Explore every episode of the podcast Camden Community Radio
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| Cup cakes and Ginger Beer | 21 Dec 2023 | 00:07:12 | |
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 | 28 Nov 2023 | 00:07:54 | |
The second of three short stories written and read by Olivia Ebony White Click on the links at the right to hear “The War” and “Cupcakes and Ginger Beer” Produced, recorded and edited: Marian Larragy | |||
| The Visit | 29 Sep 2023 | 00:05:47 | |
The first of three short stories written and read by Olivia Ebony White Click on the links at the right to hear “The War” and “Cupcakes and Ginger Beer” Produced, recorded and edited: Marian Larragy | |||
| CCRadio reported on Arsenal Ladies becoming the Invincibles in 2012 | 01 Aug 2022 | 00:02:11 | |
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!
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| Balcony Garden | 26 Jul 2022 | 00:01:53 | |
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. Recorded in 2018 Package by Marian Larragy | |||
| Cry | 26 Jul 2022 | 00:00:37 | |
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. Recorded in 2018 Package by Marian Larragy | |||
| Siubhan McNally - short collection | 26 Jul 2022 | 00:13:32 | |
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, after moving to London, Belfast remains a touchstone of her later years. Recorded in 2018 Package by Marian Larragy | |||
| Philosophy of Mind @ Mind in Camden | 10 Sep 2021 | 00:45:24 | |
This podcast is about a ‘Philosophy of Mind’ workshop series, which ran at Mind in Camden, a local mental health charity, in October 2017. 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
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| Mimi Romilly's "HS2 Protest Song" | 27 Oct 2020 | 00:03:13 | |
Mimi Romilly, lifelong Somers Town resident, came into CCRadio to record her protest song against HS2. | |||
| Audre Lorde Remembered | 27 Oct 2020 | 00:19:21 | |
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
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| Tearing Us Apart: Isolation | 18 Mar 2020 | 00:17:57 | |
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 | |||
| Freddy talks with Candy Praise | 14 Feb 2020 | 00:12:14 | |
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 ! | |||
| Streetsfest | 28 Jan 2020 | 00:26:38 | |
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… | |||
| How to run a prison -- interview with Veronica Bird | 15 Jan 2020 | 00:09:14 | |
How to run a prison—interview with former prison officer Veronica Bird Package by: Violet Macdonald | |||
| Camden's Hidden Treasures 7: Thomas Coram | 10 Jan 2020 | 00:11:37 | |
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
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| Camden's Hidden Treasures 6: Lincoln's Inn | 10 Jan 2020 | 00:10:00 | |
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 | |||
| Camden's Hidden Treasures 5: Elizabeth Garett Anderson | 10 Jan 2020 | 00:31:11 | |
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 | |||
| Tearing Us Apart: Halloween Special | 08 Dec 2019 | ||
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. | |||
| Ceejay talks to Samantha | 08 Dec 2019 | 00:24:06 | |
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 | |||
| David Elvis talks to Samantha | 24 Nov 2019 | 00:08:26 | |
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. | |||
| Tearing Us Apart: Myers Briggs | 11 Nov 2019 | 00:17:31 | |
Myers Briggs tests are known all over the world as a way of finding out what “personality type” you belong to. Middle-managers and teenagers swear by them. Violet uncovers the history of the Myers Briggs test and Freddy takes one for the first time. | |||
| Aridja's Podcast - authenticity | 20 Oct 2019 | 00:19:35 | |
Authenticity is tricky to define. Sometimes it’s tricky to know what your authentic identity is and who you should try to be. Aridja reflects on her efforts to be true to herself even when the mics are on. | |||
| Aridja's Podcast - quarter life crisis | 20 Oct 2019 | 00:21:16 | |
Begin as you mean to go on. Aridja’s Podcast starts with openness and honesty. This time Aridja chats about the quarter life crisis. Being a young adult is hard these days and it’s easy to feel like you’re losing out or being left behind. If you’re feeling like this yourself then don’t worry. Aridja has your back. | |||
| Camden's Hidden Treasures 4: Modernist masterpiece | 20 Oct 2019 | 00:21:20 | |
Welcome to Camden’s Hidden Treasures hosted by Bonny Astor and featuring the Camden Tour Guides and their favourite secret places! 2 Willow Road is a treasure trove of modernist architecture, art, and design. Bonny meets Camden Tour Guide (and veteran 2 Willow Road Guide) Geoff to hear the story of the mastermind behind it – Erno Goldfinger – and for a tour of this unusual National Trust property | |||
| Camden's Hidden Treasures 3: Two Marys | 20 Oct 2019 | 00:16:32 | |
Welcome to Camden’s Hidden Treasures hosted by Bonny Astor and featuring the Camden Tour Guides and their favourite secret places! Bonny meets Camden Tour Guide Alan on Tavistock Place to hear about two famous Marys. As well as sharing the stories and legacies of these contrasting women, Alan points out some remarkable details that you might otherwise miss. | |||
