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Jason, Joel and Paggy present music, stories and poems from artists with a learning disability. The team discuss tips for hiding treasure, protest contests and creative uses for unwanted gifts. The show includes music from The Daniel Wakeford Experience, the final part of Jonny Schachter's alternative history of the 20th century, and ideas for changing the world from Downs View Life Skills College in Brighton.
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Jason and Joel present music, stories and poems from artists with a learning disability. The show includes a poem from Charlie Hatton as well as the second part of Jonny Schachter's alternative history of the 20th century. Three audio diarists discuss the challenges and triumphs of their daily lives. Joel & Jason discuss starfish, improvise a story regarding a diver and an underwater monster, and devise a plan in case ...

Jason and Joel present music, stories and poems from artists with a learning disability and autism. The show includes a poem from Electric Mutant X, a Halloween tale from Charlie Hatton, Jonny Schachter's alternative history of the 20th century in which his dad, Dr Mel Schachter, becomes UK prime Minister instead of Winston Churchill. Four audio diarists discuss the challenges and triumphs of their daily lives. Joel & ...

Joel, Fran, Paggy and Claire present music, stories and poems from artists with a learning disability. The show includes Jonny Schachter's memories of Californian beaches for 'You, Me & The Sea'; writer, Debbie Caulfield outlining changes she would make in 'When I'm Prime Minister'. The team ponder the wonders of an aquatic puncher, and the delights of Razzmatazz. Sam Castell-Ward and Jonny provide audio diaries. The s...

Claire,  Joel and Jason present 'You, Me & The Sea' which includes coastal poems from Charles Hatton and Sam Castell-Ward.  Asa tells us how he would improve life for all in ‘When I'm Prime Minister’. Sam and Susannah have recorded more audio diaries for 'Sounds Like My Life'.
This episode features an interview and music by DJ Florida from Baked Beans Performing Arts in Battersea, and a new song from the Carousel C...

Fran, Claire and Jason present 'You, Me & The Sea': poems, stories and songs inspired by the sea; ‘When I'm Prime Minister’, where we ask, 'if you were the most powerful person in the country what would you do to make your life, and the lives of others better?' Also, 'Sounds Like My Life', radio diaries where people talk about the challenges and triumphs in their daily lives, which includes a contribution from a famili...

Joel, Jason and Fran present 'You, Me & The Sea': poems, stories and songs inspired by the sea, ‘When I'm Prime Minister’, where we ask, 'if you were the most powerful person in the country what would you do to make your life, and the lives of others better?' Also, the show includes 'Sounds Like My Life', radio diaries where people talk about the challenges and triumphs in their daily lives. We also hear from Team Dome...

Joel, Jason and Fran present some new features including 'You, Me & The Sea': poems, stories and songs inspired by the sea. ‘When I'm Prime Minister’, where we ask, 'if you were the most powerful person in the country what would you do to make your life, and the lives of others better?' A radio diary feature called 'Sounds Like My Life', where people talk about the challenges and triumphs in their daily lives. We also ...

Bubble Club creates social and artistic opportunities for learning disabled people in and around London. They host regular live music club nights at a mainstream venue on Brick Lane, in the heart of East London. They also run art projects and DJ workshops as well as make podcasts and live radio.
In this show Joel speaks to DJs and the host from Bubble Club, Rufaro, Ollie and DY T-Way.

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The Award-winning Carousel Radio Podcast features songs, poems, sketches and stories by artists with a learning disability. In the second edition of ‘Following Rules Apply’, Joel and Jason are back searching for answers to questions no-one thought needed asking. These include: how would you use a magical teleporting rock? How would you disguise an illegal banana warehouse? How would you get a chicken elected as President o...

Robyn Rocket Steward is an author, an educator who provides autism training, and co-host of the ‘1800 seconds on Autism’ podcast for BBC Sounds. Robyn organises regular live music events called 'Robyn's Rocket' in  London, offering a space for experimental music and improvisation by musicians with and without a Disability. 
As a composer and trumpet player, Robyn has released 30 EPs,  singles and albums. Over this two-p...

Robyn Rocket Steward is an author, an educator who provides autism training, and co-host of the ‘1800 seconds on Autism’ podcast for BBC Sounds. Robyn organises regular live music events called 'Robyn's Rocket' in  London, offering a space for experimental music and improvisation by musicians with and without a Disability. 
As a composer and trumpet player, Robyn has released 30 EPs,  singles and albums. Over this two-p...