Podcasts about Clapham Common

Get in touch! Drop Benji and Brad a text message by clicking on this link.Ever wondered how to effortlessly make queer friends in a bustling metropolis like London? Tune in to our latest episode where we unlock the secrets to forging meaningful connections within the vibrant LGBTQ+ community. From the thrill of joining a gay rugby team to the intellectual haven of Gaze the Word bookshop, we've got tips that cater to every interest. Picture yourself part of impromptu sports games at Clapham Common or enjoying a drag show featuring the fabulous Chanel Number 5. Whether you're a sports enthusiast or a literary buff, we share personal anecdotes that will inspire you to step out and make new friends.Navigating friendships isn't always smooth sailing, and sometimes, saying goodbye is necessary for your well-being. In this episode, we also tackle the often-overlooked subject of friend breakups—how to handle them gracefully and maintain a positive outlook. Our candid discussions about the emotional complexities involved offer practical advice and a dash of humor, especially when considering the unique dynamics of maintaining professional relationships in podcasting. Whether you're new to the city or looking to expand your social circle, this episode offers an invaluable guide to forming lasting connections within London's LGBTQ+ scene.A special shout out to our FWB for the month of August!Support the Show.Get to know us more personally!Instagramwww.instagram.com/biggaypodcastEmailhello@mybiggaypodcast.comWebsitewww.MyBigGayPodcast.com

#LondonCalling: What drove the riots? @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion https://www.yahoo.com/news/more-1-000-arrested-following-172335317.html 1900 Clapham Common

Content warning: mentions of violence against women, rape, and assault. This episode was recorded just before the general election was announced! Register to vote here. This week, it was reported the number of Met police officers being dismissed reached a new peak. A police officer has been handed a guilty sentence for assault, after arresting and handcuffing a Black woman over an apparent bus fare evasion. And last year the Casey Review found the Met Police was institutionally sexist, racist and homophobic. Have we made any progress? And is reform possible? If one bad apple spoils the barrel... Joining Helena this week is GUEST HOST Coco Khan (Pod Save the UK) This week, we are joined by Patsy Stevenson - the campaigner, equal rights activist, and writer who was awarded damages by the Met Police after being forcibly arrested in 2021 at the Clapham Common vigil for Sarah Everard. We're also joined by Dr Leyla Hussein - psychotherapist and activist, specialising in supporting survivors of sexual abuse. She's the founder of the Dahlia Project, the first counselling service specifically for survivors of female genital mutilation (FGM), and the co-founder of Safe Spaces for Black Women. Plus, your round-up of the headlines through a Media Storm lens - we discuss the Government's new sex education proposals (have your say here), a failed crackdown on protesting, and a hidden climate headline you might have missed. Hosts: Mathilda Mallinson (@mathildamall) and Helena Wadia (@helenawadia) Music: Samfire (@soundofsamfire) Assistant Producer: Katie Grant Researcher: Sophie Clark Support Media Storm on Patreon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We meet living LEGEND, the English sculptor, performance artist, jewellery-maker, portraitist and all-round cultural ICON... Andrew Logan!!!!! We learn about his friendships with Zandra Rhodes, Vivienne Westwood, Derek Jarman and his recent collaboration with Stella McCartney for her Paris catwalk show.Logan (b. 1945) belongs to a unique school of English eccentrics. One of Britain's principal sculptural artists, he challenges convention, mixes media and plays with our artistic values. Since its beginnings, Logan's work has depended on the inventive use of whatever was to hand. With flair and fantasy he transformed real objects into their new and different versions. His artistic world includes fauna, flora, planets and gods. His love of travel provides the bases for several series of work.Born in Oxford in 1945, he qualified in architecture in the late 1960s and has worked across the fields of sculpture, stage design, drama, opera, parades, festivals and interior design. To him, “Art can be discovered anywhere.”Logan crosses cultures and embodies artistic fantasy in a unique and unprecedented way. His work is the art of popular poetry and metropolitan glamour. From his early fame amongst London's fashionable crowd, he has become an influential artist of international stature, with exhibitions as far afield as Los Angeles (USA), Monterrey (Mexico) and St Petersburg (Russia).Versatile and enterprising designer and sculptor, born in Witney, Oxfordshire, who graduated with a diploma in architecture from Oxford School of Architecture, 1964–70. He “experienced Flower Power” in America in 1967. Did a hologram course at Goldsmiths' College, 1982. Logan was noted for projects carried out with a showbiz flair, who to some dressed weirdly, producing camp sculptures, costumes and jewellery out of mirror and lurid plastic, but who was undeniably dedicated and persistent. He said that his aim was “to bring joy and happiness to the world”.Logan was most famous as the inventor and impresario of The Alternative Miss World, which began in 1972, the series continuing periodically at various venues. The first showing of the film The Alternative Miss World was held at the Odeon, Leicester Square, 1979, followed by the Cannes Film Festival, 1980.Follow @AndrewLoganSculptor and his official website: https://www.andrewlogan.com/Logan had his first solo show at New Art Centre, 1973. Other events in his multi-faceted career included Egypt Revisited, sound and light spectacular in a tent on Clapham Common, 1978; decorations for Zandra Rhodes' fashion show, 1980; Snow Sculpture World Championships, Finland, 1982; piece in Holographic Show, York Arts Festival, 1984; debut as a theatre designer, Wolfy, Ballet Rambert, Big Top, Battersea, 1987; retrospective, Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, 1991, with tour; Jewels Fantasy Exhibition, Victoria & Albert Exhibition, 1992; a show at Cheltenham Art Gallery, 2000–1, and watercolours at A&D Gallery, 2002, in the same year there sharing an exhibition with Duggie Fields. In addition, Norwich Gallery held Logan's Alternative Miss World Filmshow 1972 to 2002. In 1991 the Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture opened at Berriew, Powys. In 1993 the National Portrait Gallery bought two portraits. Was based at The Glasshouse, Melier Place, where he also held exhibitions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If a film director wanted to flag up incoming violence in the late ‘50s, the camera would fall upon a couple of Teds lurking in the street outside. The teenage Keith Richards remembers razors, bike chains and bloodshed at dance halls and there was an infamous Teddy Boy murder on Clapham Common that plunged the nation into frantic, media-led moral panic. Max Décharné sets out to reclaim the Teds from their “Cro-Magnon, knuckle-dragging cliché” in his new book Teddy Boys and relives this dangerously thrilling rock and roll revolution – the music, clothes, films, press stories, the birth of Ted, Peak Ted, its eventual demise and what's kept the flame alive since. Things of note include …   … the full effect of Blackboard Jungle on a packed 4,000-seater cinema. ... that poignant sight of an old Ted pushing a pram with a woman with a beehive. … Joan Collins in ‘Cosh Boy'.   … the first UK rock and roll gig, Bill Haley & the Comets at the New Theatre Royal in Portsmouth in 1956.  … the crepe-soled, velvet-collared Duke of Edinburgh, unlikely '50s fashion icon. … Little Richard, Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis at the London Rock and Roll Show at Wembley in 1972, a key point in the Ted revival. … Malcolm McLaren, Johnny Rotten, Wizzard and assorted Ted torch-carriers. … Viv Stanshall and ‘Teddy Boys Don't Knit'. … fingertip drapes from Savile Row and how Teds subverted top-end fashion.   … Fleetwood Mac as Earl Vince & the Valiants doing ‘Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonite'. … and how the Beatles and James Bond helped kick the Teds into touch. Order Max's book here …https://www.amazon.co.uk/Teddy-Boys-Post-War-Britain-Revolution-ebook/dp/B0C3SFMTFHSubscribe to Word In Your Ear on Patreon for early - and ad-free - access to all of our content, plus a whole load more!: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If a film director wanted to flag up incoming violence in the late ‘50s, the camera would fall upon a couple of Teds lurking in the street outside. The teenage Keith Richards remembers razors, bike chains and bloodshed at dance halls and there was an infamous Teddy Boy murder on Clapham Common that plunged the nation into frantic, media-led moral panic. Max Décharné sets out to reclaim the Teds from their “Cro-Magnon, knuckle-dragging cliché” in his new book Teddy Boys and relives this dangerously thrilling rock and roll revolution – the music, clothes, films, press stories, the birth of Ted, Peak Ted, its eventual demise and what's kept the flame alive since. Things of note include …   … the full effect of Blackboard Jungle on a packed 4,000-seater cinema. ... that poignant sight of an old Ted pushing a pram with a woman with a beehive. … Joan Collins in ‘Cosh Boy'.   … the first UK rock and roll gig, Bill Haley & the Comets at the New Theatre Royal in Portsmouth in 1956.  … the crepe-soled, velvet-collared Duke of Edinburgh, unlikely '50s fashion icon. … Little Richard, Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis at the London Rock and Roll Show at Wembley in 1972, a key point in the Ted revival. … Malcolm McLaren, Johnny Rotten, Wizzard and assorted Ted torch-carriers. … Viv Stanshall and ‘Teddy Boys Don't Knit'. … fingertip drapes from Savile Row and how Teds subverted top-end fashion.   … Fleetwood Mac as Earl Vince & the Valiants doing ‘Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonite'. … and how the Beatles and James Bond helped kick the Teds into touch. Order Max's book here …https://www.amazon.co.uk/Teddy-Boys-Post-War-Britain-Revolution-ebook/dp/B0C3SFMTFHSubscribe to Word In Your Ear on Patreon for early - and ad-free - access to all of our content, plus a whole load more!: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If a film director wanted to flag up incoming violence in the late ‘50s, the camera would fall upon a couple of Teds lurking in the street outside. The teenage Keith Richards remembers razors, bike chains and bloodshed at dance halls and there was an infamous Teddy Boy murder on Clapham Common that plunged the nation into frantic, media-led moral panic. Max Décharné sets out to reclaim the Teds from their “Cro-Magnon, knuckle-dragging cliché” in his new book Teddy Boys and relives this dangerously thrilling rock and roll revolution – the music, clothes, films, press stories, the birth of Ted, Peak Ted, its eventual demise and what's kept the flame alive since. Things of note include …   … the full effect of Blackboard Jungle on a packed 4,000-seater cinema. ... that poignant sight of an old Ted pushing a pram with a woman with a beehive. … Joan Collins in ‘Cosh Boy'.   … the first UK rock and roll gig, Bill Haley & the Comets at the New Theatre Royal in Portsmouth in 1956.  … the crepe-soled, velvet-collared Duke of Edinburgh, unlikely '50s fashion icon. … Little Richard, Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis at the London Rock and Roll Show at Wembley in 1972, a key point in the Ted revival. … Malcolm McLaren, Johnny Rotten, Wizzard and assorted Ted torch-carriers. … Viv Stanshall and ‘Teddy Boys Don't Knit'. … fingertip drapes from Savile Row and how Teds subverted top-end fashion.   … Fleetwood Mac as Earl Vince & the Valiants doing ‘Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonite'. … and how the Beatles and James Bond helped kick the Teds into touch. Order Max's book here …https://www.amazon.co.uk/Teddy-Boys-Post-War-Britain-Revolution-ebook/dp/B0C3SFMTFHSubscribe to Word In Your Ear on Patreon for early - and ad-free - access to all of our content, plus a whole load more!: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There are parakeets in Clapham Common! They're originally from India and Africa... how did they get there? Anyone remember the movie The African Queen?

