53 episodes

Digital:works Oral History Podcasts - Oral History interviews collected by trained volunteers are lovingly edited into radio documentary-style programmes and released in podcast format.

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Digital:works Oral History Podcasts - Oral History interviews collected by trained volunteers are lovingly edited into radio documentary-style programmes and released in podcast format.

    Hello Campers - Ep 2

    Hello Campers - Ep 2

    This series is called Hello Campers! And explores Londoner’s experiences of British holiday camps.In episode two, we concentrate on all the activities there were on offer at British holiday camps.MADE BYDigital-works[Sav Kyriacou and Matthew Rosenberg] WITHDean BelcherAlison BrennanRichard CohenSimone FarrIngrid HoltzPaul IrvingDaniel KempBenedicte LarrereAnna LernerMaggie PerrinAnna Rustad THANKS TOThe British Film InstituteMark ReidDominika Widlak-MankaPeter DanielIan Jennin...

    • 32 min
    Hello Campers - Ep 1

    Hello Campers - Ep 1

    This series is called Hello Campers! And explores Londoner’s experiences of British holiday camps.In episode one, we look at holidays before camps, why people started going to holiday camps and the accommodation and food they would find there.MADE BYDigital-works[Sav Kyriacou and Matthew Rosenberg] WITHDean BelcherAlison BrennanRichard CohenSimone FarrIngrid HoltzPaul IrvingDaniel KempBenedicte LarrereAnna LernerMaggie PerrinAnna Rustad THANKS TOThe British Film InstituteMark ...

    • 28 min
    The Train at Platform 5 - Ep3

    The Train at Platform 5 - Ep3

    This series is called “The Train at Platform Five” an oral history of Kings Cross rail workers.A team of researchers interviewed 25 people who worked at this busy London railway terminal to document what life was like working at the station for drivers, guards, pantry boys, station staff and more.In this third and final episode, we explore the joys and pain of the work; the pay and conditions; the role of the union and the impact of privatisation on the work.We hope you enjoy the podcast.————...

    • 22 min
    The Train at Platform 5 - Ep2

    The Train at Platform 5 - Ep2

    This series is called “The Train at Platform Five” an oral history of Kings Cross rail workers.A team of researchers interviewed 25 people who worked at this busy London railway terminal to document what life was like working at the station for drivers, guards, pantry boys, station staff and more.In episode two, we look at how workers started out and how they got the skills for their work; their stories from across the station, as well as on board the trains.We hope you enjoy the podcast.————...

    • 25 min
    The Train at Platform 5 - Ep1

    The Train at Platform 5 - Ep1

    This series is called “The Train at Platform Five” an oral history of Kings Cross rail workers.A team of researchers interviewed 25 people who worked at this busy London railway terminal to document what life was like working at the station for drivers, guards, pantry boys, station staff and more.In Episode One, we explore how and why people came to work at Kings Cross Railway Station with some going back to the age of steam. There are descriptions of the station and neighbourhood in those ye...

    • 24 min
    Music Makers - Ep2

    Music Makers - Ep2

    An Oral History of London's Session MusiciansIn this episode we look at how the challenges and changes faced by session musicians throughout their working lives.MADE BYDigital-works[Sav Kyriacou and Matthew Rosenberg]WITHChris ConwayTone DaviesAlan FortuneRozanne GomesMaya GottliebPaul IrvingCaroline LakeRhona LeveneNeville McDermottMaggie PerrinMimi RomillySPECIAL THANKS TOMo FosterTHANKS TOCamden Local Studies and ArchivesCity of Westminster ArchivesIsobel GriffithsRAK StudiosAIR LyndhurstI...

    • 35 min

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