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

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.

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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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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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July 20, 2022 22 mins

Reel Stories - An Oral History of London's Cinema Projectionists
Episode one explores the reasons people chose to become projectionists, their training and early experiences, and the fumbles and stumbles along the way.

Film and full interviews here: www.reelstories.org.uk

Project funded by National Lottery Heritage Fund and supported by the British Film Institute.

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October 15, 2021 36 mins

To celebrate the 360th anniversary of the establishment of the General Post Office this intergenerational oral history project explores the history of postal workers in London going back to the 1940s. 

As a major employer in the capital, it records how work has been impacted by significant post-war changes in technology, public perception, finance and ownership. It looks at the changing nature of work at one of London&apos...

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October 15, 2021 31 mins

To celebrate the 360th anniversary of the establishment of the General Post Office this intergenerational oral history project explores the history of postal workers in London going back to the 1940s. 

As a major employer in the capital, it records how work has been impacted by significant post-war changes in technology, public perception, finance and ownership. It looks at the changing nature of work at one of London&apos...

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September 2, 2021 42 mins

Settlement Stories has been produced by volunteers from the African Women Group and uses oral history to explore the experience of people from Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia who have come to the UK and settled here. Here are their stories.

Episode 2 explores how the communities settled in the UK and looks at housing, work and education.

Produced in association with digital-works.

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September 2, 2021 32 mins

Settlement Stories has been produced by volunteers from the African Women Group and uses oral history to explore the experience of people from Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia who have come to the UK and settled here. Here are their stories.

Episode 1 covers their journeys to the UK.

Produced in association with digital-works.

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March 26, 2021 21 mins

An Oral History of Play and Games

An intergenerational project formed to explore how children's play has changed in Kensington & Chelsea over the years.

These podcasts use interviews undertaken by children from Servite and Colville Primary Schools to show how play and games have changed over the years both by those who grew up in the area and those who moved to it from other places both home and abroad. 

They explore aspects ...

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March 8, 2021 19 mins

An Oral History of Play and Games

An intergenerational project formed to explore how children's play has changed in Kensington & Chelsea over the years.

These podcasts use interviews undertaken by children from Servite and Colville Primary Schools to show how play and games have changed over the years both by those who grew up in the area and those who moved to it from other places both home and abroad. 

They explore aspects ...

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February 23, 2021 27 mins

An Oral History of Play and Games

An intergenerational project formed to explore how children's play has changed in Kensington & Chelsea over the years.

These podcasts use interviews undertaken by children from Servite and Colville Primary Schools to show how play and games have changed over the years both by those who grew up in the area and those who moved to it from other places both home and abroad. 

They explore aspects ...

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