolSomali+5	—	49m 33s
4/13/26	Lewis Wedlock: towards a positive masculinity✨	masculinityeducation+3	Lewis Wedlock	Masculinity in SchoolsNetflix+5	Bristol	masculinities educatormanosphere+2	—	1h 01m 52s
3/30/26	Kerri Matthews: what happens when parents go to prison?✨	parentingprison+2	Kerri Matthews	EveryFamilyUnpacked+5	BristolSouth Gloucestershire+1	EveryFamilyBristol+3	—	59m 40s
3/16/26	Heather Williams: trauma, community and healing in south Bristol✨	traumacommunity+2	Heather Williams	UnpackedKnowle West Park+3	BristolHartcliffe	Knowle West ParkMax Dixon+3	—	1h 02m 42s
3/2/26	Edson Burton: what is culture and who does it belong to?✨	cultureidentity+2	Dr Edson Burton	Radio 4The Bristol Cable+1	BedfordBristol+1	cultural identityBristol City of Culture 2029+2	—	1h 04m 04s
2/16/26	Joe Joyce: rugby, resilience and returning to the West Country✨	rugbyresilience+2	Joe Joyce	Bristol BearsGloucester+5	the West CountrySouthmead+3	Bristol BearsGloucester+3	—	56m 36s
2/2/26	Ani Townsend: art, inequality and the case for universal basic income✨	universal basic incomeart+3	Ani Townsend	The Bristol CableBristol+1	BristolUK	Bristol City of Cultureeco-populism+1	—	1h 03m 05s
1/19/26	Clare Moody: policing, power and a political cancellation✨	policingpolitics+1	Clare Moody	The Police FederationThe Bristol Cable+2	AvonSomerset+1	LabourAvon and Somerset+3	—	58m 12s
12/15/25	Bristol Temple Quarter: can regeneration be inclusive?✨	regenerationinclusivity+4	Lyn Garner	DingsBristol Unpacked+5	Lawrence HillBarton Hill+2	Bristol Temple QuarterTemple Meads+3	—	59m 29s
12/1/25	DIY wealth redistribution, with Bristol Redistro’s Frances Howe✨	wealth redistributioninequality+2	Frances Howe	Bristol Redistro’sGreen Party+4	Knowle WestHengrove+2	Bristol RedistroGreen Party+5	—	44m 29s
11/17/25	Unpacked – Darren Jones: from Lawrence Weston to Starmer’s right-hand man✨	politicsBristol+2	Darren Jones	LabourReform+4	Lawrence WestonBristol+1	Keir Starmerpublic support+2	—	48m 50s