Podcasts about North East London

Night rain, as it falls onto a quiet suburban garden, has a cool and spacious sound-feel. It seems to help focus the mind's eye onto the presence of objects and surfaces that without the rain would simply not exist, to the ear. Even to the eye, in such murky darkness, these objects and surfaces are not things that make sense in and of themselves. This nocturnal suburban soundscape, stippled with falling droplets, reverberates with the ever-present ever wide city rumble. City rumble is not a warm nor a cold sound, and has no shape other than always to be the same shape. It's always there. Always present. Permeates every inch of outdoor space with a steady unchanging and strangely indeterminate aural glow. It has something to do with all the buildings. Something to do with all the distant machines that whirr and whine as we travel about, keep warm, keep cool, keep moving. Something to do with urban life. A little back garden in North East London is such an ordinary place from a soundscape perspective. There is nothing here to peek the interest in conventional terms. You'd probably never hear a place like this through any normal broadcast audio channel. And so the idea of a quiet soundscape, a quiet brutalist soundscape, made of layers of indeterminate aural glows, echoes of indeterminate activity, reverberances of empty spaces under a wide an empty sky, must make its indeterminate way to the edgeland of the audio world. And that is here. On Lento. A quiet brutalist soundscape from one rainy night in March.  

It is hard to believe this is North East London at dawn. And yet it is. 5am, last Wednesday. Day break, on the 1st of May. Misted air, barely a breeze. Verdantly breathable air, filtered and cleaned by the dense surrounding woodland. When at 8am the park gates are unlocked, the people will come to walk the winding paths. Bathe in the atmosphere created by the trees. And breathe the restorative, country clean air.  This is what a nature reserve within a city does. It purifies the air, not just for the lungs but for the ears. Layers upon layers of veteran trees soften the city rumble whilst providing a myriad of roosting spots for the songbirds to sing. And as they sing, their mellifluous sounds echo and reflect off all the boughs, branches, and countless leaves, to form an aural brilliance that is wonderful to behold.  But behold the brilliance we rarely do. Rarely can do. 5am is not when most of us are around or want to be around. And perhaps, for the sake of the birds and their own sense of freedom in the trees that are their home, that's not such a bad thing. 5am is, shall we all agree, their time of day. Their chance to be on their own amongst their own kind. Be themselves, and be in the world, in their own particular way. Capturing an hour of this world, as it happened, and on a day when the sky was relatively free of planes and the nearby roads relatively free of traffic and sirens, is what the Lento box was there to do. Here is that hour of time, heard from behind the gates of the newly restored chapel at the heart of Abney Park nature reserve.   Our special thanks to Abney Park for allowing us to capture the dawn chorus from the chapel. We recorded this episode exactly three years after our last recording just before the major restoration project started in the chapel. Listen to the dawn chorus from inside the chapel in 2021, in episode 68. And more episodes from around Abney Park here.  

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Yanis Varoufakis is an economist and author who served as Greek Finance Minister in the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crash. Since then, he has become one of the most sought after public speakers on the left. He joined Aaron Bastani for an IRL edition of Downstream at EartH in Hackney, North-East London to […]

The second part of our conversation with Len D' Cruz delves into the emotional impact of clinical errors and explores the role of the BDA in supporting dental professionals when things go wrong.   Len also discusses his practice-growth journey so far and reveals why he still feels an affinity for NHS practice and patients. In This Episode 01:30 - BDA—role and challenges 14.16 - Stress, errors and impact 24:25 - Blackbox thinking 37:00 - Practice growth 45.46 - NHS practice 48.37 - Fantasy exit 53.03 - Practice management 55.06 - Getting involved 59.04 - Identity 01.00.52 - Fantasy dinner party 01.10.01 - Last days and legacy About Len D'Cruz Len D'Cruz is the head of indemnity at the British Dental Association. He heads a mixed NHS/private practice consisting of seven surgeries in Woodford Green, North East London. He also teaches the MA in Dental Law and Ethics program at the University of Bedfordshire.  

Payman Langroudi presents part one of a deep conversation with Len D'Cruz, a distinguished figure in dental legal affairs. Len shares his journey from Nairobi to London, his unexpected path into dentistry, and his perspectives on the evolving field of dental law.    Len talks about childhood, academic choices, and his approach to handling dental complaints and claims with empathy, detailed record-keeping, and a cool head in the face of pressure.  In This Episode 02:15 - Backstory 04:10 - Entry into dentistry 07:55 - Character traits 09:00 - Dentistry and academia 11:10 - Whitechapel 12:30 - University 14:10 - Work ethic 17:10 - Dental legal affairs  24:45 - Mistakes and shame 31:20 - The legal landscape 35:10 - Partnerships 38:40 - Defending legal cases 41:05 - Implant and aligner therapy 43:40 - Future trends 45:55 - Record-keeping About Len D'Cruz Len D'Cruz is the head of indemnity at the British Dental Association. He heads a mixed NHS/private practice consisting of seven surgeries in Woodford Green, North East London. He also teaches the MA in Dental Law and Ethics program at the University of Bedfordshire.

