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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Mark Reid

Dominika Widlak-Manka

Peter Daniel

Ian Jennings

INTERVIEWEES

Helen Aloof

Graham Aslett

Anita Carlton

Anna Churin

John Daniel

Peter Daniel

Kim Dicker

Astrid Englezou

Keith Etherington

Chris Foster

Alan Hollamby

Martin Holland

Linda Hufford

Debbie Levett

Chris Luesley

John Lynch

John Neville

Sheelagh Schokman

Margaret Thomas

George Warren

Maggie Watson

Patrick Watson

Cathy Welch

MUSIC

Written & Performed by

Vincent Burke

FUNDED BY

National Lottery Heritage Fund

© Digital-works 2023

Project website featuring the film documentary and full interviews: www.hellocampers.org.uk

www.digital-works.co.uk

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 Rustad

THANKS TO

The British Film Institute

Mark Reid

Dominika Widlak-Manka

Peter Daniel

Ian Jennings

INTERVIEWEES

Helen Aloof

Graham Aslett

Anita Carlton

Anna Churin

John Daniel

Peter Daniel

Kim Dicker

Astrid Englezou

Keith Etherington

Chris Foster

Alan Hollamby

Martin Holland

Linda Hufford

Debbie Levett

Chris Luesley

John Lynch

John Neville

Sheelagh Schokman

Margaret Thomas

George Warren

Maggie Watson

Patrick Watson

Cathy Welch

MUSIC

Written & Performed by

Vincent Burke

FUNDED BY

National Lottery Heritage Fund

© Digital-works 2023

Project website featuring the film documentary and full interviews: www.hellocampers.org.uk

www.digital-works.co.uk

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 union and the impact of privatisation on the work.

We hope you enjoy the podcast.

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This podcast was funded by the National Lottery Heritage fund. The project was set up and run by arts, education and heritage specialists digital works who worked with Camden Local Studies Centre.

To find out more about our history projects, including documentary films, podcasts, and to listen to the full unedited interviews for this project please visit www.digital-works.co.uk.

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 across the station, as well as on board the trains.

We hope you enjoy the podcast.

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This podcast was funded by the National Lottery Heritage fund. The project was set up and run by arts, education and heritage specialists digital works who worked with Camden Local Studies Centre.

To find out more about our history projects, including documentary films, podcasts, and to listen to the full unedited interviews for this project please visit www.digital-works.co.uk.

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 age of steam. There are descriptions of the station and neighbourhood in those years. We also look at the ease of getting work at the station but also the difficulties some faced. 

We hope you enjoy the podcast.

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This podcast was funded by the National Lottery Heritage fund. The project was set up and run by arts, education and heritage specialists digital works who worked with Camden Local Studies Centre.

To find out more about our history projects, including documentary films, podcasts, and to listen to the full unedited interviews for this project please visit www.digital-works.co.uk.

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
Maggie Perrin
Mimi Romilly


SPECIAL THANKS TO
Mo Foster


THANKS TO
Camden Local Studies and Archives
City of Westminster Archives
Isobel Griffiths
RAK Studios
AIR Lyndhurst


INTERVIEWEES
Richard Bailey
Kuljit Bhamra
Greg Bone
Clem Cattini
Paul Clarvis
Mo Foster
Colin Green
Isobel Griffiths
Jim Hunt
Sonia Jones
Skaila Kanga
Jody Linscott
Sara Lowenthal
Henry Lowther
Everton Nelson
Anna Noakes
Mimi Romilly
Ray Russell
Bob Saker
Ralph Salmins
Jackie Shave
Andy Treacy
Gavyn Wright


Additional Camerawork
Arvo Bickerton Packer



ABBEY ROAD SESSION 
FOOTAGE & PHOTOGRAPHY
Benjamin Ealovega

Music
Sir Edward Elgar: Violin Concerto op. 61

Musicians
Solo violin - Thomas Bowes
Conductor - Nic Fallowfield

Recording Producer - Stephen Frost
Recording Engineer - Arne Akselberg

Orchestra fixed (contracted) by
Isobel Griffiths Ltd (Susie Gillis)
Leader - Jackie Shave



RAK STUDIOS SESSION
Endure
written by Ray Russell / George Baldwin
Slow Day
written by Ray Russell
Performed by
Johnny Thirkell - Trumpet
Simon Willescroft - Tenor Saxophone
Ray Russell - Guitar
Jim Watson - Electric Piano
Mo Foster - Electric Bass
Ian Palmer - Drums



LIVE MUSIC
What You Waiting For
Performed by
KOKOMO
live at the Half Moon, Putney



FUNDED BY
National Lottery Heritage Fund



© Digital-works 2023

Project website: www.sessionstories.org.uk

Watch the film: https://vimeo.com/826140827