Long inspired by London's plethora of subcultures, in this episode Martine shares an inspiring roster of tracks that never fail to impress, discussing the role of community in fashion, inspirations including Lee ‘Scratch' Perry and raves on Clapham Common.The British-Jamaican fashion designer launched her brand as a menswear shirting label in 2007, showcasing a debut collection of 10 shirts at Blacks private members club in Soho. Her eponymous label has gone from strength to strength, and with the designer going on to consult for Balenciaga, she was recently considered as one of the top choices to take over the role of creative director from the late Virgil Abloh at Louis Vuitton, and has dressed the likes of Kendrick Lamar and Hailey Bieber. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Louise Hare is a London-based writer and has an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck, University of London. Originally from Warrington, the capital is the inspiration for much of her work, including This Lovely City, which began life after a trip into the deep level shelter below Clapham Common. This Lovely City was featured on the inaugural BBC TWO TV book club show, Between the Covers, and has received multiple accolades, securing Louise's place as an author to watch.   The first of 'The Canary Club Mysteries, Miss Aldridge Regrets (2022) and Harlem of Midnight which is released this week.Harlem After Midnight 1936, September 17th, 1am…In the middle of Harlem, in the dead of night, a woman falls from a second storey window. In her hand, she holds a passport and the name written on it is Lena Aldridge…Nine days earlier…Lena arrived in Harlem less than two weeks ago, full of hope for her burgeoning romance with Will Goodman, the handsome musician she met on board the Queen Mary. Will has arranged for Lena to stay with friends of his, and this will give her the chance to find out if their relationship is going anywhere. But there is another reason she's in Harlem – to find out what happened in 1908 to make her father flee to London.As Lena's investigations progress, not only does she realise her father lied to her, but the man she's falling too fast and too hard for has secrets of his own. And those secrets have put Lena in terrible danger…Buy Harlem After MidnightFollow Louise Hare Patreon - Support The Showpatreon.com/theconversationwithnadinemathesonpodcastThank you for joining me. Don't forget to subscribe, download and review.Pre-Order The Kill List (Inspector Henley - Book 3) Follow Me:www.nadinematheson.com Threads: @nadinematheson Facebook: nadinemathesonbooksInstagram: @queennadsTikTok: @writer_nadinemathesonBlueSky: @nadinematheson.bsky.social

Harlem After Midnight (A Canary Club Mystery) by Louise Hare https://amzn.to/3XuQYxr A body falls from a town house window in Harlem, and it looks just like the newest singer at the Apollo...in this evocative, twisting new novel from the authorof Miss Aldridge Regrets. Harlem, 1936: Lena Aldridge grew up in a cramped corner of London, hearing stories of the bright lights of Broadway. She always imagined that when she finally went to New York City, she'd be there with her father. But now he's dead, and she's newly arrived and alone, chasing a dream that has quickly dried up. When Will Goodman—the handsome musician she met on the crossing from England—offers for her to stay with his friends in Harlem, she agrees. She has nowhere else to go, and this will give her a chance to get to know Will better and see if she can find any trace of the family she might have remaining. Will's friends welcome her with open arms, but just as Lena discovers the stories her father once told her were missing giant pieces of information, she also starts to realize the man she's falling too fast and too hard for has secrets of his own. And they might just place a target on her back. Especially when she is drawn to the brightest stage in town. About the Author Louise Hare is a London-based writer and has an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck, University of London. Originally from Warrington, the capital is the inspiration for much of her work, including This Lovely City, which began life after a trip into the deep level shelter below Clapham Common. This Lovely City was featured on the inaugural BBC TWO TV book club show, Between the Covers, and has received multiple accolades, securing Louise's place as an author to watch.

Presenter, podcaster and journalist Kate Thornton is joining Dr Alex George on a walk around Clapham Common for Stompcast this week. Kicking off part 1, Kate gets nostalgic about her time as a writer at Smash Hits, she explains how she ended up meeting the entire cast of Friends, and how she has navigated the evolution of technology within her career (remember pagers, anyone?!)Follow Kate @thekatethornton Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Am 3. März 2021 wird die 33-jährige Sarah Everard auf ihrem Heimweg von Clapham Common nach Brixton Hill in London entführt, vergewaltigt und getötet. Sie wird von dem nicht im Dienst befindlichen Polizeibeamten Wayne Couzens angehalten, der sich als Polizist ausgibt, ihr Handschellen anlegt und sie in sein Auto setzt...

The Possibility Club podcast: Practical Bravery REINVENTING SECURITY   In every city, town and village in the UK, the safety of people enjoying a night out is often in the hands of some of the country's 400,000 trained door supervisors, bouncers, security guards. There are more than double the number of security personnel than there are police officers.   But there are two important things you should know.   90% of door supervisors are men. And their job is to protect property.   So the curious place where commercial business thinking meets critical social reform is this -   if 50% of door supervisors were women, and if security job descriptions were tweaked to also have a role in protecting people - what would that change?     --------   Lisa Baskott on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-baskott-116398241/   2nd Line Of Defence https://2ndlineofdefence.com/   Lisa on Eyestorm TV     Profile in Brighton Argus https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/23377028.hove-ceo-2nd-line-defence-lisa-baskott-changing-industry/   The murder of Sarah Everard (via Wikipedia, includes sexual violence detail) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Sarah_Everard   “I started to get that rising, sick feeling in my stomach and I thought, oh my god, they're not going to find her alive. She's gone.” “Women gathered on Clapham Common and we saw the response of the Met Police. It was shocking.” “I fell upon the night-time economy and the institution that is there to look after people. And when I looked at levels of policing that had fallen off a cliff and when you're in trouble it's unlikely to be a police officer coming to your rescue, it's more likely to be one of those people working on the doors of venues.” “There have been roughly 400,000 door supervisor licenses issued. Until recently only 10% are women. It was hovering at around 8% before the end of last year, it's only just got to 10%. I was absolutely horrified. Then I started to think, maybe this is the problem, right?”   “We've got some antiquated thoughts in general at that frontline [door security] position, and we've got this new cohort wishing to be nothing other than their true authentic selves, and then you get this clash, right, and you get this mismatch, and nothing is being done within the industry to rectify that, to raise the awareness of people in those roles.” "I think there's been a massive disconnect over time about what the door security role can be, and should be.”   Jamie Klingler's interview with The Possibility Club: 5 Big Questions (Apple podcasts) https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/5-big-questions-jamie-klingler/id1248740749?i=1000564157394 Jamie Klingler https://www.jamieklingler.com/   “This is the industry sector that is tasked with being there for you and I, if anything goes wrong. And it's a mess.”   “So off I went and did the Door Supervisor Training Course and I loved it, met some amazing people. But I also knew at the end of that course it wasn't going to stop there: I had to get out on the frontline.”   Get Licensed — SIA Door Supervisor Training Course https://www.get-licensed.co.uk/door-supervisor?gclid=Cj0KCQjwgLOiBhC7ARIsAIeetVD5-x-zu_j_GC61j2g1k5iuA3eVw--P1XTCfSMx1LxgqvejFxTK4LMaAuN9EALw_wcB     ]“It was about needing to understand the effect that having a woman in that position would have on people. Young people would literally say ‘knowing you are here makes me feel safe'.”   “If something bad happens to a woman in an event and she feels she can come to the person on the door, then we can potentially save that person from a great deal of heartache. What generally happens is a girl will be assaulted in a club and rather than go to a door supervisor, she'll take that shit home with her. And that's unacceptable, right?”   “I realised that what I was talking about was systemic change, changing the overall narrative of an industry sector.”   “I thought that ‘being heard' was going to take a long time, and I was in it for the long haul. But the doors have opened for me. The regulator, big organisations in security, have approached me and want to hear what I have to say.”     -----------     This episode was recorded in April 2023 Interviewer: Richard Freeman for always possible Editor: CJ Thorpe-Tracey for Lo Fi Arts   For more visit alwayspossible.co.uk  

  For this month's first Britainology, we've decided to invert the formula of our last show with Jackson Baly and Joel Zammit of Sanspants Radio: instead of Brits in Australia, we're now discussing Australians in Britain. And we cover everything from the celebrities--your Peter Andre, your Jason Donovan, your Nick Cave--to the strange cultural phenomena like the Aussie magnet of Clapham Common and the insensitively-named chain of Oz-themed bars. We very much hope you enjoy! Check out Sanspants Radio here! https://www.sanspantsradio.com Get the whole episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/britainology-59-81707453 *STREAM ALERT* Check out our Twitch stream, which airs 9-11 pm UK time every Monday and Thursday, at the following link: https://www.twitch.tv/trashfuturepodcast *WEB DESIGN ALERT* Tom Allen is a friend of the show (and the designer behind our website). If you need web design help, reach out to him here:  https://www.tomallen.media/ *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's upcoming live shows here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/live-shows and check out a recording of Milo's special PINDOS available on YouTube here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRI7uwTPJtg *ROME ALERT* Milo and Phoebe have teamed up with friend of the show Patrick Wyman to finally put their classical education to good use and discuss every episode of season 1 of Rome. You can download the 12 episode series from Bandcamp here (1st episode is free): https://romepodcast.bandcamp.com/album/rome-season-1 Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and Alice (@AliceAvizandum)