Alice Levine heads to the Krays' heartland of North-East London to meet Nemone Lethbridge, who defended the twins in court. Nemone tells us why she never considered turning the job down, takes listeners inside the working relationship that progressed into an unlikely friendship and weighs in on how the Krays became quite so notorious.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For this episode, Ned, Adam and Laura navigated east London's cycle lanes and Low Traffic Neighbourhoods to speak in-person, in front of a live pub audience, to Councillor Clyde Loakes, at the Wanstead Tap in Waltham Forest.For the past decade Cllr Loakes has led his borough's transformation for walking and cycling. Waltham Forest is very much no longer a forest, in North-East London, but has become world famous for its Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, people-friendly high streets and for pioneering high-quality cycle lanes and transforming massive car-dominated junctions in outer London for active travel.During the podcast we talk about political courage, and what the borough has achieved since Clyde's team won an unprecedented £27m from Transport for London back in 2013 for its 'Mini Holland' programme. We discuss how ultimately this kind of transformation, while hard, is possible - even in the most car-centric of places. We discuss the role of a range of players, from campaigners on the outside, to the political and officer support within the council - and the importance of listening to genuine concerns from the public.In a speech in 2018, Cllr Loakes said: ‘I spent years talking about encouraging a shift to bikes and walking without actually doing the things that make a difference. If I am honest - I was tinkering with parking schemes and pandering to car owners. I was not delivering for our community. Then I got a chance to do something extraordinary. We won our Better Waltham Forest mini-Holland bid with low traffic neighbourhoods and protected bike lanes . We had signed up to deliver a huge public health implementation at pace.' He added: ‘For too long we, in fact I, as a councillor had been focused on maintaining a status quo that did nothing for anyone. But now we have done something extraordinary, a radical intervention that puts people first.'Thank you to Dan at the Wanstead Tap, to everyone who turned out on a rainy Monday night in December, to join us live, and to Pedal Me who cycled our equipment across London.The Healthy Streets Scorecard, which ranks London boroughs based on people-friendly measures, can be found here: https://www.healthystreetsscorecard.london/*That* coffin picture is here: https://twitter.com/mthrel/status/1402221590167838722Clyde Loakes is on Twitter: www.twitter.com/Labourstone We're also on Twitter and welcome your feedback on our episode: www.twitter.com/podstreetsaheadIf you're reading this, please can you take 1 minute to give us a rating and write a review? It helps us more than you probably think.Episode edited by Clare Mansell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this series of two podcasts, Dr Dirk Pilat, the medical director for professional development of the RCGP, discusses the resurgence of measles in the United Kingdom. In the first part, Dr Michael Mulholland, the honorary secretary of the RCGP, reminds us of the severity of the disease, the efficacy of the MMR vaccine and how to prepare for a potential increase of cases in the community. In the second part, Dr Tehseen Khan, a GP in North East London, the Population Health & Health Inequalities Lead at North East London ICS and a Clinical Advisor for NHS England, shares his experiences on how to increase immunisation coverage within communities where coverage has traditionally been below average and how to address lack of vaccine confidence in the consultation. This podcast was produced by RCGP Learning. Editorial and content decisions were made solely by the RCGP.

In this series of two podcasts, Dr Dirk Pilat, the medical director for professional development of the RCGP, discusses the resurgence of measles in the United Kingdom. In the first part, Dr Michael Mulholland, the honorary secretary of the RCGP, reminds us of the severity of the disease, the efficacy of the MMR vaccine and how to prepare for a potential increase of cases in the community. In the second part, Dr Tehseen Khan, a GP in North East London, the Population Health & Health Inequalities Lead at North East London ICS and a Clinical Advisor for NHS England, shares his experiences on how to increase immunisation coverage within communities where coverage has traditionally been below average and how to address lack of vaccine confidence in the consultation. This podcast was produced by RCGP Learning. Editorial and content decisions were made solely by the RCGP.

D-M & Nat go again at Spurs! We discuss City Women's 3-1 stumble in North East London, and continue to pick out the positives despite no W. Yet. We rue silly mistakes but praise creative intentions in a performance that offered greater degrees of coherence and composure. Now that the so-called 'easier' games are over, we look ahead to clashes with Man City and Arsenal in the weeks to come. Vixens ‘Til We Die! COYR! Not sure how much longer we'll be on X but follow us there if inclined @BCVixenCast and on Instagram @bcvixencast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bcvixencast/message

Have the back streets faded to silent? Have the dogs begun to bark? Quick, get in, there's a storm coming.   The front room chair with the cushion that isn't supposed to be outside in the yard but is, because it's been so hot of late, is that in? And the pile of winter boots left out to air next to it? And those newly potted plants that can't cope with heavy rain yet?  Get them all in, the air's gone electric.   Thick thunder rolls, across a strange coloured sky. Brings rain that's in such a hurry to get down it all comes down at once. Rivulets of sparkling water, flowing off the tarpaulin. Pouring onto the parched concrete yard. Wafting smells of petrichor.   Heatwave storms plough a deep furrow through the sky as they pass, that take a while for the atmosphere to settle. It's the dramatically changing sound scenes such storms create that make them so rewarding to listen to. The sheer intensity of an unbridled deluge. The panoramic spatial thunder created as the lightning bolts explode vast volumes of air. And the relief, after the storm has passed, expressed through the countless dripping drops of fallen water, from all the surfaces on which it fell. Three movements. Three acts. Of a heatwave storm.   A powerful storm is like a piece of theatre. It bends and redefines the meaning of time. It suspends your belief in what is normal and your perspective on reality. And when it's over, it leaves you feeling physically different to how you were before. Different, and better.   * The Lento mics captured this storm as it passed over Hackney in North East London in early afternoon last week, after a long period of exceptionally hot and dry weather. The location is the back garden of a small terrace house. Temperature prior to the storm was 30 degrees. Humidity was 39%. A few months ago the humidity was typically between 80% and 90%.

