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
61 episodes
In The Spotlight - Ep 4
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 clu...
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Season 18
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Episode 4
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27:26
In The Spotlight - Ep 3
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 clu...
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Season 18
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Episode 3
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26:59
In The Spotlight - Ep 2
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 clu...
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Season 18
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Episode 2
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20:44
In The Spotlight - Ep 1
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 clu...
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Season 18
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Episode 1
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18:45
Table Talk - Soor - Lebanese Restaurant
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 ...
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Season 17
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Episode 4
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21:49
Table Talk - Diyarbakir - Turkish Restaurant
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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Season 17
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Episode 3
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13:07
Table Talk - Tuti - Sudanese Restaurant
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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Season 17
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Episode 2
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20:06
Table Talk - Chris's Kitchen - Greek-Cypriot Cafe
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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Season 17
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Episode 1
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16:50
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...
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Season 16
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Episode 2
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32:37
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 ...
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Season 16
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Episode 1
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28:12
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 sta...
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Season 15
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Episode 3
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22:51
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 sta...
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Season 15
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Episode 2
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25:54
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 sta...
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Season 15
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Episode 1
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24:12
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...
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Season 14
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Episode 2
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35:36
Music Makers - Ep 1
An Oral History of London's Session MusiciansIn this episode we look at how the musicians got started, the studios, their day-to-day work and the skills they needed.MADE BYDigital-works[Sav Kyriacou and Mat...
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Season 14
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Episode 1
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32:30
Walking Down the Haydons Road – A Fan’s View of Wimbledon FC - Ep 1
Episode 1A look at why people became fans of the club and their early days as supporters.
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Season 13
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Episode 1
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28:47
Walking Down the Haydons Road – A Fan’s View of Wimbledon FC - Ep 2
Episode 2A 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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Season 13
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Episode 2
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28:37
Walking Down the Haydons Road – A Fan’s View of Wimbledon FC - Ep 3
Episode 3A look at the birth and rise of AFC Wimbledon – A Fans’ Club.
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Season 13
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Episode 3
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34:39
Reel Stories - Ep3
An Oral History of London's Cinema ProjectionistsEpisode 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 deve...
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Season 12
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Episode 3
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25:46
Reel Stories - Ep2
An Oral History of London's Cinema ProjectionistsEpisode 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 int...
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Season 12
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Episode 2
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22:25
Reel Stories - Ep1
Reel Stories - An Oral History of London's Cinema ProjectionistsEpisode one explores the reasons people chose to become projectionists, their training and early experiences, and the fumbles and stumbles along the way.Film and...
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Season 12
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Episode 1
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22:55
Postman's Knock - Episode 1
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 cap...
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Season 11
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Episode 1
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36:09
Postman's Knock - Episode 2
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 cap...
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Season 11
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Episode 2
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31:31