digital:works Podcast

digital:works Podcast

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.

Episodes

December 18, 2024 18 mins

This series is called “In the Spotlight” an oral history of live musicians working in London’s west end. It explores the varied working lives of freelance musicians (some going back to the 1940s) working in the nightclubs, the jazz and rock clubs, restaurants, tea dances and the function scene as well as in the theatres in central London.

In episode one musicians take us back to how they became interested in music, their i...

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This series is called “In the Spotlight” an oral history of live musicians working in London’s west end. It explores the varied working lives of freelance musicians (some going back to the 1940s) working in the nightclubs, the jazz and rock clubs, restaurants, tea dances and the function scene as well as in the theatres in central London.

In Episode two musicians tell us about the atmosphere of central London, starting out...

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December 18, 2024 26 mins

This series is called “In the Spotlight” an oral history of live musicians working in London’s west end. It explores the varied working lives of freelance musicians (some going back to the 1940s) working in the nightclubs, the jazz and rock clubs, restaurants, tea dances and the function scene as well as in the theatres in central London.

In Episode Three musicians tell us about the work they have done in London at all of ...

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December 18, 2024 27 mins

This series is called “In the Spotlight” an oral history of live musicians working in London’s west end. It explores the varied working lives of freelance musicians (some going back to the 1940s) working in the nightclubs, the jazz and rock clubs, restaurants, tea dances and the function scene as well as in the theatres in central London.

In this fourth and final episode musicians tell us about their work in West End theat...

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Chris's Kitchen is a Greek-Cypriot Cafe in Camden Town and has been family run since 1958.

Made by Wings of Hope Community Association with digital-works and funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

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October 3, 2024 20 mins

Tuti is a Sudanese restaurant in Edgware Road.

Made by Wings of Hope Community Association with digital-works and funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

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Diyarbakir is a Turkish Restaurant in Edgware Road.

Made by Wings of Hope Community Association with digital-works and funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

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October 3, 2024 21 mins

Soor is a Lebanese Restaurant in Edgware Road with other branches in Harrow Road, Kilburn, Hendon and Soho. It is owned and run by three brothers.

Made by Wings of Hope Community Association with digital-works and funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

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September 15, 2023 28 mins

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 BY

Digital-works

[Sav Kyriacou and Matthew Rosenberg]

 

WITH

Dean Belcher

Alison Brennan

Richard Cohen

Simone Farr

Ingrid Holtz

Paul Irving

Daniel Kemp

Benedicte Larrere

Anna Lerner

Maggie Perrin

Anna R...

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September 15, 2023 32 mins

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 BY

Digital-works

[Sav Kyriacou and Matthew Rosenberg]

 

WITH

Dean Belcher

Alison Brennan

Richard Cohen

Simone Farr

Ingrid Holtz

Paul Irving

Daniel Kemp

Benedicte Larrere

Anna Lerner

Maggie Perrin

Anna Rustad

 

 

THANKS TO

The British Film Institute

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August 24, 2023 24 mins

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...

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August 24, 2023 25 mins

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 acr...

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August 24, 2023 22 mins

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 un...

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July 29, 2023 32 mins

An Oral History of London's Session Musicians

In this episode we look at how the musicians got started, the studios, their day-to-day work and the skills they needed.


MADE BY
Digital-works
[Sav Kyriacou and Matthew Rosenberg]

WITH
Chris Conway
Tone Davies
Alan Fortune
Rozanne Gomes
Maya Gottlieb
Paul Irving
Caroline Lake
Rhona Levene
Neville McDermott
M...

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July 29, 2023 35 mins

An Oral History of London's Session Musicians

In this episode we look at how the challenges and changes faced by session musicians throughout their working lives.


MADE BY
Digital-works
[Sav Kyriacou and Matthew Rosenberg]

WITH
Chris Conway
Tone Davies
Alan Fortune
Rozanne Gomes
Maya Gottlieb
Paul Irving
Caroline Lake
Rhona Levene
Neville McDermott
Maggi...

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Episode 1

A look at why people became fans of the club and their early days as supporters.

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Episode 3

A look at the birth and rise of AFC Wimbledon – A Fans’ Club.

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Episode 2

A look at their incredible rise up the leagues, their move to Selhurst Park and the very real threat to their existence.

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August 5, 2022 25 mins

An Oral History of London's Cinema Projectionists

Episode three explores the types of people who become projectionists, the ups and downs of work and how changes in cinemas and film projection affected their work, all leading to the development of digital projectors which had a such huge impact on their industry.

www.reelstories.org.uk

www.digital-works.co.uk

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July 29, 2022 22 mins

An Oral History of London's Cinema Projectionists

Episode two explores the joys and pain of the job, the skills and the satisfaction, and touches on the deepest fears of the projectionist.

Watch the film and listen to the full interviews at:
www.reelstories.org.uk

www.digital-works.co.uk

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