“The Lazarus Project” is a riveting eight-hour drama that follows George, the latest recruit to The Lazarus Project – a secret organization that has harnessed the ability to turn back time whenever the world is at the threat of extinction. George and his colleagues are the few people on Earth with the ability to remember the events that are undone when time goes back. But when a freak accident harms someone close to George, Lazarus won't let him turn back time to undo it unless there is the threat of global extinction. Now George must choose to stay loyal or go rogue as he faces the question of: if you had the power to re-write your past, what would you sacrifice to do it? "The Lazarus Project" explores our desire to take charge of what is beyond our control and is a moving story of love and fate within a gripping action thriller that will keep viewers on the edge of their seats. The series stars Emmy® Award and BAFTA-nominated Paapa Essiedu (“I May Destroy You”), Anjli Mohindra (“Bodyguard”), Tom Burke (“Strike”), Caroline Quentin (“Bridgerton”), Rudi Dharmalingam (“Wakefield”), and Charly Clive (“Pure”). Paapa's character, George, is a quick-thinking and witty ‘everyman' who finds himself in an extraordinary situation when he starts to relive the same few weeks over and over again. When he is recruited by this secret organization that can turn back time, he finds his moral code tested to the limit. Paapa Essiedu is an English actor known for his performance in the BBC One miniseries I May Destroy You, produced by Micaela Coel, where he received Primetime Emmy and British Academy Television Award nominations. He won the 2016 Ian Charleson Award for his roles in the Royal Shakespeare Company productions of Hamlet and King Lear. Born in 1990 Walthamstow, North-East London, Essiedu grew up in East London with his mother, who was a fashion and design teacher. His family comes from Ghana, where he has a half brother and sister. He won a scholarship to The Forest School, Walthamstow and his ambition as he grew older was to become a doctor. Essiedu became more involved with Shakespeare when he was accepted into the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Perhaps Essiedu's most famous Shakespeare role was for the lead character in Royal Shakespeare Company's Hamlet in 2016.

“The Lazarus Project” is a riveting eight-hour drama that follows George, the latest recruit to The Lazarus Project – a secret organization that has harnessed the ability to turn back time whenever the world is at the threat of extinction. George and his colleagues are the few people on Earth with the ability to remember the events that are undone when time goes back. But when a freak accident harms someone close to George, Lazarus won't let him turn back time to undo it unless there is the threat of global extinction. Now George must choose to stay loyal or go rogue as he faces the question of: if you had the power to re-write your past, what would you sacrifice to do it? "The Lazarus Project" explores our desire to take charge of what is beyond our control and is a moving story of love and fate within a gripping action thriller that will keep viewers on the edge of their seats. The series stars Emmy® Award and BAFTA-nominated Paapa Essiedu (“I May Destroy You”), Anjli Mohindra (“Bodyguard”), Tom Burke (“Strike”), Caroline Quentin (“Bridgerton”), Rudi Dharmalingam (“Wakefield”), and Charly Clive (“Pure”). Paapa's character, George, is a quick-thinking and witty ‘everyman' who finds himself in an extraordinary situation when he starts to relive the same few weeks over and over again. When he is recruited by this secret organization that can turn back time, he finds his moral code tested to the limit. Paapa Essiedu is an English actor known for his performance in the BBC One miniseries I May Destroy You, produced by Micaela Coel, where he received Primetime Emmy and British Academy Television Award nominations. He won the 2016 Ian Charleson Award for his roles in the Royal Shakespeare Company productions of Hamlet and King Lear. Born in 1990 Walthamstow, North-East London, Essiedu grew up in East London with his mother, who was a fashion and design teacher. His family comes from Ghana, where he has a half brother and sister. He won a scholarship to The Forest School, Walthamstow and his ambition as he grew older was to become a doctor. Essiedu became more involved with Shakespeare when he was accepted into the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Perhaps Essiedu's most famous Shakespeare role was for the lead character in Royal Shakespeare Company's Hamlet in 2016.

