Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Warm smile, upside-down glasses & memories of a World Championship that kept 19 million of us transfixed until well after midnight back in the day! I've been chatting with snooker legend Dennis Taylor & it's one of my favourite ever conversations. Listen here: www.besomerset.com/post/clash-o... 113 3
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Hosting a charity Dog Show requires lots of different interviewing positions 😂 Wonderful time at Somerset and Dorset Animal Rescue’s Dog Show last weekend. Great to meet all the hounds and humans and to hear their stories - impossible to judge! ❤️🐕 #adoptdontshop #rescuedogsrock 051 5
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 14/08/2026The latest episode of Moving Notes is out, including a brilliant chat with bestselling author, performer & broadcaster, Charlie Connelly. We chat Elvis & his legacy, music & its connection to football, & what it was like writing Bernard Sumner's autobiography. Listen anywhere you get your #podcasts 021 2
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Full moon. Half moon. Total eclipse! 😂 No photos of the actual eclipse in the sky because we were in the moment watching through solar binoculars, but we do have the Jaffa Cakes to remember it by! 🌒 040 4
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Do you love a local heritage site near where you live? Maybe you’ve researched your family ancestry? Earlier, I had a lovely chat with Historian David Olusoga about a new competition uncovering places that celebrate local people who have shaped the nation. David shares more about it in this clip: 131 3
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 02/07/2026We have a spotted flycatcher nesting on a disused ledge outside our back door. Her eggs have hatched and it’s the most wonderful thing ❤️ 040 4
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Happy Somerset Day to everyone who lives in or loves this incredibly special county from afar ❤️💛 ❤️💛 Country bumpkin & proud! 😉 #somerset 120 2
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 30/03/2026We perform again on Friday April 10th at East Quay 🎉🫧🐇 #artforall 010 1
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Bunny & the bubbles! 💖🔫🐇🫧 What a fashion show at Hatch Somerset yesterday. The After Party was so much fun to be at! My story was a comment on gun crime & consumerism, all wrapped up in a bunny-human hybrid having the time of her life with thousands of bubbles! (Obviously 😂) #performanceart 110 1
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Sat down for a chat with Jason Donovan & it wasn’t what I was expecting. We spoke about the big stuff - what it’s really like to entertain, being at the centre of a “perfect career storm", & what really matters…family, love (& for me, roast potatoes! 😂 ) Full chat: www.besomerset.com/post/jason-d... 022 2
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Yesterday I headed to Yeovil Art Space to discover more about their brand new arts festival, Yeovil Art Weekender, happening all across town from Friday 27th March. 🎉 It’s going to be colourful, creative & inspiring, & there’s so much to see & do ✨ More about it on @besomerset.bsky.social next week 031 3
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 11/02/2026The very best medicine! 😂 Check out a tiny bit of what happened when I chatted with the brilliant Paul Merton & Suki Webster this week. Laugh? I nearly… you’ll be able complete that sentence after you’ve listened to the interview in full, which is out now, here: www.besomerset.com/post/paul-me... 152 5
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 10/02/202610 years tonight since we moved to Somerset. We were driving down the motorway in our rickety van about now 😂 Best decision we ever made. It feels like forever, in the best possible way. Celebrating with a cider and a few festivities at home this evening ❤️💛 Happy, happy 10 years 🎉 #somerset 010 1
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 21/12/2025I had an absolute treat of a chat recently, with the brilliant Sue Perkins. ✨ Sue’s touring her new stand up show ‘The Eternal Shame of Sue Perkins’ across the country next year. We caught up about all sorts! Here’s a clip, and hear our full conversation ➡️ www.besomerset.com/post/the-ete... 011 1
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Is it time for a Christmas break yet? 😂 Got tree one up over the weekend. Real tree this weekend, and then let December begin 🎉🎄 030 3
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Brilliant visit to Stourhead to chat with General Manager Phil & Associate Producer Laurence about the upcoming spectacle, Christmas at Stourhead🎄Looking forward to sharing the conversation on @besomerset.bsky.social. Stourhead is spectacular & we met the friendliest robin on a walk around the lake! 032 3
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 19/11/2025This girl! From having major spinal surgery earlier in the year, to running around like a pup again now. A few months off her 10th birthday and always a pup to us. The best thing we ever did was rescue her, thanks to Lurcher SOS. We love our Petal 😍 #RescueDogs #RescueDogsRock 060 6
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Only 3 days left to visit Hatch Somerset’s latest exhibition JOURNEYS, & to find The White Cello in the secret Somerset barn! 🎻 Put on the headphones, listen to the music & poetry, & maybe you’ll relate to the need to make time for yourself 🤍 Thanks for your lovely feedback about it yesterday. 171 7