When Dania al-Obeid went to the protest on Clapham Common in London, she was handcuffed and charged. Now she is suing the police – and on a mission to ensure women like her get justice.”At the time, I didn't feel like I could fight it, I felt like shrinking and taking up less space. I started to blame myself for ever speaking up. It brought back some of the terrible experiences in my past, and took me to a dark place, where I didn't think my voice mattered, or that I even had a right to speak.However, I'm extremely lucky to have a legal team of amazing women who told me my rights and said what was happening was unlawful. That's why I eventually got the strength to push back.I want every person in the same boat to know their rights and have the ability to push back and claim their space.Today, I stand tall as a survivor and say yes, I am a victim of abuse, Sarah Everard is a victim of abuse, along with so many others who are victims of abuse. We demand the space to be angry, sad, devastated. We demand the space to call for change. We will not back down in asserting and protecting our human rights and we will hold those abusing their power accountable.” https://www.sheprotectsherself.org/ Sign up for UPFRONT's email newsletter hereClick here to sign up for Bond 7Follow Lauren and UPFRONT:Twitter: twitter.com/_laurencurrie_Instagram: instagram.com/_laurencurrie_ and instagram.com/upfrontglobalLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/laurencurrie/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we speak to three Englishmen who have made their home in Wales and have played most if not all of their adult cricket here, representing Wales in their Seniors Teams at Over 50s, Over 60s and Over 70s levels. Mick Staddon was born in Battersea and played most of his early cricket on Clapham Common, playing for Belleville Junior Boys and later attending Battersea Grammar School.  The school can boast two England players amongst their old boys, Mike Selvey and David Smith.   Mick's time at the school was sandwiched between them both.  He attended Swansea University from 1968 to 1972, training as a teacher and stayed on in Wales after completing his studies.  After some persuasion from the legendary Bill Edwards, he turned out for Swansea under the captaincy of Hywel Lewis. The club returned to the South Wales Cricket Association First Division in 1976 when Rodney Ontong was the club professional.  Mick captained Swansea for two seasons between 1980 and 1982 and vividly remembers the 1981 Welsh Cup Final when Swansea played Ammanford Cricket Club and were beaten by the third division side who were inspired by the phenomenon that was Linton Lewis. Mick finally finished Saturday cricket aged 60 and has loved his Seniors cricket, giving him the chance to extend his career and loving the camaraderie between the players. Mike Turner learnt his cricket first at Dorchester Grammar School and a minor public school in the West Country.  He then played at University and in Oxfordshire before moving to Wales in 1972.  He first played village cricket before being recruited by Lampeter Town Cricket Club for whom he played for over 20 years. After an invitation to play for Llandysul Cricket Club he played for them for 17 seasons, playing his final league game against Maesteg in 2019.  Mike believes he is, currently, the oldest player to play in the South Wales Premier League at 73, although this may be a record that will be broken by Ron Walton who may return to top flight cricket with Merthyr Tydfil Cricket Club.  He is now the first team manager at Llandysul. Peter Bettelly spent his formative years in the East Midlands and although he loved the game he did not play his first proper game of cricket until he started a working life in South Africa where he spent 4 years in and around Cape Town. He moved to West Wales in the 1980s where he played for Cardigan Cricket Club in the West Wales Cricket Conference for 20 years.  He started his seniors cricket career aged 40 and has played for all the Seniors age grades from Over 50s to, currently, the Over 70s. He remembers playing a charity game in his native South Notts and bowling to Brian Clough and sharing a dressing room with Derek Randall. All three guests talk about their cricketing lives and the joy they have experienced playing the game at all levels.

SPRING-HEELED JACKIt was London in October of 1837 when a young lady by the name of Mary Stevens was walking back to work in Lavender Hill where she was employed as a servant. After a visit to her parents in Battersea, she was making her way through Clapham Common, when a figure suddenly leapt out at her from a dark alley. He quickly immobilised the poor girl with a bear like hold and than began to kiss her upon her face, ripping at her clothes and touching her flesh with his sharp animal like clawed hands. Letting out a horrified scream, Mary's attacker quickly ran from the scene as several residents rushed to her aid. Mary would later described her aggressor's grip as 'cold and clammy as those of a corpse'The following day there was another sighting near Mary's home. A coachman severely injured himself as the entity that would later become known as Spring Heeled Jack, jumped out in front of him, causing him to loose control of his carriage and crash. There were several witnesses who testified to seeing the figure escape by jumping over a 9ft high wall, letting out a high-pitched, ringing cackle as he went.Resources - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring-heeled_Jackhttps://non-aliencreatures.fandom.com/wiki/Spring-Heeled_JackThanks so much for listening and we'll catch up with you again next week for some more true, scary stories.Sarah and Tobie xxJoin us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thewhisperingwoodspodcast/Join us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thewhispwoodsJoin us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thewhisperingwoodspodcastVisit our Website - https://www.thewhisperingwoodspodcast.com/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dat zou jij nooit toelaten met Tessel ten Zweege In deze aflevering schuift Tessel ten Zweege aan om te vertellen over haar boek Dat zou jij nooit toelaten. Het boek doet verslag van haar eigen ervaring met een giftige relatie en geeft informatie over verschillende manifestaties, oorzaken en gevolgen van partnergeweld. Tessel legt ons uit hoe partnergeweld samenhangt met grotere maatschappelijke systemen en wat het betekent om hier als feminist tegenaan te lopen. Content warning: als je geen ruimte hebt voor, of behoefte hebt aan, een gesprek over partnergeweld, sla deze aflevering dan vooral even over! Wil je meekletsen met Lola en Suzanne? Laat het ons weten op Instagram, Twitter en Facebook en gebruik #RadioSavannah. Voor (lees)tips en fanmail zijn we ook te bereiken op info@savannahbay.nl.  Over Tessel Tessel ten Zweege (Utrecht, 1998) ) studeert Gender Studies aan de Universiteit Utrecht en Crossover Creativity aan de HKU. Ze schreef eerder voor onder meer Het Parool, VICE en OneWorld en werkte mee aan de Women's March Amsterdam. In 2022 kwam Dit zou jij nooit toelaten uit bij De Geus. Vind het boek hier in onze webshop. Boekentips In this landmark work, four of the world's leading scholar-activists issue an urgent call for a truly intersectional, internationalist, abolitionist feminism. As a politics and as a practice, abolitionism has increasingly shaped our political moment, amplified through the worldwide protests following the 2020 murder of George Floyd by a uniformed police officer. It is at the heart of the Black Lives Matter movement, in its demands for police defunding and demilitarisation, and a halt to prison construction.And it is there in the outrage which greeted the brutal treatment of women by police at the 2021 Clapham Common vigil for Sarah Everard. As this book shows, abolitionism and feminism stand shoulder-to-shoulder in fighting a common cause: the end of the carceral state, with its key role in perpetuating violence, both public and private, in prisons, in police forces, and in people's homes. Abolitionist theories and practices are at their most compelling when they are feminist; and a feminism that is also abolitionist is the most inclusive and persuasive version of feminism for these times. Vind het boek hier in de webshop. Twaalf personages van kleur zijn elk op zoek naar iets – een gedeeld verleden, een onverwachte toekomst, een plek om thuis te komen, een geliefde, een sprankje hoop. Van Londen tot Schotland, van een non-binaire socialmedia-influencer tot een 93-jarige vrouw op een boerderij. Evaristo brengt hen op meesterlijke wijze samen en herinnert ons aan datgene wat ons verbindt in tijden van verdeeldheid.Meisje, vrouw, anders (Girl, Woman, Other) werd bekroond met de prestigieuze Booker Prize. Vind het boek hier in de webshop. The acclaimed first volume in feminist icon bell hooks' "Love Song to the Nation," All About Love is a revelation about what causes a polarized society and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering.Vind het boek hier in de webshop.De Radio Savannah theme song werd gemaakt door Guflux. Het logo is gemaakt door Rike Blom. 

This week, we've got a slightly different episode that saw us take the podcast into central London to join the Women's Equality Party as they Marched On The Met. When we initially contacted Patsy Stevenson, we thought this would be a standard interview week, but then we realised that there was much more that needed to be shared. Patsy attended the Sarah Everard vigil on Clapham Common in March 2021; she quickly became synonymous with the arrests that took place that day, carried out by police who saw the vigil as a breach of covid regulations. Her face was suddenly everywhere, the face of the unrest that happened when women's attempts to mourn were crushed.The story is bigger than this though. After Patsy shared her thoughts on what really happened that day, we followed her to Trafalgar Square to join a protest against institutional misogyny and racism within the police. We heard from some incredible women there, and wanted to share their thoughts with you.The speakers you heard from today were:Patsy StevensonMandu ReidMarvina Eseoghene NewtonJenn SelbyChantelle LuntDawn ButlerBell Ribeiro AddyMiss YankeySouthall Black SistersAlso, we suggest checking out Sistah Space and their work on Valerie's Law.Follow us on Instagram @shouldideletethatEmail us at shouldideletethatpod@gmail.comProduced & edited by Daisy GrantMusic by Alex Andrew See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patsy Stevenson was detained at the Clapham Common vigil for Sarah Everard - the moment that changed her life forever. Her photo went viral online and overnight, her life changed forever. She is now dealing with the Metropolitan Police and taking her case to the High Court, all of which comes at a great personal cost. We discussed violence against women, receiving death threats, and her newfound passion for activism.

La #muerte de Sarah Everard, una ejecutiva inglesa de marketing de 33 años, ocurrió después de su #desaparición en el sur de Londres la noche del 3 de marzo de 2021. Everard, residente del área de Brixton Hill en Londres, desapareció después de salir de la casa de un amigo cerca de Clapham Common para caminar a casa. El 9 de marzo, Wayne Couzens, un agente de la Policía Metropolitana que trabajaba en la unidad de Protección Parlamentaria y Diplomática, fue #arrestado en Deal, condado de Kent, primero bajo sospecha del secuestro de Everard y luego bajo sospecha de su asesinato. El 10 de marzo, el cadáver de Everard fue descubierto en un bosque cerca de Ashford. Couzens fue acusado de su secuestro y asesinato dos días después, tras la identificación positiva de los restos. Distribuido por Genuina Media

This week Emily and Ray went for a stroll around Clapham Common with Rachel Parris. They discuss Rachel's childhood in Leicester, the surreal nature of going viral with The Mash Report and her book, Advice from Strangers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to episode 153 of the House Guest podcast, where Country & Town House Magazine's Interiors Editor Carole Annett chats with experts from the world of interior design and decoration. This week's House Guest is Jen Bernard, an interior designer and managing director of Bernard Interiors, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. she is reimagining the growing are of high-end residential care and she's a leader in the field, and it's fascinating to hear about the huge potential in the market. We chat about her aim in moving away from the stigma surrounding care homes and its typical institutionalised design; she instead creates an environment which is not only beautiful but appealing. Jen recently completed the Nightingale Development - a block of luxury apartments overlooking Clapham Common - in 2020. Tune in for more...

