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Lesley Dolphin's Breakfast Show

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Local farming, food and environmental features, and gardening advice in the last hour.

Local farming, food and environmental features, and gardening advice in the last hour.

Lesley's career at the BBC began in 1980 at Look East and then our sister station BBC Radio Norfolk.

However, after a few years she saw the light and moved south with her two sons to live in Suffolk.

Lesley once lived in the antiques capital of East Anglia, Long Melford. She says it was a fantastic place to bring up her children with great local facilities and the countryside on the doorstep. 

She also remembers the village for its several pubs, but is adamant she never managed to visit them all in one session! 

After 10 years Lesley moved to Ipswich to live with fellow BBC Radio Suffolk presenter Mark Murphy, then in 2002 Lesley became Mrs Murphy when Mark surprised her by proposing when they were on holiday in Las Vegas - fortunately she said yes.

Since then Lesley's mum and dad have also migrated from Norfolk to Suffolk and now live in Orford.

After moving to Ipswich Lesley has become an ITFC season ticket holder at Portman Road and she has also become a Rotarian.

In her remaining spare time she likes gardening, walking their rescue dog Satsuma, and driving her Mini - a Christmas present from Mark! 

Lesley has loved working in BBC Local Radio since the first day she visited studios in Leeds during the 1970s and still cannot believe she actually gets paid for meeting and chatting with fascinating people. 

To get in touch with Lesley, send her an e-mail: lesley.dolphin@bbc.co.uk

Lesley Dolphin's Breakfast Show: 20/03/2010

20/03/2010

BBC Radio Suffolk - Lesley Dolphin's Breakfast Show, 20/03/2010

The weather, newspapers, a countryside feature and, from 8am, the Gardening Hour.

'Best of the guests' is Tony Golding's personal story about his grandson Sammy.

David Barker reviews the papers, thatcher Roger Chilvers sends his reeds to the Prince and gardening from 8am.

My 'best of the guests' is Tony Golding who joined me on Tuesday when we launched the BBC Radio Suffolk Treehouse Appeal.

He told his personal story of his grandson Sammy who spent three weeks at the Ipswich children's hospice.

Farmer David Barker will be getting up bright and early to review the Saturday newspapers.

He will also be talking about winning a Greenest County Award.

Lesley will let you know which Farmers' Markets are on.

Roger Chilvers has been a thatcher all his life and has just sent a consignement of Suffolk reed by Royal Command to roof a barn owned by the Prince of Wales.

Between 8 and 9am it's the Gardening Hour.

This week Adam Paul, who owns the lovely victorian garden at Parham Hall, will be here to sort out your gardening problems.

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