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Bizarre stories from a peculiar place. On the edge of the West Cliff in Bournemouth UK, balanced between sea and land and sky, the twisting paths and dark pine trees inspire strange stories of the strange folk who have inhabited that weird place. A new story every week from the pen of master story-teller Peter John Cooper. Funny, sad, murders, spirits and the down right ordinary. Commuting to work, drifting off to sleep, making breakfast, there’s a story for you here. Tales from the Cliff Edge has been selected as one of the top 15 UK story telling sites by Feedspot: https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_storytelling_podcasts/ I live on the cliff top. I’m looking out across Poole Bay to the English Channel and the world beyond. This is a mysterious in-between sort of place, not only the meeting of sea and land and the sky but also a shifting, joyful, melancholy realm where nothing is permanent and reality and fantasy collide. I’m Peter John Cooper and I’ve made my living for the past fifty years telling stories. In this podcast I’m going to share some of them with you. They’re not all about this clifftop place, of course, but they all come from that strange in between world of the imagination. Let’s go inside, make a cup of tea and I’ll tell you today’s tale.
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Saturday Oct 16, 2021
Saturday Oct 16, 2021
Giants don't fit in to our modern world. Even the Council doesn't have the appropriate forms. The latest of Peter John Cooper's Tales from the Cliff Edge. #Bournemouth #WestCliff #Story
Why not check out all the other 45 stories from Tales from the Cliff Edge?
Still featuring in the top fifteen English language story sites on Feedspot.Feedspot
Saturday Oct 09, 2021
Saturday Oct 09, 2021
He doesn't want to stay in England for another winter and he's got money owing to him in Australia. But how do you get there? Walk? It wouldn't take long, would it? A story about one of the Cliff Top residents and what keeps him going.
Please share with anyone who likes stories. And why not check out some of those stories you may have missed in previous episodes?
Still featuring in the top fifteen English language story sites on Feedspot.Feedspot
Saturday Oct 02, 2021
Saturday Oct 02, 2021
How long could you hold your breath underwater? The trick, of course, is not to panic. Stay calm. Don't think about anything else. Start counting now. Ready? One. Two.. Three...
#Bournemouth #WestCliff
We still continue to be in the top15 of UK story telling podcasts at Feedspot https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_storytelling_podcasts/
Saturday Sep 25, 2021
Saturday Sep 25, 2021
Malcolm was a good man who only wanted to bring a little happiness to the people of the West Cliff with his selection of frozen treats. But jealousy rears its ugly head and Malcolm no longer visits. One day, perhaps, he may come again with his orange painted tricycle and little bell to set our mouths watering.
#Bournemouth #WestCliff #IceCream
We still continue to be in the top15 of UK story telling podcasts at Feedspot https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_storytelling_podcasts/
Saturday Sep 18, 2021
Saturday Sep 18, 2021
The woman with 85 pairs of trainers, a solution to Global Warming and a new (better) ending for Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Oh, and a simple solution to my money worries. #Bournmouth #WestCliff #ThomasHardy #TessoftheDUrbervilles And we're still number 11 Top 15 UK Storytelling Podcasts You Must Follow in 2021 (feedspot.com)
Saturday Sep 04, 2021
Saturday Sep 04, 2021
Horror, Love and Loss are combined in verse form. Inspired (very) loosely on Matthew Arnold's "The Forsaken Merman"
#Bournemouth #WestCliff #Horror #skeleton
Tales from the Cliff Edge is still holding its number 11 spot in the top 15 UK Storytelling Podcasts in the world by Feedspot. Top 15 UK Storytelling Podcasts
Saturday Aug 28, 2021
Saturday Aug 28, 2021
Episode 40 already. When the kitty reaches several pounds the card players on West Cliff Green decide to look for a venue to settle their differences. The venue that Nathan finally chooses is bound to cause trouble for it is known by one and all to be haunted.
#Bournemouth #WestCliff
Tales from the Cliff Edge has been voted number 11 in the top 15 UK Storytelling Podcasts in the world by Feedspot. Top 15 UK Storytelling Podcasts
Saturday Aug 21, 2021
Saturday Aug 21, 2021
When Clarice falls ill and dies her husband, John, is left with the task of running the hotel according to a strict set of rules written downin a big book by Clarice's Grandmother, also called Clarice. And although the hotel has the finest view in Bournemouth, across the West Cliff and out across the bay, the building itself is in a terrible state and not suitable for 21st century guests who expect boutique hotels. But John has plans. And as soon as the undertaker has left he sets to work with the support of the local community. #Bournemouth #WestCliff
Saturday Aug 14, 2021
Saturday Aug 14, 2021
Over the past eighteen months our little Cliff Top Green has become a refuge for many looking for a place to get some exercise or to gaze at the sea below. For some it is a home in a real sense. But occasionally there are those who take up more space than they ought. When Maureen was jostled by a rugby team on a stag do, it changed her outlook on life dramatically. #Bournemouth #WestCliff
Saturday Aug 07, 2021
Saturday Aug 07, 2021
There's something prowling about on the West Cliff. Only Cassia Windlehock is brave enough to confront it. Read by Elinor Cooper (whose idea it was in the first place). Another story by Peter John Cooper #Cryptids #strangecreatures #Bournemouth #WestCliff