Season 3: Episode Fourteen. No sleep… bus…club… another club… plane… next place… no sleep. It's been one crazy week for Benji and Brad this week as they have been living it up in London together! From cruising on Clapham Common to drag bingo to clubbing to Mighty Hoopla to out on the West End, the boys have been up to all sorts and are here to share their shenanigans. Plus get all the T on a secret scandal at the Mighty Hoopla festival. Don't forget to follow, share and like us on our socials to keep updated on all our adventures @biggaypodcast xSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/BigGayPodcast)

Multi Award Winning Audio Drama, based on the mysterious Victorian urban legend of Springheel'd Jack. The first episode of the first series of the critically acclaimed Springheel Saga featuring the late great Nicholas Parsons and Julian Glover. Who, or what, is the terrifying attacker with glowing eyes, white oilskin suit, and amazing jumping ability?

Recorded the day after Mother's Day, the team try to guess what Rabbi Charley's children managed to buy her with £10 - Rebecca is disturbed at the revelation. We also hear about Charley's 8-year old daughter's burgeoning perfume business. Our guest this week is BBC Radio 2's OJ Borg, OJ talks about his fear of offending his guests and the pitfalls of social media and then things get a bit chaotic as we get distracted by Charley's hair, her dog, and a trip down memory lane with cartoons and breakfast cereals….The serious topic in this episode is the aftermath of the events on Clapham Common in light of the murder of Sarah Everard - and leads to a discussion of how we in society are bringing up our sons. Rabbi Charley explains to OJ how progressive faith leaders re-interpret the sacred texts to make them relevant for a young generation by reading between the lines and wrestling with the content. Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JewKnowWhatOJ - https://twitter.com/OJBorgLeo - https://twitter.com/WFCKeegoCharley - https://twitter.com/RabCharleyRebecca - https://twitter.com/RSingerman or https://twitter.com/KingstonLibShulFind out more about Liberal Judaism, the home for your Jewish story here: https://www.liberaljudaism.org/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A police watchdog found the Metropolitan Police acted "appropriately" at a vigil for Sarah Everard in south London earlier this month after the force came under intense criticism over women being handcuffed and removed from Clapham Common. The independent investigation said there was too little communication between officers at the event but their response, amid Covid restrictions, had been "measured". Following the report, Met police commissioner Dame Cressida Dick told R4 Today programme’s Justin Webb “people in responsible positions should stop and think before they judge”. (Image: Cressida Dick; Credit: Reuters)

Metropolitan Police officers "acted appropriately" at the Clapham Common vigil held in Sarah Everard's memory, a detailed review has found. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/breaking-hmics-finds-met-acted-appropriately-at-sarah-everard-vigil/

Mike Tindall shared the happy news of baby Lucas Philip’s rapid arrival - with Zara giving birth on their bathroom floor. It was happy news for the royal family amid the ongoing fallout from Harry and Meghan’s Oprah interview, and in a week where they led the UK as the country paused to remember those lost to coronavirus. Pod Save The Queen host Ann Gripper is joined by Daily Mirror royal editor Russell Myers to catch up on a busy two weeks of royal news, including the Cambridges’ special way of marking Mothering Sunday, Kate’s pilgrimage to Clapham Common and return to Westminster Abbey with William. They also talk about Prince Philip's recovery, Prince Harry’s new jobs, changes at Archewell and how things stand after the Sussexes’ tell-all interview.

The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is a series of Government proposals for major changes to crime and justice legislation that will effect the way police can act in England and Wales. One part of the legislation covers the measures police can put in place for protests. It comes at a time when questions have been raised about police tactics during the Covid pandemic, resulting in multiple nights of 'Kill the Bill' protests, with some turning violent in Bristol. Distressing scenes on Clapham Common surrounding a vigil for Sarah Everard made many question the way police handled the event - the vigil had been deemed illegal under Coronavirus restrictions, yet a large gathering took place anyway. Andy Bell speaks with John Apter, Chairman of the Police Federation for England and Wales. In his role, John represents over 100,000 officers and he himself has been a serving Police Officer for 28 years. John says that while the Police Bill may contain contentious proposals, the vast majority of the legislation has been back and campaigned for by the Police Federation in an attempt to protect their officers and make legislation fit for purpose. John Apter is keen to stress that the police are not the law-makers, but are here to serve the public and will do so as they've been told. He says that the pandemic has put many officers in an impossible situation at times, feeling that they are "damned if they do, and damned if they don't" while trying to navigate the various Covid restrictions that are "alien" to everyday policing. He notes that during the pandemic the crime that has risen most has been crimes of abuse against police officers, and tells Andy why he hopes all frontline services will receive their Covid vaccines sooner rather than later. How did we get here? Explaining the news is a podcast from 5 News. Join Andy Bell as he explains the world's biggest news stories through interviews with politicians, experts, and analysts.

Following on from the events of Saturday before last in Clapham Common with the Metropolitan Police attack on the Sarah Everard vigil (a police officer has been charged with her killing, so a very bad move), I hoist the podcast…

One of Sarah Everard's friend has spoken out following the events which took place on Clapham Common last weekend when a small group of individuals disrupted what had been a peaceful vigil for the 33-year-old marketing executive. During the incident, it has been reported that over 20 police officers were assaulted. At least one police vehicle was also damaged. Four people were arrested. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/i-will-not-be-blaming-the-police-or-men-for-the-actions-of-on-individual-friend-of-sarah-everard-speaks-out/

The UK encountered the first bumps in its vaccine roll out programme, as the government warned supplies of the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab would drop significantly in April. Why? How will this affect the lockdown easing? What caused this shortfall and how does it play into Europe's issues with the vaccine? Plus, we discuss whether policing in the UK requires fundamental reform, following the Met’s handling of a vigil in London’s Clapham Common last weekend. Do current laws offer enough protection for women? Presented by Sebastian Payne, with Sarah Neville, Clive Cookson, Robert Shrimsley and Jasmine Cameron-Chileshe. Produced by Anna Dedhar and Josh de la Mare. The sound engineer was Breen Turner and the editor Liam Nolan.Review clips: 10 Downing Street, European Commission, UK ParliamentRead more:-EU threat to vaccine exports exposes mutual risks to global supply chain-Coronavirus tracker: the latest figures as countries fight the Covid-19 resurgence-Johnson urges EU to step back from coronavirus vaccine war-Retesting 1.7m vaccines and Indian delay blamed for UK shortage-NHS warns of ‘significant reduction’ in vaccine supplies-The police must learn to listen to women-Boris Johnson must make the security of women a national priority-Met faces its MeToo moment with anger over attitude of officers-Priti Patel insists new laws will protect women-Freeing women from the constant fear of violence-Fury at Everard murder spurs pledge to tackle violence against women-Read the latest on UK politics-Follow @Seb Payne, @George Parker and @Robert Shrimsley See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The tri-generational team share their different perspectives on issues surrounding the Sarah Everard tragedy. Big Tone finds himself in the minority when he tries to defend the police handling of the vigil on Clapham Common. It's fair to say that things got a little hot in the podcast studio! But of course, we'd LOVE to hear YOUR opinion, dear listener. SEND US A MESSAGE via the Re-Educating Dad Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ReEducatingDad SUBSCRIBE & SHARE our podcast with your friends & family, if you'd like to. And we'll LOVE you forever if you would give us a review on Apple Podcasts, please! http://bit.ly/applepodcastchannel This episode is now available on our YouTube channel – please give it a LIKE & SUBSCRIBE to watch us recording our weekly, cross-generational talk show: http://bit.ly/Re-EducatingDadPodcast

In this episode we hear from Byline Times writer Sian Norris and former Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England Nazir Afzal react to the murder of Sarah Everard and the vigil on Clapham Common which was marred by police violence. Where does toxic masculinity come from? And how can we eradicate it? Plus an exclusive interview with anti trafficking activist Laila Mickelwait about her campaign against Pornhub which has reached the Canadian parliament. And we hear calls for the introduction of Mandatory Reporting to prevent child sexual abuse from Tom Perry of Mandate Now. Produced and presented by Adrian Goldberg in Birmingham. Additional editing by Harvey White.

In this episode we hear from Byline Times writer Sian Norris and former Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England Nazir Afzal react to the murder of Sarah Everard and the vigil on Clapham Common which was marred by police violence. Where does toxic masculinity come from? And how can we eradicate it?Plus an exclusive interview with anti trafficking activist Laila Mickelwait about her campaign against Pornhub which has reached the Canadian parliament.And we hear calls for the introduction of Mandatory Reporting to prevent child sexual abuse from Tom Perry of Mandate Now.Produced and presented by Adrian Goldberg in Birmingham.Additional editing by Harvey White. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A firefighter has apologised to their Metropolitan Police colleagues after the Fire Brigades Union condemned the force following the scenes which unfolded on Clapham Common last weekend. 'Reclaim These Streets' had intended on holding a candlelit vigil following the tragic death of Sarah Everard whose body was found in woodland several days after she went missing. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/firefighter-apologises-after-backlash-following-fire-brigades-union-tweet/

In this episode we hear from Byline Times writer Sian Norris and former Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England Nazir Afzal react to the murder of Sarah Everard and the vigil on Clapham Common which was marred by police violence. Where does toxic masculinity come from? And how can we eradicate it? Plus an exclusive interview with anti trafficking activist Laila Mickelwait about her campaign against Pornhub which has reached the Canadian parliament. And we hear calls for the introduction of Mandatory Reporting to prevent child sexual abuse from Tom Perry of Mandate Now. Produced and presented by Adrian Goldberg in Birmingham. Additional editing by Harvey White.

The abduction and murder of Sarah Everard and the national response to it led us to recording a special episode, joined once again by guest contributor Shabazz. We open up the episode by providing a space for Alahna and Shabazz to express how they feel (4:15). Next Dan talks about his experience of being at Sarah Everard's vigil at Clapham Common (15:46). As violence against women is a men's issue, Angelo, Dan and Dom have an awkward, uncomfortable and extremely necessary conversation about male behaviours around sex and consent, the socialisation of men and what steps they need to be taking to do better (34:00) and striking a balance between leaving toxic groups and staying and changing them from within (50:09). We finish by thinking about the next steps for men and society in general (1:26:42) Learn. Share. Subscribe.

