Jungala Radio

A story about how flowers and romance blossomed in a garden in Afghanistan. Music courtesy of Calais Sessions

Muhammad from Syria knows a lot of words. He learnt lots of his English from Western pop culture. He files these words away in an archive in his brain, remembering in detail where he first heard them. On the Wordcast Show he shares his collection with us. This week, an inauguration special ;)

Making Music from Rubbish! In collaboration with The School Bus Project & Refugee Youth Services, a selection of Sudanese Rap, poetry, and percussion from some very talented youths.

Can you imagine a butterfly with golden boots? It flees from home, only to get tangled in a barbed wire fence. Sonia tells us her beautiful story of a butterfly trying to find a place to land and rest.

To celebrate World Oceans Day, Adam and Star head to the Nausicaa sealife centre in Boulogne, and discover colourful fish, sharks, sealions, and penguins for the first time! But the trip isn't all fun and games, the centre has a worrying message about our warming planet and its effect on our oceans. World Ocean Day is coming up on June the 8th!

The Adam Show meets a young Dari poet from Afghanistan, and the two read some of their poems for us.

The Adam & Star Show work together and go exploring the town of Calais itself. They find some old ruins near a beach and explore them. They investigate....What is It?

13/04/2016 - After crossing the Aegean Sea, from Turkey to Greece, the group of refugees Jamil was travelling with shared stories about their journeys. When Jamil heard one particular story, he was inspired to write and share it.

The Star Show presents a documentary following a visit from The Calais Sessions to the 'Jungle'. Listen to some amazing covers and original tracks while finding out about the work they do. Listen to more of their recordings here: https://soundcloud.com/user-230398462 https://www.facebook.com/TheCalaisSessions/?fref=ts

17/03/2016 - In the first of a series of broadcasts, Adam, alongside special guest Alice from the Insha'Allah healing tent perform poems written by themselves. This episodes theme is 'Life in the 'Jungle'.

10/03/2016 - A breaking update from Jungala in the Calais camp! Today a fire tore through shops and a mosque that were yet to be demolished. Our reporters Star and Adam bring you the news.

This extremely powerful programme sees the Adam Show interviewing 2 of the 8 refugees on hunger strike in the Calais Refugee Camp. As the evictions continue a group of refugees have sewn their lips together in protest. Also yesterday refugee children handed flowers to the CRS riot police.

05/03/2016 - Muhammad from Syria knows a lot of words. He learnt lots of his English from Western pop culture. He files these words away in an archive in his brain, remembering in detail where he first heard them. On the Wordcast Show he shares his collection with us.

03/03/2016 - The Star Show and the Adam Show combine forces again for an up to date account of the 4th day of evictions. Possibilities of communal spaces now in danger of being demolished. A number of refugees and volunteers have now gone on hunger strike to highlight their issues.

28/02/2016 - The Adam Show - Adam is on the ground as the evictions begin. During the show she interviews refugees and French volunteers that have been tear gassed by the French riot police.

With the possible destruction of half of the 'Jungle', the camp receives a visit from the judge that will decide the camps future. Adam reports on the days unfolding events both inside the Calais camp and in Lille.

21/01/2016 - Star and Adam, hosts of The Star Show and The Adam Show, combine forces for this special show on the news of the upcoming evictions in the Calais refugee camp. The evictions would see half of the camp cleared. The show includes interviews from camp residents and analysis from Star and Adam.

11/02/2016 - On World Radio Day, Jungala Radio presents a roundup of some of the different content we have ben creating in the Calais camp over the last six weeks.

30/01/2016 - The Star Show- With over 5,000 people living in the Calais camp, what do they eat? In this episode we find out about one of the many restaurants that has opened in the camp, Kabul Cafe. Star also visits the Ashram Kitchen, where food is given to camp residents for free.

A wonderful story by an 8 year old living in camp.