South London Hardcore

Neil from Transpontine, our favourite South London blog.

Local news including the renaming of the Heygate and Aylesbury Estates, the floods in Clapham, local MP Harriet Harman and news of the exciting reopening of Sevendroog Castle.

We pay a visit to artist Steven Appleby at his Camberwell studio to talk about his work in the NME, in animation, on the radio and 'The Good Inn', a new book co-written by Black Francis of The Pixies and Josh Frank, which Steven has provided illustrations for.

We explore around and under the peninsula, stopping by significant pubs, churches and docks, and visiting the Brunel Museum, Sands Films Studios and Canada Water Library. We also celebrate some of Rotherhithe's most notable residents and visitors, including Michael Caine, Max Bygraves, Fisher FC,

We retrace the route of one of London's earliest railway lines and discuss the history of the earliest. We discuss the industrial innovation that was involved in the creation of these lines and stop off at some of the stations to have a poke around.

Artists Kevin O'Neill joins us to talk about his life and career, including 2000AD, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Ro-Busters, and Nemesis The Warlock

Writer, comedian and podcaster Daniel Ruiz Tizon (The Letter, Daniel Ruiz Tizon is Available, Please Don't Hug Me) speaks to his about his life in South West London and the influence it has had on his work.

Graham Neale, a Liberal Democrat councillor who serves the South Bermondsey ward in Southwark. We talk to Graham about what a councillor does, typical casework, representing the community and dealing with the local press, as well specific issues like safety in cycling and extending the TFL cycle hire scheme further into the Borough of Southwark.

SLHC live at the Old King's Head, Borough. Where's the centre of South London? Who's our ultimate South Londoner? What's the best name of a shop on the Walworth Road?

In anticipation of our impending 100th Episode we've put together a selection of our finest moments from some early episodes. Where is Charles Babbage's brain? Can you sit down and eat in Brixton? And where IS Doctor Who's house? All the answers are here...