The last few days have been one of those desperately dark periods in the decades of policing history. The tragic murder of Sarah and the alleged circumstances of it, followed by the controversial scenes at Clapham Common together with apparent crass behaviour by a probationary police officer, saw both politicians and most of the media turn on the entire police service. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/horrific-tragedy-and-the-policing-aftermath-chris-hobbs/

The death of Sarah Everard has led to concerns for women's safety in public. Women have been encouraged to put their trust in the police if facing harassment or any kind of jeopardy. But following last Saturday's vigil on Clapham Common, where the Met police were criticised for their response, just how confident can women be in the police? Did their behaviour at that event reveal an institutional misogyny? Emma talks to Susannah Fish, former Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police force and Olivia Pinkney, Chief Constable for Hampshire, representing the National Police Chief’s Council. We talk to Maria Ressa who is one of the Philippines most outspoken journalists who was named a Time magazine Person of the year in 2018. She’s a vocal critic of President Rodrigo Duterte’s regime and his deadly war on drugs, his attempts to silence the press and the rise of disinformation and fake news on social media. And we hear from Lucia Savi, the curator of a new handbags exhibition at the V&A museum in London about learn how this fashion accessory - like much else in life - has been impacted by the pandemic and lockdown. Presenter: Emma Barnett Producer: Lisa Jenkinson Studio Engineer: Duncan Hannant

On today's episode of the New Statesman Podcast, Stephen Bush, Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea discuss the distressing scenes on Clapham Common as police clashed with people attending a vigil for Sarah Everard. Then, in You Ask Us, they take your questions on where Labour should be positioning on the contentious issue of policing.Subscribing to the New Statesman helps us keep producing this podcast. You can now subscribe for 12 weeks for just £12. Visit newstatesman.com/subscribe12.We'd love to hear from you.Send us your You Ask Us questions at youaskus.co.uk.You can follow Stephen Bush on twitter @stephenkb. Anoosh Chakelian is @Anoosh_C and Ailbhe Rea is @PronouncedAlva.More audio from the New Statesman: listen to our weekly global affairs show World ReviewIf you are a New Statesman digital subscriber you can get ad-free access to this podcast by visiting newstatesman.com/nssubscribers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Connor is joined by his housemate Grace Murray as they discuss the conversation surrounding sexual harassment which has been triggered as a result of the murder of Sarah Everard. They also discuss the tactics used by the Metropolitan Police in the Clapham Common vigil for Sarah which was held over the weekend. Theme Music - Don't You Think That I by J.Lang featuring Mykleanthony

British police officers' decision to break up a weekend vigil for a woman killed after being abducted while walking home at night in London has touched off a national debate about the government's power to restrict protests during a public health emergency, as well as during more normal times.Images of burly officers handcuffing women who gathered Saturday night to demand authorities do more to protect them has fueled anger about heavy-handed policing and raised concerns about plans to expand the government's ability to restrict protests."Protest is not a gift, it's a right," said Gracie Bradley, interim director of the human rights group Liberty. "Yes, it can be limited for certain reasons, but those limitations have to be necessary and they have to be proportionate. And what we saw on Saturday was a wholesale failure of the Met to uphold that duty, to facilitate protest and to actually listen to what protesters were saying, which is that we don't feel safe in public space."Lawmakers on Monday are considering legislation that would expand the government's ability to curtail noisy and disruptive demonstrations, as part of a sweeping crime bill that also extends sentences for serious violent and sexual offenses and toughens penalties for those convicted of defacing statues.The government says the laws covering demonstrations need to be changed in the wake of last year's Extinction Rebellion protests in which environmental campaigners sought to shut down central London."There is, and will remain, a balance to be struck between the rights of the protestor and the rights of individuals to go about their daily business," the government says. "However, there are instances where individuals at a protest behave in a way that causes unjustifiable disruption or distress to others."The debate comes after the death of Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old marketing executive whose body was found May 10, a week after she disappeared while walking home. A serving police officer has been charged with her kidnap and murder.Everard's killing has galvanized women across Britain to speak out about the barrage of verbal harassment and physical threats they face every day, saying they shouldn't have to live in fear.Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday called a meeting of his Crime and Justice Taskforce, including government ministers, senior police officers and prosecutors, to discuss the issue of women's safety. Among the items on the agenda is a recent decline in successful prosecutions for rape and sexual assault.But the opposition Labour Party called on the government to stop talking, toughen penalties for rapists and take action against street harassment and stalking. The party has directed its lawmakers to vote against the crime bill, noting that women aren't mentioned once in its 296 pages."This is a missed opportunity to tackle violence against women and girls that has become endemic in the U.K.," David Lammy, Labour's spokesman on justice, said in a statement.Hundreds of women gathered Saturday night on Clapham Common, a park near the place Everard was last seen alive.Police broke up the event and arrested four women, saying the gathering endangered public health. London's Metropolitan Police Service had refused to give permission for the vigil in advance because authorities said it violated restrictions on large gatherings imposed to control the spread of COVID-19.The front pages of Britain's Sunday newspapers were filled with pictures of women clashing with police on the common. Many featured photos of Patsy Stevenson, 28, being wrestled to the ground and handcuffed by officers."The fact that the police turned up was just disgraceful, because before then it was a peaceful protest," Stevenson told the Times of London.Dania Al-Obeid, who was detained at the bandstand on Clapham Common, said she was frustrated by the police response."We felt we were silenced," she said. "And this could have been avoided if there was some u...

I kväll i Karlavagnen så vill Farah Abadi prata om trygghet. Hur känner du som kvinna inför att gå ensam hem när det mörknat? Vilka strategier har du utvecklat? I förra veckan kunde man läsa i England om 33 åriga Sarah Everard som kvällen den 3 mars skulle promenera hem efter att ha besökt en vän, men som aldrig kom hem igen. Efter hennes försvinnande gick polisen ut med en varning till kvinnor i området kring Clapham Common i södra London om att inte ta promenader på egen hand och att vara försiktiga. Ett uttalande som väckt ilska i Storbritannien eftersom det av vissa ses som ett sätt att lägga ansvaret på offren. Ikväll vill vi höra vad du som kvinna tänker om det, Har du utvecklat några strategier för att känna dig tryggare eller tänker du att det är lugnt?  Och du som man, vad tycker du? Finns det saker man aktivt kan göra för att öka tryggheten?  Genom åren har vi hört och sett försök med Tjejtaxi, med ledsagare och grupper som erbjuder sällskap för den som skall gå hem ensam. Dela med dig av dina erfarenheter och tankar i kvällens program numret till slussen är 020-22 10 30 eller maila oss direkt på karlavagnen@sverigesradio.se

The UK government's new foreign and defence policy. The Metropolitan Police and the Clapham Common vigil. Is the Good Friday Agreement safe with Boris Johnson? The Kuenssberg Westminster Covid report.

After the tragic murder of Sarah Everard earlier this week, and the furore surrounding the policing of the vigil held on Clapham Common in her honour just two days ago, public attention turns to the controversial Policing Bill which faces an early vote in Parliament today.  What amendments to the Public Order Act 1986 does the Bill seek to make? Who benefits from the Bill? Was the police response to a mass gathering of Rangers fans in Glasgow a week ago wrong? Were the Met police right to be criticised for their handling of the vigil on Clapham Common? Was the response from Cressida Dick valid? What similarities are there with the vigil and the policing of Extinction Rebellion and Black Lives Matter protests? All these topics and more, discussed in part one of this Policing Bill special.

In this podcast we consider the ramifications on the recent murder of Sara Everhard and the violence of the police handling of the vigil expressing the ensuing grief and concern of women held on Clapham Common this weekend. We show how these matters are related to the lived experience of women throughout the UK as evidenced by outpourings on social media, and the authoritarian thrust of the current Tory government. Though the latter have attempted to distance themselves from the disgusting behaviour of their coercive force, the Metropolitan Police, we suggest that this is an ideological, mystifying move, given that today they are shepherding a bill through Parliament which will vastly reduce the right to peaceful protest. As always, we suggest what practically can be done to push back against this ghastly situation and lay the foundations of a decent society. [Free. 33 minutes.] 

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has deleted a tweet that condemned the Metropolitan Police following the events which unfolded on Clapham Common over the weekend. 'Reclaim These Streets' intended to hold a candlelit vigil for Sarah Everard after her body was found in woodland several days after she disappeared. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/fire-brigades-union-deletes-tweet-that-condemned-met-police-officers/

Evening Standard crime correspondent Anthony France takes us through the events that turned a peaceful vigil on Clapham Common into a violent protest with four arrests. Could Scotland Yard have done more to ensure the event took place as planned in the first place, and why did officers apparently switch strategies as evening fell and some of those still there became more angry?He also discusses the future of Met Commissioner Cressida Dick, who is under pressure to resign over what happened with politicians like the Lib-Dem's Sir Ed Davey saying she should quit. But Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Priti Patel are giving her their full backing, and she insists she's the right woman to lead the force as London, and the UK, tries to reckon with violence against women. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words https://tinyurl.com/yz89safs Police in London have been sharply criticized. Cáineadh géar déanta ar phóilíní i Londain. London police have been sharply criticized for the way they handled a nightmare last night organized in memory of Sarah Everard. Tá cáineadh géar déanta ar phóilíní Londain faoin mbealach ar laimhséail siad bigil aréir a bhí eagraithe i gcuimhne ar Sarah Everard. A confrontation took place between the police and people who attended the unofficial begging at Clapham Common in the city last night. Tharla achrann idir na póilíní agus daoine a bhí i láthair ag an mbigil neamhoifigiúil ag Clapham Common sa chathair aréir. British Home Secretary Priti Patel has requested a full report on what happened at the beep. Tá tuairisc iomlán iarrtha ag Rúnaí Baile na Breataine Priti Patel faoin méid a thit amach ag an mbigil. More than 1,000 people attended the vigil in memory of Sarah Everard, the woman in her 30s who was abducted and murdered. D'fhreastail níos mó ná 1,000 duine ag an mbigil i gcuimhne ar Sarah Everard, an bhean sna 30í a fuadaíodh agus a dúnmharaíodh. Police arrested four people during the night. Ghabh na póilíní ceathrar le linn na hoíche. Organizers wanted the beep to be canceled last night due to COVID-19 restrictions, but that did not happen. Theastaigh ón lucht eagraithe go gcuirfí an bhigil ar ceal aréir mar gheall ar shrianta COVID-19, ach níor tharla sé sin. A senior police officer defended what happened last night and said police had to act in the interests of keeping people safe. Chosain oifigeach sinsearach sna póilíní an méid a tharla aréir agus dúirt go raibh ar na póilíní gníomhú ar mhaithe le daoine a choineáil slán sábháilte. Yesterday in London, England, Wayne Couzens, 48, was brought before a court for her first court hearing. Inné i Londain, Shasana, tugadh Wayne Couzens, atá 48 bliain d'aois, os comhair cúirte, dá chéad éisteacht chúirte. Police were charged Friday night with kidnapping and murdering Sarah Everard. Cúisíodh an póilín oíche Dé hAoine as Sarah Everard a fhuadach agus a dhúnmharú. In court yesterday Wayne Couzens was remanded in custody. Sa chúirt inné cuireadh Wayne Couzens siar faoi choinneáil. He will be brought before the court again next Tuesday. Tabharfar os comhair na cúirte arís é Dé Máirt seo chugainn. Police in England on Friday confirmed that Sarah Everard's body was found in Kent, outside London. Dé hAoine dhearbhaigh na póilíní i Sasana gurb é corp Sarah Everard a fuarthas i Kent, lasmuigh de Londain. She was missing for 9 days. Bhí sí ar iarraidh le 9 lá. The human remains were discovered in a wooded area of Ashford during the week. Thángthas ar an taisí daonna i gceantar coille in Ashford le linn na seachtaine. Sarah Everard, 33, was last seen walking home from a friend's apartment in south London on Wednesday, March 3rd. Chonacthas Sarah Everard, (33) go deiridh ag siúl abhaile ó arasán chara léi i ndeisceart Londain ar an gCéadaoin, 3 Márta.

