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South London Hardcore
by Hold Fast Network
A weekly transpontine podcast by Steve Walsh and Jack McInroy. Exploring South London culture. It's the livin' lick.
Episodes
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SLHC on Daniel Ruiz Tizon’s Bumper Christmas Annual 2014
As we enter the bootlegs and rarities era of South London Hardcore, here is our appearance on Daniel Ruiz Tizon is Available 2014 Bumper Christmas Annual live on Resonance FM. First, a special new intro recorded by Jack McInroy and Daniel Ruiz Tizon in November 2024, looking back at a special…
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The Lost Resonance FM Pilot
In 2014, we recorded a radio-friendly pilot episode of SLHC for Resonance FM. It never aired... until now.
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Episode 174: 10th Anniversary
This week, we celebrate 10 years of South London Hardcore! Paul Ansorge is the guest host, as Jack and Steve look back on a decade of podcasting.
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Episdoe 173: Local News from the Wild Atlantic Way
In this week’s episode, Jack has travelled nearly 500 miles to the West of Ireland to update Steve on all the latest South London news, including counterfeit cash, haywire horses, drugs tunnels, and the best show on television.
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Episode 172: Assorted Plaques
A round up of interesting and unusual plaques from around South London
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Episode 171: The Vorrh by Brian Catling
On the latest instalment of the SLHC Book Club we read The Vorrh by Brian Catling. We’re joined by Sherds host Sam Pulham to discuss the epic fantasy novel.
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Bonus episode: South London Hot Guy World Cup
Bonus: SL Hot Guy World Cup follow up
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Episode 170: The Sexiest Guys in South London
MyLondon.News recently put together a list of The 13 Sexiest Guys in South London in 2020. Andrew Humphrey and Kezia McInroy join us as we chip in with our thoughts and additions, and count down to number one. Have your say on who are the most smoking hotties south of the river by taking part in...
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Episode 169: Self-Isolation Local News
With South London and the West of Ireland on lockdown, we stay home and put together a pre-Coronavirus local news roundup, including stolen Rembrandts, lost violins, faux altruism and a monarch in Thornton Heath.
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Episode 168: Columbo
We've put together a triple bill of Columbo episodes with South London links: Short Fuse (1972), Dagger of the Mind (1971) and Swan Song (1974). Short Fuse (1972) which features Herne Hill's Roddy McDowall as the murderer, the London-set Dagger of the Mind (1972), and Swan Song (1974) where…
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Episode 167: Newport Street Gallery
Owen Pomery joins us on a trip to Damien Hirst's Newport Street Gallery, in Vauxhall. We visited the current exhibition John Bellany and Alan Davie: Cradle of Magic.
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Episode 166: Playlist IX
With guest Stephen Graham. 1. Gavin Bryars - Jesus Blood Never Failed Me 2. Faithless - We Come 1 3. Fairport Convention - Who Knows Where the Time Goes 4. 808INK - Blessed Up 5. The Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet 6. Mis-Teeq - Scandalous 8. Kero Kero Bonito - Flamingo 7. AMM - Ailantus...
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Episode 165: Nicolas Obregon
165: Nicolas Obregon. The author of the Inspector Iwata novels Blue Light Yokohama and Sins As Scarlet. We talked about LA, Tokyo, Madrid and, of course, South London, finding links to Sherlock Holmes and Raymond Chandler.
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Episode 164: Mailbag
We're answering listener questions including who'd play us in a SLHC film, worst guest and favourite co-host moments.
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Episode 163: Playlist VIII
163: Playlist VIII Stephen Graham joins us as we compile another South London playlist. Featuring Nadia Rose, The KLF, The Beatles, Cockney Rebel, Charlie Drake, Skengdo and AM, and Bridget St John. Hosted by Jack McInroy and Steve Walsh
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Episode 162: Local News
162: Local News.
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Episode 161: Radio
This week we talk about a selected history of radio in South London. We take a trip to the British Vintage Wireless and Television Museum in Dulwich and look at the life of founder Gerry Wells. We also look at South London radio stations from across the years and across the dial; pirate and...
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Episode 160: Playlist VII
Featuring The Chemical Brothers, Mumford and Sons, DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies, Monie Love, Skunk Anansie and Tommy Steele
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Episode 159: Battersea
We head to Battersea to visit the power station, dog's home, park and arts centre. We also stop by a John Wayne set, Alfred Hitchock's school and a site of aviation historical significance.
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Episode 158: Outnumbered / Pulling
This week we talk about two BBC sitcoms: Outnumbered, which was shot in Wandsorth, and Pulling, which is set in Penge.
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Episode 157: Superhero Films
Avengers: Age of Ultron, Thor: The Dark World, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and Superman III - superhero films shot, in part, in South London. Our guest is Gavin Graham, who worked on the post production for Avengers and Thor.
