South London Hardcore

Velvet Underground, Bloc Party, James Blake, Hawkwind, Placebo and Natasha Bedingfield are on the sixth volume of our playlist - acts that went to university in South London.

Blur, Pink Floyd, Klaxon, JME and Humphrey Lyttelton are on the sixth volume of our playlist - acts that went to university in South London.

Episode 145: Manfred Mann. We talk to Manfred Mann (Do Wah Diddy Diddy, Pretty Flamingo, Mighty Quinn) about his music career, covering Bob Dylan, trying to sell Paul McCartney a harmonium and South London.

This week we visit Putney, including the Putney Debates, Clement Attlee, William Pitt the Younger, Oliver Cromwell, Thomas Cromwell, Howard Carter, Sandy Denny and Mr Benn.

Chiptune pop punk duo Fakebit Polytechnic join us for a chat about their songs, gigs and unique instruments, and a wander through Deptford Market.

A meditation on Norwood.

Our latest local news roundup features some stolen lightbulbs, skyline preservation, WWE wrestlers, public urination, a vision of our care home future and John Loughrey, Diana Super Fan.

Spike Milligan, one of the most important figures in the history of comedy, is inducted into the SLHC Hall of Fame. We talk about his childhood in Catford and Brockley and a career that included The Goon Show.

This week we paid a visit to the newly re-opened Imperial War Museum. We talked about the sites historical use as a site of the Bethlem Hospital, the history of the IWM as an institution and some of the curatorial decisions made in the museum's new incarnation.

For this year's Elefest we hosted a live show where we lead the audience on an aural adventure, spiralling around the Elephant and Castle roundabout from the outside in. We cover schools and churches, cinemas and shopping centres, housing estates and subways before ending up in front of a stainless steel substation. Join us on this journey, this time at your own convenience, where we can guide you around the colourful and expansive history of this iconic South London spot.