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Show Us Your Bits

Show Us Your Bits

By: Alice Cripps and Josie Lloyd
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Curious magpies Alice Rivers Cripps and Josie Lloyd uncover the personal stories behind everyday and extraordinary pieces of jewellery. Alice is the founder and Creative Director of Posh Totty Designs and Josie is an author and lover of stories, so between them they share their tales of their sparkly bits and their special guests tell all about what's in their jewellery boxes. This is a weekly natter with interesting guests about all things bling with a touch of comedy and heart. This season we have everything from meaningful momentoes, cheap and cheerful charms to high-end designer bling. Here are the stories behind the jewels.


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  • Halloween Special

    Halloween Special
    Oct 31 2025
    In this Halloween Special, Alice and Josie join forces to share some of their own special ‘bits’ that mean the most to them. Full of anecdotes and laughter, their chat includes the story behind Alice’s sky-scraping unwearable Manolo Blahnik black stilettos on display in a glass case, as well as the story behind Josie’s tube poster of her first novel, It Could Be You. Alice, who says she’s a keeper rather than a hoarder describes all the fun she’s had with her large hat collection and Josie shares her love of music, and how it led to her buying her husband a juke box. Alice reveals the story behind the ‘Pickle’ orange lifebuoy and how much the word means to her and James, as well as Josie’s Mamma Bear bangle from her girls, and her Morano glass bead necklace. As they’re both obsessed with the Celebrity Traitors, Alice shows a fabulous signed menu from the legend, Alan Carr. All this as well as a discussion about Halloweens past and present. If you're inspired to share some of your own keepsakes, then please do get in touch with the show @showusyourbitspodcast on Instagram and Facebook,

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    29 mins
  • A Life of Love - with Iliriana Gashi

    A Life of Love - with Iliriana Gashi
    Oct 24 2025
    Alice tells the emotional story behind her favourite ‘Share A hug necklace’ which created when she went to Kosovo with the charity Women For Women International nine years ago. Iliriana Gashi, the Director of the charity in Kosova, joins us to tell us about the extraordinary work she does to make sure that womens stories are heard, especially those who have been sexually violated. A medical doctor by training, Iliriana has found her calling working with women in need, by teaching them about income generation, their health and how to network and build their community. She’s helped over 35,000 women since 1999 to rebuild their lives after war. In this emotional chat, Ilirana shares her own experience of being a refugee and how it feels to lose your identity and how we all need more empathy for people who are displaced. Having seen so much hardship and the horrors of war, she truly shines a light of hope. She shares the special pieces that mean the most to her, including the ring her parents gave her when she qualified as a doctor, a card her son made her for mother’s day when her family had found safety in Switzerland, a dried rose and a necklace, both presents from inspirational women. She says that living with love is the thing that has seen her through. If you’re inspired by this chat, (as we certainly were) head to @womenforwomen

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    48 mins
  • This Too Shall Pass - with Paula Sutton

    This Too Shall Pass - with Paula Sutton
    Oct 17 2025
    Style icon Paula Sutton from Hill House Vintage joins us from her incredible house in Norfolk. An author, podcaster, TV presenter and lifestyle influencer, Paula had a big London career in the fashion industry, but with three children under three, something had to give. She sold up in London and moved her family to Hill House where set about furnishing the house with vintage pieces. She started selling the curiosities she loved on Ebay, which then became a blog, a big instagram following, then YouTube, and now a podcast all about the joy of home with Susannah Hawkins. She works with brands and sees her instagram content as like being in charge of her own magazine where she gets to be the photographer, model, stylist and art director. She says the trick is to be authentic and don’t overthink it and to talk about what you want to hear and see. She gives us her top tips for getting a bargain at a car boot sale, how to revamp old furniture by using paint and simple reupholstering and inspires us to be as bold and flamboyant in our clothing choices in midlife.She loves her quiet Norfolk country life with dog walks and home baking, gardening, writing her cozy crime novels in her writing hut. She shows us a precious brooch from her late mother bearing her name, Lydia which she keeps on her desk as a talisman, a brass pocket watch that she wears with her tweed waistcoats and some silver paste glamorous 1930’s earrings. She says it’s important to remember that you will get through dark times and says her life hack is that ‘this too shall pass’. Follow Paula @hillhousevintage and find her unputdownable cosy murder mysteries ‘The Potting Shed Murder’ and ‘The Body In the Kitchen Garden.’ Her podcast Joy of Home.

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    50 mins
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