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The third of three short stories written and read by Olivia Ebony White Click on the links at the right to hear “The Visit” and “The War” Produced, recorded and edited: Marian Larragy The War :: The Visit :: Back to CCRadio :: Follow CCRadio on Twitter/X :: File Download (7:12 min / 7 MB)

The second of three short stories written and read by Olivia Ebony White Produced, recorded and edited: Marian Larragy The Visit :: Back to CCRadio :: Follow CCRadio on Twitter/X :: File Download (7:54 min / 7 MB)

A short story written and read by Olivia Ebony White recorded and edited: Marian Larragy Back to CCRadio :: Follow CCRadio on Twitter/ X :: File Download (5:47 min / 5 MB)

This extract from Camden Newscast 18, in 2012 features Taiwo Olungadi’s reports on Arsenal Ladies Team’s spectacular year. Taiwo mentions Ellen White’s decisive goal and list all the achievements in that year. Later, both Beth Mead and Chloe Kelly, who scored the spectacular winning goal for England Lionesses to win the European Cup, also played for Arsenal. Other reports in the Newscast – 20 mile zone, the environment and Bloomsbury are still relevant today! Camden Newscast 18 :: Recorded in 2012 Bloomsbury Festival 2022 :: Camden Community Radio :: ccradio on Twitter :: File Download (2:11 min / 2 MB)

Born in Belfast in 1960, Siubhan McNally ponders her world prior to the shocking arrival of British troops on the streets in 1969 and how Belfast remains a touchstone of her later years. Click on the links to listen also to “Cry” and “Balcony Garden” Recorded in 2018 Package by Marian Larragy Siubhan McNally Reads :: Cry :: Camden Community Radio on Twitter :: Camden Community Radio :: File Download (1:53 min / 2 MB)

Born in Belfast in 1960, Siubhan McNally ponders her world prior to the shocking arrival of British troops on the streets in 1969 and how Belfast remains a touchstone of her later years. Click on the links to listen also to “Cry” and “Balcony Garden” Recorded in 2018 Package by Marian Larragy Siubhan McNally Reads :: Balcony Garden :: Camden Community Radio on Twitter :: Camden Community Radio :: File Download (0:37 min / 1 MB)

Born in Belfast in 1960, Siubhan McNally ponders her world prior to the shocking arrival of British troops on the streets in 1969 and how Belfast remains a touchstone of her later years. Click on the links to listen also to “Cry” and “Balcony Garden” Recorded in 2018 Package by Marian Larragy Cry :: Balcony Garden :: Camden Community Radio on Twitter :: Camden Community Radio :: File Download (13:32 min / 13 MB)

This podcast is about a ‘Philosophy of Mind’ workshop series, which ran at Mind in Camden, a local mental health charity, in October 2017. The first part of this podcast is an interview with Sophie Stammers, the creator and facilitator of the workshop series and a philosopher at the University of Birmingham – she tells us about her work and her experience of facilitating the group. The rest of the podcast (from 12.25 onwards) is a group discussion amongst several participants about their experiences of the group – what was most important, what the group felt like, and what has stayed with them… All of Sophie’s materials for the workshop series are online, so if you like what you hear you can go online and access them yourself at the link next to this podcast. Package by: Bonnie Astor Recording: Violet McDonald, Freddy Chick Project Perfect website :: About the work of Sophie & her colleagues :: Ted Talk on :: Three stigmas about mental hea

Mimi Romilly, lifelong Somers Town resident, came into CCRadio to record her protest song against HS2. Here it is. Expect more from Mimi and her song of protest against the train. Lyrics :: Back to homepage :: Follow us on Twitter :: Mimi Romilly, Finchley Literary Festival :: Mimi Romilly :: back to home page ccradio :: follow ccradio o twitter :: File Download (3:13 min / 4 MB)

Black lesbian feminist poet Audre Lorde framed political struggle for a generation of women in Europe and USA. It is difficult to overestimate her legacy. To mark twentieth anniversary of her death, Fringe Film Festival 2012 screened ‘Audre Lorde: The Berlin Years 1984- 1992’. The response to the film highlighted the importance of Lorde’s legacy. Denise O’Connor and Betiel Baraki have captured some of the atmosphere for us. Presented by: Betiel Baraki Interviews by: Denise O’Connor Reading of her own introduction: Sarah Ahmed ‘A Litany for Survival’ read by: Sarah Ahmed Audre Lorde quotes :: Audre Lorde - Wikip :: Audre Lorde Project :: Audre Lorde - The berlin years :: Fringe Film Festival :: The life and work of Audre Lorde :: The Berlin Years - London Showing :: London Feminist Film Festival :: Women's Studies Without Walls :: Film - Black Briti