Entre Londres et Paris, le chanteur minimaliste aimerait, c'est vrai, qu'on se regarde « dans les yeux » en cessant « de se cacher des choses ».« In reality, it's my bloody role. » Publié cet hiver sur le label Tôt ou Tard, le huitième album de Mathieu Boogaerts abrite une collection de chansons En anglais, légères, pop et flegmatiques, doux trois fois riens fredonnés avec le french accent amusant de rigueur, consécutives à son emménagement à Londres il y a maintenant quatre ans dans le quartier « résidentiel middle-class un peu plus » de Clapham Common. Sa démarche, apparemment primesautière, n'exclut pas les petits coups de blues. Ainsi, sa jolie ballade You Like Me démarre par une grande respiration qui sonne aussi comme un soupir : le narrateur semble désolé de constater que l'une de ses copines l'appelle tous les jours parce qu'il est heureux, rigolo, « always wonderful », alors qu'il a le moral dans les chaussettes. Au bout du fil il sourit, mais ce n'est qu'un rôle, un fichu rôle, un masque, car il n'est pas, non, « fucking drôle ».Et si on arrêtait de se mentir ? Grimpant à bord de notre Arche, le chanteur minimaliste rêve de vérité partout, tout le temps, en se regardant « dans les yeux », en cessant « de se cacher des choses ». Ce qui rappelle le début du brillant premier film écrit, interprété et réalisé par le Britannique Ricky Gervais, The Invention of Lying, situé dans un monde parallèle où le mensonge n'existe pas et, donc, la fiction (films, contes, légendes, romans) et les religions non plus. Jusqu'au jour où un clampin lambda, campé par le comique trasho-philosophique, accouche involontairement du premier bobard…Dans sa micro-utopie, Mathieu Boogaerts, 50 ans, suggère par exemple d'interdire la publicité, qui nous enfonce trop souvent dans des illusions douloureuses ; ces chips « à l'ancienne » sont nées d'un concept marketing assez récent, vous savez. Pourtant, sur son dernier album, l'enfant mélomane de Nogent-sur-Marne se hasarde aux calembredaines super-romantiques en se présentant comme un guy of steel, un mec d'acier, qui n'a jamais peur, qu'on ne peut pas tuer, qui ne peut pas mourir. Et si c'était vrai ?Réalisation : Mathieu Boudon.Pour voir Mathiou tester ses nouvelles chansons dans Londres dans le bref documentaire promotionnel réalisé par Arthur Le Fol, it's here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoN76BKlaXE&t=3s&ab_channel=MathieuboogaertsPour écouter ses déambulations imaginaires dans la capitale anglaise, sur Nova, avec des bruitages entièrement réalisés à la bouche, please click on that link : https://www.nova.fr/news/mathieu-boogaerts-nous-fait-decouvrir-son-londres-a-lui-130732-01-03-2021/?podcastId=48679fcd-a7c9-480a-98e6-cf4fb87011db&episodeId=256019f0-c6c1-42c3-9974-8d1bbba31414Pour réentendre son live dans notre Chambre noire, follow this train : https://www.nova.fr/musiques/mathieu-boogaerts-en-live-dans-chambre-noire-129270-18-02-2021/Image : The Invention of Lying, de Ricky Gervais (2009). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Met's outrageous clampdown on the Sarah Everard vigil on Clapham Common has put Priti Patel's draconian Police, Crime, Sentencing And Courts Bill under a harsh spotlight. Could a bill that effectively outlaws public protest blow up in the Government's face this week? Ros Taylor explains. “Public protest has become illegal, and we didn't seem to notice that.” “A protest looks very different when it's women doing it.”Presented and produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

London's police department is under scrutiny for the way officers handled some participants at an unofficial vigil Saturday night for a London woman whose death led to murder charges against a fellow officer and spurred a national conversation about violence against women in the U.K.Hundreds of people disregarded a judge's ruling and police requests by gathering at Clapham Common in honour of Sarah Everard, 33, who last was seen alive near the south London park on March 3. Demonstrators said they wanted to draw attention to the fear and danger many women see as a daily part of British life.Everard disappeared while walking home from a friend's apartment at about 10:30 p.m. and was found dead a week later. The slaying sent shockwaves across the U.K. because a Metropolitan Police officer is charged with her kidnapping and murder.Video of Saturday's informal vigil turned rally showed officers from the same police force tussling with participants as they pushed their way through the crowd. At one point, several male officers grabbed hold of several women and pulled them away in handcuffs to screaming and shouting from onlookers, Britain's Press Association reported.London Mayor Sadiq Khan decried the police actions."The police have a responsibility to enforce Covid laws, but from images I've seen it's clear the response was at times neither appropriate nor proportionate," Khan said on Twitter.Home Secretary Priti Patel tweeted that she had asked the Metropolitan Police for a full report on what happened.The gathering happened hours after London constable Wayne Couzens, 48, appeared in court for the first time since his arrest in Everard's death. As Metropolitan Police officers approached the Clapham Common bandstand on Saturday evening, boos, jeers and shouts of "Shame on you" came from the crowd, according to the Press Association.Organizers had hoped to hold "Reclaim the Streets" vigils in Everard's memory at the south London location and in other U.K. cities on Saturday but cancelled the in-person events after a judge refused to grant an order allowing them to go on despite coronavirus restrictions that bar mass gatherings.Hundreds of people showed up nonetheless. Before police moved in, many participants laid flowers at the park bandstand. Among them was Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, who was seen pausing for a moment in front of the sea of flowers.Other people held signs reading "We will not be silenced" and "She was just walking home," and the crowd chanted, "Sisters united will never be defeated."In the wake of Everard's disappearance and killing, many women have taken to social media to share their own experiences of being threatened or attacked while walking outside.A 33-year-old nurse who works in the Clapham area, Mel Clarke, said she felt "very conflicted" about attending Saturday's gathering because of pandemic restrictions, but in the end "just felt that I needed to be here.""I'm really pleased that there are a lot of men here. I hope that this is kind of an opportunity for men to learn how women feel, how vulnerable we are," Clarke said. "I hope that this is the start of justice being served for Sarah."The Metropolitan Police has expressed shock and horror that one of its own was a suspect in the case. The London police force said Couzens joined its ranks in 2018 and most recently served in the parliamentary and diplomatic protection command, an armed unit responsible for guarding embassies in the capital and Parliament.During his court appearance earlier in the day, Couzens stood wearing a gray tracksuit as the charges were read to him. He was remanded into custody and has another appearance scheduled Tuesday at London's Central Criminal Court.Everard's body was found hidden in an area of woodland in Kent, more than 50 miles southeast of London, on Wednesday, a week after she went missing. A post-mortem examination is underway, police said Friday.TV and radio presenter Sandi Toksvig said a...

The Met Police has released a statement after four people were arrested for public order offences and at least one police vehicle was damaged in Clapham Common last night (13th March). 'Reclaim These Streets' had intended on holding a peaceful vigil following the tragic death of Sarah Everard, who went missing while walking home across Clapham Common earlier this month. She was found dead in woodland in Kent. During the unrest in Clapham Common, one female police officer was assaulted after allegedly being told that she was a ‘disgrace to females' and a ‘murderer'. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/met-police-issue-statement-after-four-people-arrested-and-at-least-one-female-officer-assaulted-in-clapham-common/

The team talk about strike with Nurse Angela Hankin, while news of police brutality on Clapham Common comes through.

The Evening Standard's Helena Wadia speaks to one of the organisers of Reclaim These Streets, a series of vigils taking place across the UK following the disappearance of Sarah Everard. Jessica Leigh is among those behind an event taking place at the bandstand in Clapham Common at 6pm on Saturday. She says they'll be calling for streets to be safe for women, regardless of what they wear, where they live or what time of day or night it is. A survey for UN Women UK, published this week, found that 97 per cent of women aged 18-24 said they have been sexually harassed. Similar vigils are due to be held across the UK. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Thousands of women are expected to attend a vigil for Sarah Everard to ‘reclaim the streets and our public places' following upsetting updates following her disappearance from Clapham Common. Sophie and kelly wanted to talk about how tragedies like this impact women, while sharing our own personal reactions, often drawing from our own experiences of being or feeling at risk. We discuss men's roles in making us feel safe and the practical things they can do to help, as well the systemic issues that need to be addressed. This is only the start of this conversation on PPR - it warrants more conversation on this podcast moving forward. 

WILL DYSON is a born and bred Londoner. After a short spell away studying Geography at Manchester University, Will returned to London and has worked in several of the city's central businesss improvement districts (BIDS) including Waterloo, Baker Street and currently Bond Street/Oxford Street. Will acknowledges that London has many faces and he understands its strengths and vulnerabilities as well as its harsh sides. In recent years Will faced his biggest challenge with London; the processing of personal trauma and injury as a result of the Westminster Bridge terrorist attack of March 2017. Will is passionate about cities, not only London, and he has travelled widely to experience and understand them first hand. He says that places which resonate with him the most are those with which he associates true meaning. This is Will's inspiring story about London, the world and life. *** To find out more about Will Dyson's professional life click here: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/will-dyson-97b3a0b2 *** TO KNOW MORE about your podcast host EMMA you can go to https://www.travellingthrough.co.uk/ THANKS to MARISKA Martina at https://www.mariskamartina.com/ for creating our upbeat travelling through podcast jingle! AND FINALLY, a big thanks to King George's Park, Wandsworth Cemetery, Wandsworth Common and Clapham Common for hosting our podcast chat as we walked and talked.

