
Hoylake the name Hoylake was derived from Hoyle Lake
West Kirby “Kirby” is an old Norse (Viking) name, meaning ‘church-town’ originally Kirkjubyr, meaning ‘village with a church’. The form with the modifier “West” exists to distinguish it from the other town of the same name in Wirral: Kirkby-in-Walea (now the modern town of Wallasey).
Port Sunlight Name Lever Brothers soap factory, the name is derived from Lever’s most popular brand of cleaning agent, Sunlight.
Birkenhead the name Birkenhead is possibly from the Old English bircen meaning birch tree, of which many once grew on the headland at Woodside.
Spoken word
Dante Alighieri: The Divine Comedy (read by Benedict Cumberbatch)
Music
Al Di Meola: Short Tales of the Black Forest
Jazztronik: Sign of Tomorrow
Jamiroquai: Destitute Illusions
Silent Poets: Le Poss D
John Barry: The Persuaders Theme
Zero 7: Destiny
Ólafur Arnalds: Gleypa Okkur
Nino Rota: Blues / La dolce vita dei nobili
Community radio midnight show Through the Bohemian Looking Glass is aired every night at midnight (GMT). A new episode is aired every Friday midnight on Wirral Wave radio or AirTime. Later on SoundCloud for some time.