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This week we're bringing you an interview from the Camden New Journal vaults: an interview with Dave Tomlin - a seminal figure in north London's counter culture scene of the 1960s.
A legend of the squatting movement, in 1975 having been staying in squat in Belsize Park he was looking for someplace new to live.
One day he walked down Avenue Road, in Swiss Cottage, and he noticed a large, attractive house which had clearly been left empty for some time.
It was the Cambodian embassy which had been abandoned by diplomats when the Khmer Rouge led by Pol Pot instigated a violent coup in the country.
Dave and his friends climbed in and made it their home for 15 years before the Home Office was able to finally evict them.
During that time it became a hub of artistic creation and appreciation known as The Guild of Transcultural Studies.
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Host: Dan Carrier
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Dr Jeff Waage joins us on the podcast for an early morning stroll around Hampstead Heath in London to hear the dawn chorus.
An ecologist by trade and bird watcher, Jeff helps host Dan Carrier listen out for and spot an array of bird species from woodpeckers to jackdaws, blackcaps to wood warblers.
Along the way, they meet Alan who has been venturing around this slice of countryside inside the sprawling metropolis for over 60 years and was on his way to feed the crows he has befriended.
Dr Waage, a member of the Heath and Hampstead Society, has led a project to monitor the numbers of nesting birds and hopes to use the figures to suggest new ways to protect wildlife.
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DJ David Rodigan, an iconic figure in reggae music, talks to Dan Carrier about a career spanning decades.
Their chat covers lockdown, meeting Bob Marley in a stairwell, and the future of the genre.
He is set to appear on the grounds of Kenwood House this June in what is anticipated to be a life-affirming gig.
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David Rodigan and The Outlook Orchestra play at Kenwood House on Sunday, June 27 - tickets out now.
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As pubs reopen this week, reporter Harry Taylor takes a look at three boozers that have miraculously been brought back from the brink after years of closure and in one instance demolition.
The Albert in Primrose Hill, and Carlton Tavern n Maida Vale which both welcomed punters on Monday and the Magdala Tavern in Hampstead, set to open next month
He talks to the campaigners that never gave up the fight and the brave landlords determined to keep the doors open for the years to come.
Special thanks to Phil Cowan, Sam Moss, Polly Robertson, and Ben Martin.
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Host: Harry Taylor
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Leroy Logan is our guest on the seventh episode of The CNJ Podcast.
The former Metropolitan Police Superintendent is known for battling for decades against racism within the force, and was once the chair of the Black Police Association.
The early part of his struggles were portrayed in Steve McQueen's Small Axe drama series aired on the BBC last year starring Star-wars actor John Boyega.
This discussion was recorded before the publication of the government’s controversial race report which Mr Logan has recently publicly criticised.
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Host: Calum Fraser
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*This episode contains swearing and drug references
The legendary Alan McGee joins The Camden New Journal Podcast on our sixth episode of the series.
As the founder of Creation Records, Alan has given the world Primal Scream, Oasis and The Jesus and Mary Chain.
Together with New Journal reporter Dan Carrier, they talk about his memories or managing a record label through the Brit Pop and Acid House days, what "Cool Britannia" was really about, and what is on his stereo today.
His memoir, Creation Stories: Raves, Riots and Running a Label, has been adapted for the big screen by Irvine Welsh and Nick Moran.
The film Creation Stories is available on Sky Cinema from March 20.
Connect with Alan McGee on Instagram @alanmcgee93
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Lead singer of Will Fairhead and The Gulls joins host Calum Fraser on episode five of the The CNJ Pod.
Will chats about what it was like being a key worker during the first wave of the pandemic, delivering meals-on-wheels to elderly people throughout north London.
He discusses his experience of coming to London to make it as a musician and his hopes for grassroots music post lockdown.
And he takes us on the journey of becoming the only UK band to complete a European tour last year in 2020.
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Episode four sees The CNJ Pod take a deep dive into what policing Camden is like with one of the borough's finest: PC Ali Hassan-Ali.
PC Ali gives an open and honest account of why he joined up to the force and what it's like to be a black officer in the Met.
Our chat covers knife crime, stop & search and his efforts to prevent young people from being groomed into organised criminal gangs.
Connect with PC Ali on Twitter @OneSixTwoThree1
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Host: Bronwen weatherby
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Singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka joins us on The Camden New Journal Podcast for our third episode.
The performer talks about life growing up and Camden’s grassroots music scene, the importance of music education and about keeping grassroots music venues alive.
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In our second episode Bronwen Weatherby talks with writer Vicky Unwin on what it was like discovering a suitcase full of family secrets kept by her father.
The revelations have become the subject of her latest book, The Boy from Boskovice.
We also speak about one of the most tragic times in Vicky's life, when her daughter Louise passed away after taking a party drug, and how it led her down the road of activism.
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Host: Bronwen weatherby
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The podcast currently has 12 episodes available.