In the previous episode, you had a chance to listen to  Dr Phil Koczan, GP in North East London and the Chief Clinical Safety Officer for London, Dr Katherine Buxton, Consultant in Palliative Care Medicine for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Clinical Director, Palliative and End of Life Care Strategic Clinical Network for London talk about the recently introduced digitized urgent care planning across London.  OneLondon is a project that supports a vision of joined-up health and care. It is a pan-London collaboration between leaders from the 5 Integrated Care Systems in the capital.  London's healthcare system is complex. It covers a population of 10 million people and is connecting 35 NHS Trusts and 1385 GP practices.  In this episode, Gary McAllister, Chief Technology Officer of OneLondon explains how is London approaching the digital transformation of healthcare in London, how complex is the IT infrastructure at the moment, and how the core team of OneLondon works with vendors to try to connect different systems as efficiently as possible. More about OneLondon: https://www.onelondon.online/ More about Urgent Care Planning: https://ucp.onelondon.online/ MONTHLY Newsletter which recaps episodes in the past month: https://fodh.substack.com/ www.facesofdigitalhealth.com ***** The topic of this episode is supported by Better - a provider of an open data digital health platform, electronic prescribing and medication administration solution, and low code tools that help you rapidly build applications that suit your needs. The company focuses on simplifying the work of health and care teams, advocates for data for life, and strives for all health data to be vendor-neutral and easily accessible. More about the company: better.care

Too often, patients need to repeat their medical history when in contact with different healthcare providers. Consequently, clinicians need more time to make decisions than necessary because they can't access patient data. London managed to digitize urgent care plans and make them available across 40 NHS Trusts and 1400 GP offices.  This episode presents the Urgent Care Plan Programme, aiming at giving clinicians easy access to patients' desires about their care, as defined in their care plan. Patients can fill out an urgent care plan at various points in their patient journey. The problem so far has been that accessing these plans by different providers was often difficult. Now the situation is improved with an introduction of a regional platform that stores urgent care plans and enables different care teams to access them when needed.  Urgent Care Plan Programme is a part of OneLondon Portfolio. OneLondon is a project that supports a vision of joined-up health and care. It is a pan-London collaboration between leaders from the 5 Integrated Care Systems in the capital.   London's healthcare system is complex. It covers a population of 10 million people and is connecting 35 NHS Trusts and 1385 GP practices. As part of the OneLondon portfolio, the Urgent Care Plan Programme led the design and implementation of a new digital care planning solution in 2021. This solution enables Londoners to have their care, and support wishes digitally shared with healthcare professionals across the capital. By connecting all care levels, clinicians can now easily access urgent care plans to guide them in the care they provide to patients based on patient's individual preferences.  This episode presents what urgent care plans are, why they matter, and more as explained by Dr Phil Koczan, GP in North East London, and the Chief Clinical Safety Officer for London, Dr Katherine Buxton, Consultant in Palliative Care Medicine for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Clinical Director, Palliative and End of Life Care Strategic Clinical Network for London. They explained what the joint urgent care plan means for patients and healthcare providers in London.  More about OneLondon: https://www.onelondon.online/ More about Urgent Care Planning: https://ucp.onelondon.online/ MONTHLY Newsletter which recaps episodes in the past month: https://fodh.substack.com/ www.facesofdigitalhealth.com The topic of this episode is supported by Better - a provider of an open data digital health platform, electronic prescribing and medication administration solution, and low code tools that help you rapidly build applications that suit your needs. The company focuses on simplifying the work of health and care teams, advocates for data for life, and strives for all health data to be vendor-neutral and easily accessible. More about the company: better.care

Skip the Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. Your host is  Kelly Molson, MD of Rubber Cheese.Download our free ebook The Ultimate Guide to Doubling Your Visitor NumbersIf you like what you hear, you can subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue or visit our website rubbercheese.com/podcastIf you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five star review, it really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on Twitter for your chance to win the books that have been mentioned in this episode.Competition ends April 29th 2022. The winner will be contacted via Twitter. Show references: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-chiplin-85468b42/https://experience.tottenhamhotspur.com/home.htmhttps://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/ Laura Chiplin has over 12 years' experience in the heritage, arts and attractions sector. With a passion for delivering great visitor experiences, Laura is currently Head of Visitor Attractions at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in North London.Laura's early career was greatly influenced by her love of music and theatre, taking up her first role at the Barbican Centre whilst studying at the City of London University in 2007. Laura spent the following 9 years at Europe's leading art centre, before embarking on a new chapter in her career with the V&A Museum, where she headed up the visitor experience team.During her time here, Laura lead a growing team at a key period in the museums history with the opening of the Exhibition Road Quarter; the first major expansion in the museum's 100 year history.This influential period in Laura's career fuelled her passion for delivering exceptional visitor experiences and she was ready for a new challenge…one with slightly different goals.With a ground-breaking stadium project underway in North London, Laura was approached to lead the Visitor Attractions team at the newly built Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in N17.As Head of Visitor Attractions, she leads a 70 strong team at the Premier League ground, developing and delivering world class experiences, in an exciting and fast paced environment.When not in the office, Laura enjoys reading, eating out and walking her dog, Morris in North East London. Transcription:Kelly Molson: Welcome to Skip the Queue, a podcast for people working in, or working with visitor attractions. I'm your host, Kelly Molson. Each episode, I speak with industry experts from the attractions world.In today's episode, I speak with Laura Chiplin, Head of Visitor Attractions at Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.We discuss the concept of a football club as an attraction, and how Spurs have taken the visitor attraction concept to a whole new level. If you