| Tearing Us Apart: Dreaming through the Blitz | 13 Oct 2019 | 00:18:00 | |
In the London Blitz the night overshadowed the day. And as the bombs fell on the breathless city, what dreams did we dream? In this episode of Tearing Us Apart, Violet and Freddy uncover a project that ran throughout the war to gather details of what Britain was dreaming. p.s. this was the first episode we recorded but not the first we put up. Package by: Violet MacDonald and Freddy Chick | |||
| Camden's Hidden Treasures: St Pancras Hotel | 06 Oct 2019 | 00:11:23 | |
Welcome to Camden’s Hidden Treasures hosted by Bonny Astor and featuring the Camden Tour Guides and their favourite secret places! The St Pancras Hotel is a vast gothic brick pile that stands proud on the Euston Road. But what is the story behind the facade? Bonny meets Camden Tour Guide Julie to find out. Package: Bonny Astor | |||
| Camden's Hidden Treasures: St Pancras Old Church Gardens | 06 Oct 2019 | 00:15:43 | |
Welcome to Camden’s Hidden Treasures hosted by Bonny Astor and featuring the Camden Tour Guides and their favourite secret places! Bonny meets Camden Tour Guide Chris in a secret garden of tranquillity in the middle of King’s Cross’s chaos—St Pancras Old Church. Chris reveals a trove of hidden treasures including the original resting place of Mary Wollstonecraft origins of the iconic red telephone box. Package by: Bonny Astor | |||
| Camden's Hidden Treasures | 06 Oct 2019 | 00:02:31 | |
Welcome to Camden’s Hidden Treasures hosted by Bonny Astor and featuring the Camden Tour Guides and their favourite secret places! Click on the links to hear about specific places. Package by: Blnny Astor | |||
| Global Climate Strike | 29 Sep 2019 | 00:08:46 | |
On Friday September 20th school children across the UK joined others around the world in a global climate strike. Thousands of school children, parents and other protesters marched round Millbank and Parliament. Freddy Chick went down to report. | |||
| Tearing Us Apart 3: Psychedelic Journey | 07 Sep 2019 | 00:21:38 | |
This week Violet and Freddy celebrate the 50th anniversary of Woodstock by going on a psychedelic journey into the hippy psychology. To do this they look at the work of two psychologists from the era: Abraham Maslow and Timothy Leary. And they share some far-out poetry. Package by: Violet Macdonald & Freddy Chick
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| UK Student Climate Network at Stop The Coup demo at Downing St August 31st 2019 | 01 Sep 2019 | 00:03:11 | |
Camden Community Radio met some of the UK Student Climate Network in Whitehall at the #Stopthecoup rally on Downing Street on August 21st. Package: Marian Larragy | |||
| Keir Starmer MP at 'Stop the Coup' Rally, Russell Square, Saturday 31st | 01 Sep 2019 | 00:06:55 | |
On Saturday 31st August, hundreds of people gathered in Camden to protest at the proposal that parliament be shut down for 5 weeks, essentially to inhibit elected MPs from stopping a No-Deal Brexit. Hear extracts of what some of the speakers said. ... Georgia Gould, Leader Camden Council introduced the speakers at the rally to #StopTheCoup #DefendOurDemocracy at Russell Square – part of a UK-wide series of demonstrations: Package: Marian Larragy
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| Joan Bakewell at 'Stop the Coup' Rally, Russell Square, Saturday 31st | 01 Sep 2019 | 00:03:55 | |
Georgia Gould, Leader Camden Council introduced the speakers at the rally to #StopTheCoup #DefendOurDemocracy at Russell Square – part of a UK-wide series of demonstrations: Package: Marian Larragy
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| Ben Labour Campaign for Free Movement at 'Stop the Coup' Rally, Russell Square, Saturday 31st | 01 Sep 2019 | 00:01:05 | |
Georgia Gould, Leader Camden Council introduced the speakers at the rally to #StopTheCoup #DefendOurDemocracy at Russell Square – part of a UK-wide series of demonstrations: Package: Marian Larragy
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| Louisa Brewer LIb Dem Cllr at 'Stop the Coup' Rally, Russell Square, Saturday 31st | 01 Sep 2019 | 00:04:06 | |
Georgia Gould, Leader Camden Council introduced the speakers at the rally to #StopTheCoup #DefendOurDemocracy at Russell Square – part of a UK-wide series of demonstrations: Package: Marian Larragy
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| Seb Dance MEP at 'Stop the Coup' Rally, Russell Square, Saturday 31st | 01 Sep 2019 | 00:04:12 | |
Georgia Gould, Leader Camden Council introduced the speakers at the rally to #StopTheCoup #DefendOurDemocracy at Russell Square – part of a UK-wide series of demonstrations: Package: Marian Larragy
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| Liz Wheatly Branch Secretary Camden Unison at 'Stop the Coup' Rally, Russell Square, Saturday 31st | 01 Sep 2019 | 00:03:41 | |
Georgia Gould, Leader Camden Council introduced the speakers at the rally to #StopTheCoup #DefendOurDemocracy at Russell Square – part of a UK-wide series of demonstrations: Package: Marian Larragy