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 15/11/2025Journeys, the immersive exhibition by Hatch Somerset is open again this weekend in a secret barn in the countryside! Defy the rain & visit? It’s open 11am - 4pm both days with artist talks from 4.30pm today. My piece, The White Cello, includes photography, poetry & sound 🤍 Link to book, below… 130 3
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 08/11/2025It’s the opening weekend of ‘Journeys’ - the art exhibition in a secret barn in Somerset created by the Hatch Collective. Proud to be a member. My piece ‘The White Cello’ is a sound & photography installation about learning to make time for the things that genuinely bring you joy 🤍 240 4
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Pudsey power! 🧸 Brilliant to help out at BBC Children in Need with BBC Radio Somerset, as Simon & Mel took on part of BBC local radio's three-legged walking challenge. Well done to the team & the fantastic listeners & supporters 👏 Lots of great moments, miles completed & of course, funds raised. 070 7
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 30/10/2025It's Punkie Night tonight! Hand me a mangle-wurzel! 😀 It was lovely to be back presenting on BBC Radio Somerset yesterday & chatting with Roger about the tradition of Punkie Night. He was brilliant at explaining it & he also shared some of his unusual family traditions. Jam doughnut bobbing anyone? 061 6
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 22/10/2025It all started with a stubborn supermarket automatic door and a pigeon! 🐦 Ardal O’ Hanlon is bringing his stand up show ‘Not Himself’ to Westlands in Yeovil tonight and it just goes to show, inspiration can come from anywhere 😉 For our full chat, head here: www.besomerset.com/post/ardal-o... 041 4
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 19/10/2025Dr. Richard Shepherd is the UK's leading forensic pathologist. Having carried out over 24,000 autopsies, he has investigated some of the world’s most high-profile cases, from the Hungerford Massacre to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. I caught up with him to discover more about his career. Here’s a clip. 241 4
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 27/09/2025Willow weaving is so mindful when you get into a rhythm. I learned that when I visited Jo Entwistle at Bay Tree Willow (Somerset Open Studios Venue 24) in Barwick. We made a willow birdhouse together & Jo was a great teacher. Here’s a clip & our full chat is here www.besomerset.com/post/open-st... 021 2
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 17/09/2025One of my favourite interviews has been with @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social & he’s at Westlands Yeovil this evening with his show, Getting Through It. Tickets are here: www.westlandsyeovil.co.uk/whats-on/tal... Our full conversation is here: www.besomerset.com/post/michael... #searchforthehero 084 8
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 14/09/2025My Somerset Art Weeks show is out, here: www.besomerset.com/post/somerse... It includes: * Somerset Art Works Co-chair Freeny Yianni * Printmaker @jcurtisart.bsky.social - We get inky! * Artist Tina Salvidge & her virtual reality experience * Artist Jo Lathwood, whose exhibition explores brewing 133 3
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 13/09/2025It’s today! The start of Somerset Open Studios…a 16-day celebration of art across the county. Grab yourself a guide & discover some wonderful creativity, whether you get involved every year or have never done it before! Today I’ll be editing the first of my Art Weeks shows. It’ll be out tomorrow 📻 033 3
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 12/09/2025A lovely visit to @jcurtisart.bsky.social yesterday to create some prints & chat about the process, for my first Somerset Art Weeks Open Studios radio show. Loved chatting with Jackie about her work & you can hear our conversation from Sunday afternoon on besomerset.com. Jackie is at venue 106. 232 3
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 08/09/2025It was Somerset & Dorset Animal Rescue’s 25 year anniversary yesterday & an honour to host/chat to all the dog owners who entered their dogs into the dog show. All were incredible with stories of love, friendship & bravery.Thanks for everything you do at the Rescue Liz, Colin, Emma & the volunteers❤️ 042 4
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 06/09/2025Somerset & Dorset Animal Rescue mark 25 years at their #Rescue in Wincanton tomorrow with a fun day & dog show from 11am-4pm. I’ve been chatting with founder Liz & volunteers Andy & Pat. Liz speaks so brilliantly about rescue. Please give it a listen here ❤️: www.besomerset.com/post/somerse... 021 2
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 03/09/2025What do you do when you’re playing a Craggy Island priest, you’re browsing the Doc Martens in your lunch hour & you get offered a free pair for being a man of the cloth? Ardal O’ Hanlon chats with me before his show ‘Not Himself’ arrives in Yeovil soon. Full chat: www.besomerset.com/post/ardal-o... 012 2
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 24/08/2025Explore the land at Oakhill Ponds. As well a cold water swim 😁 I chatted with owner Amanda, about the history of the 18th century grotto there. A tiny narrow tunnel behind a waterfall was definitely the most unique place I've recorded an interview! Full chat here: www.besomerset.com/.../oakhill-.... 011 1