like what you hear, subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue.Kelly Molson: Laura, thank you so much for coming on the podcast today. I'm really excited to chat with you.Laura Chiplin: Thank you so much for having me. I'm really excited to be talking to you too.Kelly Molson: Well, I'll be very kind with the icebreaker questions, I think.Laura Chiplin: I hope so.Kelly Molson: Don't worry. Okay, so start with this one. If you could take three things to a desert island, what would they be?Laura Chiplin: Ooh, I would take sun cream, because I don't want to get a sunburn. Very important. Maybe a barbecue, so I can cook some nice fish. I don't think I'd be that good at making a barbecue on my own. I probably wouldn't last very long at all, but I could, lying there, a bit of fish on the barbecue. What would my final thing be? A good book, a really long book, so it will take a long time to read.Kelly Molson: A long book that could read over, and over, and over again and not get bored.Laura Chiplin: Exactly, yeah. That's on my list.Kelly Molson: Now I've got this picture of you hunting for fish as well, with like a spear. Strong woman.Laura Chiplin: Yeah, absolutely. That's definitely the vibe I'm going for.Kelly Molson: Good, okay. If you could choose a talent to grow and to develop, what would you most like to learn?Laura Chiplin: Actually, this one's quite topical. So at the weekend, my brother and I made some curtains. And when I say we did it together, he mainly did it. He's very talented, he can really turn his hand to anything. But now having made the curtains, I know I need to make other blinds and curtains. So I think having a practical skill, like sewing or something like that, actually it's nice because you can help other people, it's something can do yourself. It's quite mindful as well, if all goes well. Something like that, I think would be quite good. And curtains are also very expensive, so that's also another positive.Kelly Molson: They are really expensive, phenomenally expensive. I really like that you picked that one, because that's one of my goals this year is to learn how to use the very beautiful sewing machine that is sitting up in my spare room, just looking pretty and not getting a lot of action.Laura Chiplin: We'll have to learn together.Kelly Molson: We can be accountability partners on that one. All right, noted. Have you ever been mistaken for somebody famous?Laura Chiplin: Oh, don't. When I worked at the Barbican, the guys always used to take the mick out of me and said I look like Celine Dion, which I absolutely do not look like Celine Dion. I love her, absolutely love her. She's brilliant, obviously some great tunes, but she is quite a bit older than me. And I'm not sure we look like each other, but yeah, my old colleagues at the Barbican can had a bit of a running joke with that one. I do love karaoke as well, and singing, so that was probably part of it.Kelly Molson: There's a bit of a link there then. You are very fresh faced, she is considerably older than you. But there is a little touch there, I would say there is a touch of Celine there.Laura Chiplin: Yeah, okay. I slightly walked into that one.Kelly Molson: Thank you for sharing. What's your unpopular opinion, then?Laura Chiplin: Oh, my unpopular opinion is fruit in puddings. If it's got fruit, in my mind, it should not be a pudding. Pudding should be chocolate, meringue, cream. I don't want to see any fruit inside.Kelly Molson: Not even an apple crumble?Laura Chiplin: I knew you were going to ask this. So apple crumble is only acceptable, if the ratio of apple to crumble is like 25% apple and 75% crumble. And then like a hundred percent cream on top of that.Kelly Molson: Very specific ratios there.Laura Chiplin: There's no thin crumble toppings, I'm not into that. It's like a very thin layer of apple, and then hell of a lot of crumbleKelly Molson: And really it's all about the cream, in all honesty.Laura Chiplin: Absolutely, yeah.Kelly Molson: All right, thank you. I would love to know what people feel about the whole fruit in pudding scenario. I'm probably with you, because mine's a chocolate brownie. That's the best pudding.Laura Chiplin: Yeah. Anything chocolate, I'm more than happy. I'm up for that.Kelly Molson: Good. Excellent, thank you for sharing. I want to talk about today, the concept of a football club as a visitor attraction. Now listeners, you'll know that I am a big Tottenham fan, so I'm really excited that I've got Laura in from Spurs today. And I think we've all become quite accustomed to stadiums having stadium tours, and that's pretty much the norm for a football club. But Spurs have taken the visitor attraction concept to a whole new level, and I want you to tell us about it today. So, can you share with us the experiences that Tottenham now offer as a visitor attraction?Laura Chiplin: Yeah, absolutely. So as you mentioned, stadium tours, which are something that happen in many stadiums across the UK and the world. So, we have a stadium tours program here, so we offer a number of stadium tours. But our main one, which most visitors will go on, will take them through some of the key areas of the stadium, so really go behind the scenes and get to see the places that they would never normally get to see, if they were coming on a match day. And those are mainly the player areas, so they would go into the first team dressing room, walk out the tunnel, pitch side, sit in the dugout. And also with this stadium, they would also go into custom built NFL facilities, explore some of our premium areas, and really get an overview of Tottenham Hotspur the club, but also Tottenham Hotspur the stadium. So, that's our stadium tour that we offer and deliver.Laura Chiplin: And you mentioned taking things to new heights, so this is very relevant for the Dare Skywalk. So, this is a new attraction which opened in August, 2020, so this really takes visitors on a different experience in the stadium. And people harness up, they clip on, and they go on a journey which takes them up to the roof of the stadium, across an apex which is 46.8 meters above the pitch. So it's clear glass, you can see the stadium below, and then onto a viewing platform which has amazing views out to London. Because we are in North London, a really different aspect of the city, and quite a wide panorama which is absolutely lovely. So visitors can have a drink there, a glass of champagne, a beer. And then our latest attraction is the Dare Skywalk Edge, which if visitors are feeling particularly brave, they can finish their Dare Skywalk experience by going over the edge, and descending on a controlled descent 42 meters to the South podium below.Kelly Molson: Crazy.Laura Chiplin: You've been, right?Kelly Molson: I have been, yes. We actually went in September, 2020, so during the pandemic, but at a point where we were all allowed out to do things. And we actually saw Jose that day, so he came out while we were up on top of the roof, he came out on the pitch and shouted up. I can't remember what they were saying, but people were shouting down at him and he was shouting up. So, it was incredible. It was such an organised experience, like everything felt very safe, everything felt very slick. And actually being on the roof of your football stadium was mad. I could look down and see where my season ticket seat was. Yeah, it was just a really crazy experience. Like you say, part