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| Lazzaro Pietragnoli EU Citizen Champion at 'Stop the Coup' Rally, Russell Square, Saturday 31st | 01 Sep 2019 | 00:04:10 | |
Georgia Gould, Leader Camden Council introduced the speakers at the rally to #StopTheCoup #DefendOurDemocracy at Russell Square – part of a UK-wide series of demonstrations: Package: Marian Larragy
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| Sava Asif at 'Stop the Coup' Rally, Russell Square, Saturday 31st | 01 Sep 2019 | 00:03:14 | |
Georgia Gould, Leader Camden Council introduced the speakers at the rally to #StopTheCoup #DefendOurDemocracy at Russell Square – part of a UK-wide series of demonstrations: Package: Marian Larragy
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| Speaker at 'Stop the Coup' Rally, Russell Square, Saturday 31st | 01 Sep 2019 | 00:00:55 | |
Georgia Gould, Leader Camden Council introduced the speakers at the rally to #StopTheCoup #DefendOurDemocracy at Russell Square – part of a UK-wide series of demonstrations: Package: Marian Larragy
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| Voices from the Camden Demo against shut down of Parliament | 31 Aug 2019 | 00:12:06 | |
On Saturday 31st August, hundreds of people gathered in Camden to protest at the proposal that parliament be shut down for 5 weeks, essentially to inhibit elected MPs from stopping a No-Deal Brexit. Hear extracts of what some of the speakers said. ... Georgia Gould, Leader Camden Council introduced the speakers at the rally to #StopTheCoup #DefendOurDemocracy at Russell Square – part of a UK-wide series of demonstrations: Package: Marian Larragy
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| Tearing Us Apart 2: You are what you eat | 24 Aug 2019 | 00:13:24 | |
This week Violet and Freddy explore the psychology of food and ask whether eating different food can make you a different person. Package by: Violet Macdonald & Freddy Chick
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| Tearing Us Apart 1: Erik Erikson through James Dean Eyes | 10 Aug 2019 | 00:12:37 | |
Tearing Us Apart is an ongoing exploration into human psychology. This week Violet and Freddy learn about Erik Erikson’s theory of how personalities develop through life. And then apply what they’ve learned to Rebel Without a Cause… Package by: Violet Macdonald & Freddy Chick
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| Humans of Camden No. 7 | 26 Jul 2019 | 00:16:14 | |
Humans of Camden’ is a podcast series for Camden Community Radio inspired by the photography project, ‘Humans of New York’. In it, Bonny walks around different parts of Camden asking passersby to talk to her for 5 minutes. The aim is to capture a cross-section of street life in this diverse and eclectic borough of London. Package by: Bonny Astor | |||
| Humans of Camden, No 6 | 26 Jul 2019 | 00:20:13 | |
Humans of Camden’ is a podcast series for Camden Community Radio inspired by the photography project, ‘Humans of New York’. In it, Bonny walks around different parts of Camden asking passersby to talk to her for 5 minutes. The aim is to capture a cross-section of street life in this diverse and eclectic borough of London. Package: Bonny Astor | |||
| Camden Fringe, 2019 - Fiona Spreadbouough | 26 Jul 2019 | 00:16:17 | |
Fiona Spreadborough is bringing her one woman show ‘Adventures of a Tripadvisor seaside guesthouse keeper’ to Camden Fringe on Sunday 18th August (Water Rats, Grays Inn Road, 9pm, Tickets £5). Here she talks to Marian Larragy about how her show came into being, but you’ll have to see the show if you want to full story on Fiona. Package: Marian Larragy | |||
| Camden Fringe 2019: 'No Water In the Jungle' comes | 20 Jul 2019 | 00:13:00 | |
‘I’m going to tell you a story’, says the story teller. ‘Get on with it!’ say the children. Is the tortoise always the villian? Will the lion be the hero? Co-operation is both the key to the story and to how freelance photographer Ifeoma Onyefulu came to have a play for children, in the Camden Fringe Festival. Package: Marian Larragy | |||
| Ifeoma Onyefulu on her books for children | 20 Jul 2019 | 00:08:23 | |
Photographer and Storyteller in the Igbo tradition of Nigeria, Ifeoma Onyefulu has been producing children’s books that tell traditional tales. Here she talks with Freddy Chick and introduces him to the liminal ancestors who are always present on special occasions, even if their presence is not quite acknowledged. Recording: Marian Larragy | |||
| Humans of Camden - Episode 5 | 16 Jul 2019 | 00:15:16 | |
Humans of Camden’ is a podcast series for Camden Community Radio inspired by the photography project, ‘Humans of New York’. In it, Bonny walks around different parts of Camden asking passersby to talk to her for 5 minutes. The aim is to capture a cross-section of street life in this diverse and eclectic borough of London. The fifth episode was recorded in Granary Square and the surrounding area. Bonny asks: “Why are you here?”, “Do you have a daily ritual that is important to you?” “What’s the best conversation you’ve had recently”, “What advice have you found helpful that you’d share with others?” (etc.) Packaged by: Bonny Astor | |||