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 11/08/2025An ancient stone grotto & Hermit's cave, wildlife pond, a wild swimming pond & a secret tunnel running underneath them! Fascinating visit to Oakhill Ponds. You can hear it in full on @besomerset.bsky.social soon. I'll also be sharing highlights on Bank Holiday Monday on BBC Radio Somerset from 10am 011 1
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 28/07/2025Something to start the week off with a smile. Just one of the many stories told by @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social in our chat on @besomerset.bsky.social. Listen to the conversation in full, here: www.besomerset.com/post/michael... For the bright times and the dark times! 😉 Have a great week. 083 8
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 27/06/2025It’s been great to chat about Glastonbury a fair bit over the past few years & some of people’s stories & memories are packed into this little festival show on @besomerset.bsky.social. Have a listen & share in the Glastonbury magic wherever you are this weekend: www.besomerset.com/post/glaston... 020 2
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 13/06/2025I’ve fully hatched! 😉 Hatch is an inspiring arts collective in #Somerset & after taking part in a couple of their shows as a guest artist recently, I’ve been invited to join permanently. Excited to become a member of this brilliant group who push the boundaries of arts across the county 🐣 020 2
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 06/06/2025‘I would be there if I could’ are looking for people to help carry pieces of this special arts project up & down Glastonbury Tor on June 18th, so it can be assembled at the top for the day. Could you, or someone you know, support? I’ll be sharing a chat with artist Alison Larkman next week too. 011 1
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 04/06/2025With almost 30k listens, my chat with Francis Rossi is my most listened to interview! Tonight, Francis is at Westlands Yeovil on the last date of this leg of his UK tour. With so many stories to share it’ll be a treat! If you haven’t heard our chat yet, it’s here www.besomerset.com/post/francis... 031 3
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 01/06/2025Great night watching circus, Somerset-style, at Pirates of the Carabina last night. To hear my chat with Co-founder, Shaena, on @besomerset.bsky.social head here: www.besomerset.com/post/pirates... 011 1
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Lovely to be back on BBC Radio Somerset yesterday & to get all the messages into the show. I’ll be back on August Bank Holiday. Right now there are great chats on besomerset.com. My tour of the gardens at Montacute with Head gardener Chris is ready for your ears! www.besomerset.com/post/take-a-... 020 2
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 25/05/2025Fancy turning back time like Cher? 😉 I’ve been chatting with Gary Davies about 80s music and culture, his life on Radio One and Two, and lots more besides. Take a listen on @besomerset.bsky.social here: www.besomerset.com/post/wooh-ga... 071 7
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Beautiful poppy patch spotted on a road trip this week 😍 030 3
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 18/05/2025What a cracking Eurovision week - our second Christmas 😂 Thanks for the memories 💛🎶🎉 010 1
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Sharing ‘Somerset. The land I love’ to kick off the week. It's in celebration of the county, always, and Somerset Day yesterday. I wrote it a little while ago, as a feelgood ode to a precious place. Have a great week. 021 2
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 11/05/2025It’s Somerset Day! ☀️ To celebrate, come on a tour of the county with me and Aidie White through his incredible landscape photography. Listen here, and see Adie’s magical photos of Somerset too: www.besomerset.com/post/picture... 021 2
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 02/05/2025The South West Coast Path has a special place in the hearts of many of us. ‘Saltlines’ brings the path’s history to life in music & words. I caught up with bestselling author Raynor Winn & Gigspanner Big Band’s Hannah Martin to discover more. The full chat’s here: www.besomerset.com/post/saltlin... 143 4
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 01/05/2025“His mother bought him a synthesiser Got the Human League in to advise her” - my favourite lyric from My Perfect Cousin by The Undertones. When I caught up with founder member Michael Bradley, I had to ask him about perfect cousin Kevin! The full chat is here: www.besomerset.com/post/the-und... 020 2
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Great visit to Shapwick Moor to chat with The Hawk & Owl Trust about this fantastic small charity working for wild birds of prey & their habitats. Hear our full conversation on @besomerset.bsky.social next week & highlights on BBC Radio Somerset when I pop up there on Easter Monday from 10am - 2pm 021 2
Jenna Myles @somersetcool.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Maybe I’m Amazed is @johnharris1969.bsky.social’s moving book about how music has opened up the world to his autistic son, James. @bagpusspostgate.bsky.social has been chatting with John about it on Be Somerset Radio. Take a listen to the full conversation here: www.besomerset.com/post/john-ha... 031 3