of it, looking at the views of North London and then into London, far across London was pretty spectacular, actually. Yeah, where did the idea come from to do this?Laura Chiplin: So, I guess Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is home to Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, but it's much more than just a football stadium. It's host to other sporting and entertainment events. So the stadium is the London home to the NFL, so it's the only stadium outside of North America that's been specifically designed for American football. So we've got custom-built NFL spaces, locker rooms. And we actually have two pitches, so we have a grass football playing surface, which then slides out, and underneath there's an NFL artificial surface below. So, we've got a partnership with the NFL that they will play at least two of their London games here for over a 10 year period. We've already hosted a major boxing event, we've got rugby coming later this year, we've got concerts coming later this year. So, it's already been announced that Lady Gaga and Guns N' Roses will be playing in the summer.Laura Chiplin: So, it's really a multipurpose sports and entertainment venue, and a new landmark in London. And I think that's where the idea of the Skywalk and the attractions, they really support and tie into that idea of it being a London venue, that's host to major events, and is also open and activated throughout the year. So, it's not just on traditional football match days, which there's 25 days a year, and there's a lot more that we can be doing with the stadium. So, it's about activating the stadium throughout the year, and it's about bringing people to Tottenham and the local area, creating new opportunities.Laura Chiplin: And also we're engaging with, and connecting with new people beyond our fan base. So, you could argue that the stadium tour is perhaps more aligned to her football fans, which of course it is, but there are lots of interesting elements about our stadium, the architecture, the design, the technology. But especially with something like the Dare Skywalk, we do see it as, it's an attraction within London. And you can come and enjoy amazing views of London, it's adventurous, there's lots of things that it ticks. So yes, of course it's for our fans, but also it's beyond, and helping us to engage with new audiences as well.Kelly Molson: Yeah, I love that idea. I think that the idea that a football stadium, if you are a fan, I think obviously if you're a Tottenham fan, these are a attractions that you want to go and visit, you want to be able to take part in. But as a football fan, the stadium is a huge draw. It is a phenomenal piece of engineering, it is beautiful, the facilities are incredible. I think anyone that has an interest in football would love to go there and to be able to see that. So, that must be a draw for some of the stadium tours. What was interesting is when we were on the tour, there were actually two Arsenal fans.Laura Chiplin: Exactly.Kelly Molson: Which was like, oh, okay. They kept it quiet for a while, and then told us when we were at the top. But from their opinion, they wanted to come and see... It wasn't necessarily about the football stadium, it was about the attraction and being able to take something fun.Laura Chiplin: Exactly, yeah, definitely. We welcome anyone, no matter what team they support. Obviously it's quite fun, have some fun with anyone who supports our North London rivals. But that's exactly it, it's about an attraction in London, a fun thing to do, things with families, couples, there's lots of different people that we're trying to attract.Kelly Molson: That's brilliant. What were the biggest challenges in getting those attractions up and running? Obviously from a health and safety point of view, I can imagine that that conversation was like, "We've got this idea about taking people up on the roof, and then dangling them over the side. How do you feel about it?"Laura Chiplin: Yeah, exactly. I guess the biggest challenges, firstly, just going back to the stadium tour, so we opened a stadium tour in July, 2019 and the stadium opened in March, 2019. So it was an exceptionally busy time at the club, not only were we opening a new attraction experience, but we were opening a brand new stadium, so it was a rapidly expanding team. We'd been at White Hart Lane, capacity of 36,000. The club had been playing at Wembley, and then we were opening the new Tottenham Hotspur stadium, which has a capacity of over 62,000 and it's a multipurpose venue.Laura Chiplin: So, the first priority was obviously to open the stadium, to have Spurs return to playing, and fans return to being at home. So what we needed to do as an attractions team, was to develop and open the tour experience against this backdrop. So, much of our planning was when the stadium was still a construction site, there were thousands of trades working on the stadium a day, it was so, so busy. But what we really wanted to do, was there was so much momentum and it was such an exciting time at the club, so we worked with our colleagues to be involved in that momentum. And how could we get involved in the match day experiences?Laura Chiplin: One of the key things the club wanted to deliver with this new stadium was an unrivaled fan experience, and that's what we want to do, an unrivaled fan guest experience on the visitor attraction. So, much of the things that we did when we were setting up, were also aligned with the opening of the stadium. So for example, part of that, we delivered our Spurs Way training to a wide range of people who would be working on a match day. I'm talking people who do sniffer dog patrols, to catering, to retail, and the attractions were very much a part of that. So, that meant that we could be involved with the approach for the stadium, and make sure there was that cohesion and consistency across what we were doing.Laura Chiplin: And then on the other side, we also needed to make sure we could actually deliver something with a moving timeline, and work out what we could open realistically, that matched the ambition that delivered a great thing for our guests, and for our visitors and fans. So, we decided to open with a guided stadium tour, and really tell the story of Tottenham and the stadium through people when we first opened. So, that enabled us to incorporate with obviously the focus of opening the stadium, and then deliver the first of the attractions quite quickly after that. And then we knew we would develop them further on.Laura Chiplin: And then with the opening of the Skywalk, so all of this was incorporated into the design of the stadium, which is obviously great because we're not retrofitting everything, it's all very much part of the stadium build. So, a lot of those conversations began 10 years ago before I was at the club. So that was very much, that was intrinsically part of the stadium build and design, which obviously always helps.Laura Chiplin: I guess, really the biggest challenge from our side, was that we ended up doing a lot of the last four months, yeah, four month period, we were doing it in a lockdown. Because as I've mentioned with the dates, where we've all tried to slightly block out of our minds, we opened the Dare Skywalk at the end, very end of August, 2020. I think we opened it on the 31st of August, that was our first public day. So, much of the things that when