The last podcast before yet another lockdown...

Levison Wood on Planning Expeditions and Making a Career in Travel. Levison Wood is an explorer, author and photographer, yet his journey to success has not been straightforward. In this interview episode, he shares what he's learnt along the way - tips you can hopefully use on your own life path. In this conversation, find out how Lev went from sleeping on park benches to becoming a bestselling travel writer, why breaking his leg before Special Forces selection changed his life - for the better - and what Walking the Nile was really like. In this episode, discover: Lev's philosophy on travel, and how he got started in adventure-travel. Why hard graft is important, how to get published and why up-skilling is so important. How to set up an adventure-travel company - and why making mistakes is important. How to fund expeditions, and why Lev would often sleep on a bench in Clapham Common. Why failure may shape your life - for the better. Why goal setting, planning and studying your role models is so powerful. How to land a TV gig. How to overcome self-doubt and failure. How to balance commercial success and your own values. The realities of walking across Africa. How to start your first book. Links mentioned in this episode: Lev's website Lev's Instagram Lev's Twitter Lev's books The Army's Seven Questions Explorers Against Extinction  JOIN US ON SOCIAL: We'd love to hear what you think of this week's The First Mile and if you've got any suggestions of topics or people you'd like to hear interviewed. Drop us a line on Instagram @ashbhardwaj and @pipstewart or Twitter @AshBhardwaj and @Stewart_Pip.   *Please consider leaving a review if you enjoyed this episode. Thank you! 

As a collective, we just want to say, thank you Marcus Rashford. What a week for the Manchester United number 10, from feeding kids off the field, to scoring Champions League hat tricks, Rashford is a true hero. On top of praising Marcus Rashford MBE, we added our spice to the Premier League games just gone, touching upon Pep and Man City, Bamford's England shout, and Chelsea and United's bore draw. To top it all off, we had a Chelsea vs Arsenal vs Man Utd debate, where each person represents their clubs colours, answering a hand full of questions such as 'who will finish on top?', 'Furthest in Europe?', and 'Best Combined XI'. Sound good? You know what to do! Stay safe & enjoy! Seasons Boys. Twitter: @seasonsfootball Instagram: @seasonsfootball_ Sequoia Lounge 6 Cavendish Parade, Clapham Common, London SW4 9DP 07999 171099 @sequoialounge @adzhuncho @lpereiragram @lcrolston @imperialcoachinguk

Yes people! Welcome back to another episode of the Seasons Pod, this week's been a madness... From Villa putting 7 past Liverpool, to Mourinho's men derailing Ole's side, this week's episode is a cracker! So play the beautiful sounds of the #SeasonsPod to get you through a weekend of no club football. Stay safe & enjoy! Seasons Boys. Twitter: @seasonsfootball Instagram: @seasonsfootball_ Sequoia Lounge 6 Cavendish Parade, Clapham Common, London SW4 9DP 07999 171099 @sequoialounge @adzhuncho @lpereiragram @lcrolston @imperialcoachinguk

THE PODCAST IS FINALLY ON YOUTUBE! These amazing visuals were only possible due to a newly formed partnership with Sequoia Lounge! On our first episode of the newly improved #SeasonsPod we touched upon current footballing subjects such as, transfers, football post/during Covid, Manchester United not getting Sancho, and Frank Lampard's Passion & Vibes FC! Stay safe & enjoy! Seasons Boys. Twitter: @seasonsfootball Instagram: @seasonsfootball_ Sequoia Lounge 6 Cavendish Parade, Clapham Common, London SW4 9DP 07999 171099 @sequoialounge @adzhuncho @lpereiragram @lcrolston @imperialcoachinguk

Multi Award Winning Audio Drama, based on the mysterious Victorian urban legend of Springheel'd Jack. The first episode of the first series of the critically acclaimed Springheel Saga featuring the late great Nicholas Parsons and Julian Glover. Who, or what, is the terrifying attacker with glowing eyes, white oilskin suit, and amazing jumping ability?

A homeless Irishman is arrested on Clapham Common in London for stealing a wedding ring, only to murder another man in his police cell. When interviewed by police, he confesses to multiple murders. Episode 1 of 6. Released weekly.The Nobody Zone is a collaboration between RTÉ's Documentary On One in Ireland and Third Ear productions in Denmark.For more, visit rte.ie/thenobodyzone..The Nobody Zone is written and narrated by Tim Hinman.Storyline and production is by Tim Hinman and Krister Moltzen.Original idea, research and recordings are by Robert Mulhern, Ronan Kelly and Liam O'Brien with production assistance from Sarah Blake, Donal O'Herlihy, Tim Desmond, Nicoline Greer and Michael Lawless.If you wish to join the social media conversation around this podcast, please use #thenobodyzone, or visit rte.ie/thenobodyzoneAnd if you'd like to comment or share any information you might have on this story, we'd love to hear from you - email us documentaries@rte.ieOriginal music for the series is by Tim Hinman.The title music is the song 'Missing you' written by Jimmy McCarthy and performed by Christy Moore.Graphics, marketing and press by John Kilkenny, Laura Beatty, Amy O'Driscoll, Nigel Wheatley, Frederik Nielbo, Jilly McDonough, Ellen Leonard, Bren Murphy and Anna Joyce. Illustrations by Alex Williamson. Distribution support from Acast.Special thanks to the British Transport Police. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Gabhtar fear Éireannach, gan dídean, ar Clapham Common i Londain as fáinne pósta a ghoid; agus é faoi choinneáil, maraíonn sé fear atá sa chillín leis. Nuair a cuirtear faoi agallamh é, admhaíonn sé go bhfuil scata eile maraithe aige. Eagrán 1/6, ceann nua uair sa tseachtain.

A homeless Irishman is arrested on Clapham Common in London for stealing a wedding ring, only to murder another man in his police cell. When interviewed by police, he confesses to multiple murders. A new 6-part podcast series from RTÉ’s Documentary On One in Ireland and Third Ear Productions in Denmark. Episode 1/6, Feb 18th 2020. Released weekly.

We headed on down to Clapham Common for this episode of Yes Chef to chat to Adam Byatt who has three restaurants in the area. He's got the Michelin-starred Trinity, it's more relaxed counterpart Upstairs (which is surprise, surprise, right above Trinity) and the casual Bistro Union. Hear how Adam got into the world of food, made his mark as part of the community in Clapham and put his stamp on the London restaurant scene.If you’re new to Yes Chef, it’s a podcast where we chat to some of our favourite chefs and foodies and uncover their journey into food. Over the first two seasons, we’ve chatted to Tom Brown, Adam Handling, Andi Oliver, Chantelle Nicholson, Selin Kiazim, James Cochran, Max Halley, Gizzie Erskin, Ben Murphy, Vivek Singh and Calum Franklin. Go on, dig in. Bon App.Listen on Spotify or iTunes now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mark and Ben are joined by Dan Burgess and Zac Schwarz to talk about the planned climate strike on Friday 20th September. You can find out how to get involved here: https://globalclimatestrike.net/out-of-office/ You can find out more about Dan at https://www.thespaceship.earth/ And he’s part of Good For Nothing https://www.goodfornothing.com/ Zach is part of the Glimpse Collective https://weglimpse.co/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Friday Future Love - https://fridayfuture.love/ Project Drawdown https://www.drawdown.org/ Cats in Clapham Common tube station https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-london-37339029/clapham-common-tube-station-taken-over-by-cats Timberland https://www.marketingweek.com/timberland-sustainability-marketing-campaign/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Don't forget to subscribe on iTunes and Stitcher. Listen on Spotify. And please leave us a review. You can get in touch with Wax Lyrical at podcast@wearewaxon.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ www.wearewaxon.com

Andy Manteit, founder of the 'Under Armour Turf Games', walks and talks with me on Clapham Common, London. We discuss all things Turf Games past, present and future...whilst we also share personal observations and opinions on the fitness industry. Its a lovely general chat that we manage to enjoy under the flightpath to Heathrow...an achievement in itself. If you're curious as to what the Turf Games is all about and where it came from, or if you're interested in the world of competitive functional fitness, then you need to listen to this episode...

Welcome to the first ever episode of 22nd Century. A brand new series where Charles Kerr chats to a guest from a different emerging technology to debunk myths, uncover the next big thing and analyse their impact over the next 100 years. In our first podcast, Charles heads underground to meet with Richard Ballard, the Co-Founder of Growing Underground, an urban vertical farm located under Clapham Common, London UK. We discover how micro-greens can be grown four floors below the London Underground, whether artificial lighting affects plant growth, understand challenges to building a vertical farm compared to one below ground, whether the plants taste better than conventional agriculture and where the future holds for this technology in the future including growing fruit and vegetables at a sustainable industrial scale.

Noel Thatcher MBE, the 5-time Paralympic gold medallist is Vassos and Louise’s special guest this week. The visually impaired runner tells us how smoking a cigarette at school led to a career in athletics, why his journey to the top was anything but easy and why being a mentor to young runners is so important to him. We also show some love for parkrun pacers and Louise tells us the cunning reason why she has not yet done Clapham Common parkrun, despite being so local to her.

New research suggests that rice will be depleted in important B vitamins and minerals by rising CO2 levels in the atmosphere. Adam Rutherford to talks to Kristie Ebi of the University of Washington, one of the scientists behind the finding, and consults Marco Springmann of the Future of Food project at the University of Oxford. Is the future of farming subterranean? Marnie Chesterton visits a farm called Growing Underground for some answers. Specialising in salad and herbs, it is located beneath Clapham Common in South London in an old Second World War air-raid shelter. Has an interstellar asteroid been lurking in our solar system for more than four billions years? It's a possibility according to the astronomers who've watched and plotted its strange orbit. It travels around the Sun in the opposite direction to most of the planets, asteroids and comets. Asteroid specialist Alan Fitzsimmons of Queens University Belfast talks to Adam about this astronomical oddity and assesses the evidence for it being a traveller from the stars, captured by our solar system during its early childhood. Stephanie Wright of Kings College London explains about what we do and don't know about the abundance and health risks of microplastic particles in the air we breathe. Producer: Andrew Luck-Baker.