This week on CCRadio we have an episode of Violet and Freddy’s psychology series Tearing Us Apart. The theme is appropriate for now—Isolation! This was recorded before the coronavirus pandemic started, but it still seems relevant to play now. Package by: Violet Macdonald and Freddy Chick Back to homepage :: Follow us on Twitter :: File Download (17:57 min / 25 MB)

This week we welcomed Candy Praise to the CCRadio studio. Candy’s full of ideas for podcasts to make at CCRadio and Freddy sat down with her to hear about them. Look out for Candy’s podcasts on CCRadio soon ! Back to homepage :: Follow us on Twitter :: File Download (12:14 min / 17 MB)

Streetsfest is a festival bringing together different grassroots homeless organisations in Finsbury Park. It happens at the end of each summer and last year CCRadio’s Bonny Astor and Freddy Chick went along to cover it. It’s taken a while for the piece to be edited! So let us whisk you back to a warm summer’s evening in Finsbury Park… Package by: Bonny Astor and Freddy Chick Streets Kitchen :: Back to homepage :: Follow us on Twitter :: File Download (26:38 min / 37 MB)

How to run a prison—interview with former prison officer Veronica Bird Veronica Bird spent 35 years working inside some of London’s toughest prisons. In this programme CCRadio’s Violet spoke to Veronica about the problems facing Britain’s prison system after a recent damning report on HMP Pentonville. Back to homepage :: Follow us on Twitter :: File Download (9:14 min / 9 MB)

Welcome to Camden’s Hidden Treasures hosted by Bonny Astor and featuring the Camden Tour Guides and their favourite secret places! In this episode, Camden Tour Guide Brian explains why he admires Thomas Coram and the creative way he helped some of Camden’s most vulnerable residents. Package by: Bonny Astor Camden's Hidden Treasures 6: Lincoln's Inn :: Camden's Hidden Treasures 5: Elizabeth Garret Anderson :: Camden's Hidden Treasures 4: Modernist Masterpiece :: Camden's Hidden Treasures 3: Two Marys :: Camden's Hidden Treasures 2: St Pancras Hotel :: Camden's Hidden Treasures 1: Old St Pancras Church Gardens :: Camden Community Radio :: Follow Camden Community Radio on Twitter :: File Download (11:37 min / 11 MB)

Welcome to Camden’s Hidden Treasures hosted by Bonny Astor and featuring the Camden Tour Guides and their favourite secret places! This atmospheric episode is set in the ‘undercroft’ at Lincoln’s Inn Fields. Camden Tour Guide David reads us a fitting poem and tells us about some of the literary connections of this secret place. Package by: Bonny Astor Back to Camden Community Radio :: Follow Camden Community Radio on Twitter :: File Download (10:00 min / 9 MB)

Welcome to Camden’s Hidden Treasures hosted by Bonny Astor and featuring the Camden Tour Guides and their favourite secret places! In this episode Camden Tour Guide Sylvia tells Bonny about Elizabeth Garett Anderson, one of the most impressive doctors in Camden’s history and a woman of many ‘firsts’. Package by: Bonny Astor Camden Community Radio :: Follow Camden Community Radio on Twitter :: File Download (31:11 min / 29 MB)

Only six weeks too late, Violet and Freddy embark on a Halloween Special! They examine the psychology of the paranormal as well as swapping a couple of scary stories along the way. Back to homepage :: Follow us on Twitter :: File Download (0:00 min / 30.5 MB)

Samantha’s guest in the studio is Ceejay, an up-and-coming artist from Loughton in Essex. Ceejay talks about his new album and promotional effort as well as telling Samantha about how music came into his life as a young boy with a lot on his shoulders. Interview by Samantha Russell. Edited by Freddy Chick Follow us on Twitter :: Back to homepage :: File Download (24:06 min / 33 MB)

David Elvis is an Elvis impersonator from Islington who has built up quite a name for himself over the years. You may well know of him already and if you don’t, then this is your chance to learn! His good friend Samantha Russell invited him down to CCRadio for a chat ahead of his upcoming gig at the Dublin Castle on Tuesday 26th. Dublin Castle :: David Elvis website :: Back to homepage :: Follow us on Twitter :: File Download (8:26 min / 12 MB)