you are mobilising a new attraction, that come in that last three to four months, they're very much the onsite, the people, the recruitment, testing, training, all of those things. And that ended up having to be done within the national lockdown, and a very strict national lockdown, as was right of course at the time. But not work from home if you can, it was like everyone was working from home.Laura Chiplin: So, we were already very much on the journey in terms of when we were going to open the Skywalk, and then the pandemic happened. So we moved the timeline slightly, it was probably about six, maybe six to eight weeks from what we had originally planned. Obviously you never normally plan to open a new attraction the last day of August, but yeah, we decided that we were still going to open it, and open it when it was safe and we were allowed to do so from a government perspective, and also when we were ready. So, that was the biggest challenge. Loads of people have talked about pandemic challenges on this podcast, and just generally of course, it was a very challenging time. But especially with such a physical attraction, where people are coming and doing an activity, yeah, it brought new challenges.Kelly Molson: Oh, I can only imagine how challenging that was. It's interesting though, because it wasn't delayed as much as I thought it was, only six to eight weeks actually. I would have thought, oh, it was going to be months and months and months where you had to keep pushing back. But in the grand scheme of things, that doesn't sound too bad. What were the reactions from visitors, when they were able to come? Was there a pent up demand, because you'd been talking about it for so long?Laura Chiplin: Yeah. The reaction was really fantastic, feedback has been really, really positive. The funny thing for us, is that we've been open since the end of August, 2020, but we've never actually done a full year of operation, so that's the difference. And it's like the stadium's been open three years, but we don't have three years worth of experience, because it's been such a fragmented time within that period. We opened in August, we had a good September, then I think October was good. Then we got to the end of October, half term, and then I think we went into the circuit breaker lockdown for November. We then reopened for a bit in December, and then we ended up closing. And then we had that, I think at the time we thought, oh, maybe it's like a month lockdown. And then of course it ended up, I think being until around April.Laura Chiplin: And we could open the skywalk earlier, because it's an outdoor traction, so that was a positive, so we were able to get people through. But yeah, the initial reaction and the reaction we've had subsequently, feedback's been really positive, which is great. But it's also on the flip side, we are now I feel in a period where we've had like a good run at things, but we've kind of missed out that first bit that you would normally get with something new, where you're tweaking and perfecting in the traditional sense. Whereas we were tweaking and perfecting. Right, outdoor attractions. Okay, so this is outdoor, but some of our elements are inside. How do we re-look at that to bring them in line, make sure everyone's safe and things?Laura Chiplin: But actually, in doing that, we have slightly changed the flow of things, that they actually work better. So we're, of course, obviously looking to constantly improve, constantly tweak, constantly monitoring customer feedback, net promoter scores, Trip Advisor feedback, all of those kinds of traditional things that you would think. But also then having the pandemic side within it as well.Kelly Molson: That's really interesting. So, do you think that the kind of stop start challenges that you've had, have actually helped in some way, by making you step back and refine it maybe quicker than you would have?Laura Chiplin: Yeah. I guess if we were to take a positive, which I'm always happy to try to have a positive, yes. I think it was obviously very challenging at that time trying to work out. But yeah, I think subsequently we probably have made some tweaks and small updates to the overall visitor flow and operation, which probably worked better, that had we not been forced into that situation they may not have arisen. So yeah, probably a small few things like that.Kelly Molson: There's always a positive, isn't there?Laura Chiplin: Exactly. I'm desperate to find a silver lining in anything.Kelly Molson: I like to find that spin as well. And so, I can remember when we came on our visit, and there was certain hashtags that we could upload our pictures and social media and stuff too, which we did, we loved to get involved. How much has digital and social media played a role in the marketing of that attraction?Laura Chiplin: Yeah, hugely. We haven't done any out of home marketing yet, and that was really a decision at the time, because why would you do that when people aren't necessarily traveling in the normal way? So yeah, digital and social were hugely important. We also had a really great launch, which our PR team did, and working with influencers, and key people on social media, and also digital channels to make sure that we could get the message out there, launch it, so that was really fantastic. We always want people to review us on Trip Advisor and share their experiences there. That's a huge thing for us, because obviously with attractions it's so vital, people finding new things to do.Laura Chiplin: And especially because of the situation that we've been in, there's obviously a huge market that missing, and that's the international market. And at the beginning, the pandemic and that time, actually people were wanting to go and do things outside of London, and outside of the city. And that was also a concern, especially with the attractions and venues in London, that actually people were going to stay away because they wanted to go to seaside locations, countryside. So yeah, that was really important. And that's something that we're building on, and making sure that we can build on, and again expand to new audiences. So we also used a lot of our own channels at that time as well, and we're really lucky that we've got such a fantastic fan base that we can talk to. And we do have a lot of internal channels that we can use. So that along with digital and social, was a key thing that the marketing teams focused on. And now we're looking to take that, to develop that even further.Kelly Molson: Yeah. So I guess now that we're seeing people starting to come back, there's more opportunity to start looking at that international market, and really getting new people through the doors.Laura Chiplin: Yeah, absolutely.Kelly Molson: What about people coming back? Because this is always a thing with repeat visitors. So an attraction like a theme park, there's annual passes that you can purchase. You might take your kids to that every couple of months depending on where you live, if you're located to it. How do you keep these attractions current, and how do you keep people coming back to do return visits?Laura Chiplin: Yeah. It's so important to keep the attractions current, and it's something that we very much focus on. So talking about stadium tours for a bit, so as I mentioned, we opened with a guided stadium tour, but it was always our ambition that we would go to a multimedia guide