Do you enjoy the Best in Galaxy podcast? Well why not tuck into the Best in Galaxy novel and audiobook? The first in an epic trilogy with an interactive twist... just click HERE (https://linktr.ee/Markrestuccia) , select your format and location, then you're off to the races! The boys get all set to go home, but first stop off for a final drink at the Tinny Bar in the Xukini System where poor Ol Joe gets busted by his other half. Patch and C4 have a huge run in over some simple physics and when they finally arrive home, the lads find out a startling truth about the mysterious stranger they encountered that fateful evening on Clapham Common.. The Cast: Stooch: Himself, C4 Patch: Himself Pauly: Himself, Akmiral Bar Bar, Ol' Joe Becky: Ol' Susie Sue, Becky And Ben Adams as Duke Generium Written, produced and performed by Patch Hyde and Mark Restuccia and Paul F Taylor. Sound editing, design and mix by Mark Restuccia. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @bestingalaxy for more nonsense and up to the minute news on further releases and do check out the Best in Galaxy Podcast Star Wars parodies .. season 2's where the sitcom starts.. the most enjoyable parody you never knew you needed! Also check out our website bestingalaxy.com and the Best in Galaxy Podcast Youtube channel.

Do you enjoy the Best in Galaxy podcast? Well why not tuck into the Best in Galaxy novel and audiobook? The first in an epic trilogy with an interactive twist... just click HERE (https://linktr.ee/Markrestuccia) , select your format and location, then you're off to the races! The boys are back! Welcome to the brand new season of Best of Galaxy. All your favourite characters return for an all new adventure in their own nutty galaxy.. Stooch and Patch stumble across a mysterious vehicle hidden in the undergrowth on Clapham Common. Next thing they know, they've accidentally stolen a spaceship containing a robot with a terrible attitude problem. The Cast: Stooch: Himself, C4 Patch: Himself, The Barman Pauly: Himself, Flint Written, produced and performed by Patch Hyde and Mark Restuccia and Paul F Taylor. Sound editing, design and mix by Mark Restuccia. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @bestingalaxy for more nonsense and up to the minute news on further releases and do check out the Star Wars Best in Galaxy Podcast.. season 2's where the sitcom starts.. the most enjoyable parody you never knew you needed x

It's shameless plug time, as Ellie and Helen discuss their new Scummy Mummies book! And keeping them in check is fabulous Glamour editor Jo Elvin! The Scummies reveal how they met, how they got their book deal, and how much wine they consumed during the writing process. Plus, find out why they have to keep their famous catsuits in a hermetically sealed bag. It's not all book talk - Helen explains why she hates athleisure wear, and Ellie reminisces about the time she took a pee in the middle of Clapham Common. There's an insightful analysis of the British and Australian education systems, and some chat about shagging. Jo finds out if her Scummy Mummy Confession made it into the book, and Helen and Ellie read out their favourites. We also find out what Jo's own book is going to be about. The Scummy Mummies Book is out this Thursday 9 March, priced at barely a fiver. The Glamour podcast, Hey It's OK, is published every week. This episode was brought to you by NOW TV, who are also sponsoring our book launch - thanks, NOW TV! Their online streaming service lets you watch the latest movies and telly shows, on all sorts of devices, with no contract required. The NOW TV Kids Pass is £2.99 a month and features loads of great stuff for kids, with no ads. You can get a free 14 day trial via nowtv.com. We're on Twitter (@scummymummies), Instagram, and Facebook. Please send your confessions to scummymummiespodcast@gmail.com and visit us at ScummyMummies.com. If you like the podcast, do tell your friends! Thank you for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Paul and Rob are joined by writer Bryony Gordon, author of Mad Girl, for a start-the-year walk-run round Clapham Common; it's a day for dynamic extremes - slow and fast, high and low, serious and silly, partying and planking, Ibiza and Kensington Palace, first-time London Marathoners and old campaigners, and the glory and grubbiness of the condom. Sorry - common. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/runningcommentary. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

London, 1837. A terrifying apparition stalks the night! Constable Jonah Smith must avoid a pair of vicious killers in his hunt for the mysterious figure who will come to be known as… Springheel Jack! PRODUCT DESCRIPTION MULTI-AWARD WINNING AUDIO FANTASY SERIES The Strange Case of Springheel’d Jack – The Ghost of Clapham Common “Wonderfully confident and full of bravura.” Dirk Maggs “Thrilling” Guardian The Springheel Saga, Series One Episode 1, The Ghost Of Clapham Common. Starring: Charlie Adams, Andrew MacBean, Christopher Finney, Matt Jure, Lizzie Goodall, Catlin Birley, Jack Bowman Ben Whitehead, Simon Cruise, Colin Holt, Jonathan Hansler, Ceri Gifford and Julian Glover If you like this, download the rest of the series (8 more episodes) for just £9.99: http://www.wirelesstheatrecompany.co.uk/product-category/the-springheel-saga/ WINNER! Silver Ogle Award Best Fantasy Audio Production of the Year 2013! Written By: Gareth Parker and Robert Valentine, Edited By: Andrew Swann, Music By: Francesco Quadraruopolo Cover artwork by: Jamie Egerton #julianglover #fantasyaudiodrama #thespringheelsaga #springheeljack #radiodrama

2 hour version, first broadcast 8pm, 18th July 2016 on Resonance FM in London. Every month, interesting people talk about the music, films and music for films which have shaped their lives. Roz and Tim loiter on Clapham Common, near to the home of Angela Carter, the late novelist, poet and screen-writer with director Neil Jordan of 'The Company of Wolves'. (Which is at Clapham Common on our Scala map of London underground films). Our guest in the studio is Rosemary Hill, Augustus Pugin's biographer and contributing editor to the London Review of Books, who's edited a collection of Carter's published verse from 1963-1971, 'Unicorn'. We talk to Rosemary about Angela, architecture, cinema, "gimcrack, the fantastic, the free play of the imagination" and the wild woods. More... * Original broadcast, 1 hour version of the show https://soundcloud.com/the_beekeepers/music-for-films-clapham-common-company-of-wolves * Rosemary Hill's blog 'Unicorn: The Poetry of Angela Carter' www.rosemaryhill.co.uk/2015/10/15/th…-romanticism/ * On one of their infrequent walks around the magical spaces of London’s underground cinema, Roz and Tim visit Angela Carter’s favourite cinema as a child, the Tooting Granada (now the Gala Bingo Hall). https://soundcloud.com/the_beekeepers/the-granada-tooting-angela-carter-and-the-company-of-wolves * The Scala London Underground Film Map 1916 – 2016 www.thebeekeepers.com/scalaunderground/ London’s radicals, underworlds and counter-cultures over a century of cinema, through a Tube map re-imagined as a film festival programmed by the legendary Scala cinema at Kings Cross.

This painting is the second version of A ploughing scene in Suffolk (A summerland). The owner of the first version of 1814 , John Allnutt, a Clapham wine merchant and collector, became unhappy with the sky in his painting and asked another artist, John Linnell, to overpaint it. Some years later, around 1825, Allnutt admitted: ‘I was foolish enough’ to have Constable’s original sky ‘obliterated’ and that, ‘though extremely beautiful’, the new sky ‘did not quite harmonize with the other parts of the picture’ (Beckett I, p. 83). He asked Constable to restore the original sky and, ‘if he could do it without injury to the picture’ reduce the height of the painting to match another work in his collection (Augustus Callcott, Open landscape: Sheep grazing c.1812, York City Art Gallery). Graciously, Constable took back Allnutt’s pictureand painted a second and slightly smaller version for him – this painting. He did this free of charge because he was grateful to Allnutt for ‘buying the first picture he ever sold to a stranger’ (Beckett I, p. 83). Constable, or his assistant Dunthorne, made extensive underdrawing on this canvas, working directly from the 1814 original, following the first version closely. He gave this painting a cooler tonality, and added the rain falling in the distance. Ian St John has suggested that the bird hovering in the sky is ‘a bird of prey such as a kestrel or sparrowhawk, birds still common in the vale’ (St John 2005, p. 31). The work was finished before January 1825 when Allnutt visited Constable’s studio to view the new version. Allnutt visitedagain the following year, when he brought a present of three sorts of a particularly beautiful ultramarine, which was a generous gift, as the pigment was a rare luxury. In October 1826 Constable visited Allnutt at Clapham and spent an enjoyable day with the Allnutt family, viewing their picture collection and taking a walk on Clapham Common. He wrote in his journal on his return that ‘Nothing could be more polite & kind’, and observed that ‘the truth is I could find that he has been much imposed on by artists in general – & that he was pleased with my conduct’ (Beckett I, p. 85). After Constable’s death Allnutt continued to purchase his works, including pictures from the Constable sale in 1838: Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Grounds 1820(National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa) and Helmington Dell 1830 (Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Kansas City, Missouri)(Beckett I, p. 85).

Erm, I ave no idea how to explain what you're in for if you bother to listen to this I'm afraid.  The story goes like this: it was our anniversary, we were drinking and chatting and listening to music. A classic came on the stereo and we got talking about songs that would be so popular and so ingrained in popular culture that the writer of them would never have to work again and could live off the royalties, be they from television, advertising, movies or everyone wanting to cover your song.  Like that chap in about a boy, for example. Unfortunately, we were far from sober already and by the end of this, honestly: take my gin consumption, take the equivalent volume of water out of Noah's flood, and the Ark would have run aground on Clapham Common.  In Toad world, apart from slurring, that means ranting and a relatively well-conceived podcast about commercial immortality descends into a rambling, incoherent tirade against the advertising industry, with songs. So listen to it at your peril, you have been warned.  Toadcast #6 - About a Boy 1. Blur - Song 2 (02.38) 2. Eileen Carr - What a Feeling (04.46) 3. Eels - Mr. E's Beautiful Blues (10.10) 4. Bob Marley - Three Little Birds (16.15) 5. Tom Waits - Innocent When You Dream (20.58) 6. Kinobe - Slip Into Something (27.00) 7. The Pet Shop Boys - Go West (30.28) 8. Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love (35.34) 9. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'n' Roll (38.06) 10. The Pogues - Fairytale of New York (43.15) 11. The Who - My Generation (49.40) 12. The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go? (52.55) 13. The Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict a Riot (58.14) 14. The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army (64.04) 15. Bill Hicks - Marketing & Advertising (71.09) Song, by Toad