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Episode 156: Local News with Micky Boyd
This week we're joined by Steve's Mickypedia co-host Micky Boyd for a roundup of South London local news. We've got canine theft, an unorthodox prison escape, decorated gangsters, a dubious world record, and a dead man in a pub.
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Episode 155: Feminist Library
Episode 155: Feminist Library, 5 Westminster Bridge Road
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Episode 154: Andy Poyiadgi
Andy Poyiadgi, comic creator and filmmaker, is our guest this week, talking about his work (including new book Lost Property), directing adverts and Loughborough Junction.
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Episode 152: Helen Zaltzman and Martin Austwick
This week we talk to Helen Zaltzman and Martin Austwick, whose home studio in Crystal Palace has, for the last 8 years, provided a base for Answer Me This! a podcast that has won Sony Awards and critical acclaim as well as the hearts of many devoted listeners. As well as their work on AMT!, the...
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Episode 151: Stanley Kubrick Archive
The Stanley Kubrick Archive is a collection of materials and resources spanning the entirety of the film director's career. Archivist Richard Daniels takes us on a tour of the archive, dipping in and out of Kubrick's boxes, looking at props, costumes, photographs, correspondence, books and many...
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Episode 150: Live at Hold Fest
Live at Hold Fest, 11th January 2015. Local news special.
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Episode 149: Bermondsey
Bermondsey - Shad Thames, the Rolling Stones rehearsal room, birthplace of the bourbon and garibaldi, world's first tinned food factory and Millwall FC.
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Episode 148: Angela Carter / Sophie Kinsella
The South London Book Club meets again to discuss two books by women from South West London - The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter and Shopaholic and Sister by Sophie Kinsella.
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Episode 147: SL Playlist Volume VI: The Alumni (Side 2)
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.
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Episode 146: SL Playlist Volume VI: The Alumni (Side 1)
Blur, Pink Floyd, Klaxon, JME and Humphrey Lyttelton are on the sixth volume of our playlist - acts that went to university in South London.
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Episode 145: Manfred Mann
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.
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Episode 144: Putney
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.
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Episode 143: Fakebit Polytechnic
Chiptune pop punk duo Fakebit Polytechnic join us for a chat about their songs, gigs and unique instruments, and a wander through Deptford Market.
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Episode 142: Norwood - A Matter of Considerations
A meditation on Norwood.
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Episode 141: Local News
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.
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Episode 140: Spike Milligan
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.
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Episode 139: Imperial War Museum
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.
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Episode 138: Live at Elefest
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…
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Episode 137: Raymond Chandler / P.G. Wodehouse
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler and Psmith in the City by P.G. Wodehouse. The South London Book Club meets again to discuss novels by two alumni of Dulwich College
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Episode 136: The Cinema Museum
The Cinema Museum, based in the old Lambeth Workhouse which Charlie Chaplin visited as a child, is packed to the rafters with equipment, signage, furniture, uniforms and ephemera from picture houses across the decades. We talked to Ronald Grant, the founder of the museum, about its history and...
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Episode 135: Ed Gray
Artist Ed Gray talks about growing up in Putney, studying at Wimbledon, working in Peckham and living in Rotherhithe, as well as the many South London scenes he has painted.
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Episode 134: John Grindrod
John Grindrod is author of Concretopia: A Journey around the Rebuilding of Postwar Britain is new in paperback. We talk to John about his book, the National Theatre, the Festival of Britain, the prefabs in Catford and New Addington where he grew up. We also address the Croydon question.
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Episode 133: Peep Show / Lucky Feller
Peep Show, the long-running Channel 4 comedy, is shot and set in Croydon. Lucky Feller, which starred a pre-Only Fools and Horses David Jason, was set in Lewisham and shot on a soundstage at LWT.
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Episode 132: Miranda Sawyer
Miranda Sawyer, the Observer's radio critic, talks to us about Brixton, the heyday of Smash Hits and where radio and podcasts sit in the cultural conversation.
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Episode 131: Brockley
Brockley, taking in all the sights, including the Rivoli Ballroom, Hilly Fields and the Brockley Jack.
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Episode 130: Gaumont Studios
At the turn of the century there was a Gaumont Film Company studio on Champion Hill in Camberwell. There's nothing left of it now, but the Friends of Dog Kennel Hill Wood hosted a screening of films produced by the studio on the spot the sound stage was located this past Saturday night. We talked...
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Episode 129: Lucky Jim / Mad Frank
Kingsley Amis's Lucky Jim and Mad Frank, the autobiography of Frankie Fraser are read for this week's South London Book Club.
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Episode 128: SL Playlist Volume 5
Featuring Kate Bush, Oasis, Dexys, Manfred Mann, Sid Vicious, Young MC, Asian Dub Foundation, Procol Harum, Des'ree and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
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