option. But guided tours perform very well with focus groups, and they perform very well based on feedback. Customers really like guided tours, but it's how we could take those elements and use more of multimedia, the technology that we have in the stadium to help bring in the story to life even further? And also offer more flexibility, and also more personal experiences for our customers, that was something that was really important to us.Laura Chiplin: So, we've already done quite a lot of updates to our stadium tour just in that time period, and we have a program of work scheduled to make sure that we can keep things current, keep things fresh. It's really important for us that we can keep using new technologies that are coming out, that maybe we already have in the stadium, or that are perhaps more traditionally attractions focused that we can bring in. We are lucky that we have lots of brilliant spaces in the stadium, and actually to do a whole tour of the stadium, we'd probably be here for about five hours. But it's how we can bring in different areas on the route that people haven't seen before, add new things in, and also looking at certain periods where we might open a space during the summer period, or tying into things like that. So, that's really important for us.Laura Chiplin: And then on the Skywalk, so we started with the Skywalk Roof Walk Experience, which I've mentioned. And then the Edge, which is the controlled descent element that opened in summer last year, so we've already added onto the experience within that time. And we're looking at ways in which we can, I guess, use the space that's up there. You've been up there yourself, but for people who haven't, there's actually quite a large viewing platform, so that would really lend itself to events or pop up things, so that we can incorporate things within that experience that are perhaps a bit different.Laura Chiplin: And then the other things we are looking at is just how we talk about, and also market the different climb experiences. So for example, coming on a day like today, which actually would be a perfect day, because it's such a nice sunny day with a blue sky. But coming on a day like today, versus coming in the evening, when it's sunset or the stars are out. So, it's how we talk about those different experiences, because it's a different element. Or coming on a match day, so the Dare Skywalk is open up to two hours before kickoff. So as you said, when you came you actually saw the manager at the time, which was a real treat. And it's not saying that, obviously we don't have that every day, but if you come on a match day, obviously that is a completely different experience, and there's lots of activity happening in and around the stadium. Both in the exterior with people arriving, but also when you're looking down into the pitch, that's a different element, as opposed to a day like today where it's probably a bit more calm and quiet down there.Kelly Molson: It was super windy the day that we came as well. I've got this video of me, and my hair is like.Laura Chiplin: That's just part of the experience.Kelly Molson: Yeah, it was great. It was good fun.Laura Chiplin: Even more adrenaline.Kelly Molson: I'm thinking weddings on the roof. That is a lovely big space up there with the beautiful views. I'm thinking weddings up there.Laura Chiplin: Well, we've had quite a few proposals, which is lovely. So yeah, and again with those personalised experiences, so we do proposal packages for people that really want to take that proposal to the next level, no pun intended. But yeah, we have had quite a few up there, which is really lovely, and also a few in the stadium as well. But we are licensed for weddings up there, so if anyone's interested.Kelly Molson: Yeah. I'm glad that this is going out after I've just got married, because I'm pretty sure that would have been on Lee's list of venues to do the wedding at. And I love Tottenham, don't get me wrong. Just not sure if I'd want to get married up there.Laura Chiplin: A climbing suit and a wedding dress.Kelly Molson: It's not a good look for me. Too windy, it would mess up my hair. So, what's next? Are there any more exciting plans for different attractions, or anything new that's coming that you can share with us?Laura Chiplin: Yeah, so there are some new things coming. Probably not that I can say right now, but we are looking at a number of new attractions that we could add into our existing experiences. We're also going to be launching later this year, technical tours. So these are quite detailed and specific, but they will give customers another kind of view of the stadium, and really focus on the technical capabilities, the design, the architecture. So, it would take people underneath the pitch pocket, underneath the pitch, so to really get a completely different perspective. So, we're really looking at how we can bring in different interests, again, attract different audiences that perhaps wouldn't necessarily come to go in the dressing room, but they're very interested in the architecture and the design of the stadium. And then yeah, with the Skywalk, as I say, looking at how we can use that space on the roof and how we can incorporate different things into there, to give different experiences to our visitors.Kelly Molson: Love it. I'm very excited to see how these new things develop. I do probably need to come back, and be brave, and dangle myself over the side of the building as well. Because that wasn't open when we came, so that was my excuse for not doing it.Laura Chiplin: You absolutely do.Kelly Molson: Oh God, I don't know. I don't know. I'm actually not that great with heights, but I did feel very safe and secure up there, so I was okay.Laura Chiplin: If I can do it, you can do it.Kelly Molson: Have you done it?Laura Chiplin: Yeah.Kelly Molson: Oh, you've got to test them all, of course.Laura Chiplin: Of course. Yeah, no, I couldn't possibly not do it. But I also would not naturally dangle myself off the side of Tottenham Hotspur stadium. But I have done it a couple of times, so yeah, you must come back and do it.Kelly Molson: That's something to tell, "What did you do at work today?" "Oh, just para-sailed down the side of the building. Standard day in the office."Laura Chiplin: Yeah, exactly. Just another day.Kelly Molson: I love it. Thank you for coming on and sharing. We're at the end of the podcast, and I always our guests, if they want to share a book that they love. Something that can be work related or just a personal book that they really love to share, what have you got for us?Laura Chiplin: So, I'm going down more a personal route. I do love self improvement, I call them self improvement books, but kind of mindset, and I'm really interested in those things. But I was thinking about it, and I was like, sometimes actually just reading a good novel, if you're feeling quite stressed, or you've got a lot on, sometimes just reading a good book can really take you out that headspace. And actually, that's always a good thing. So I really like the writer, David Nichols, so I really love The Understudy. I also really like it because David Nichols used to be an actor before he was a writer, and actually The Understudy is a bit... It's not autobiographical at all, but it does take a bit from, he was an understudy for a long time. And I guess from working in theatrebefore, I just really like that book.Laura Chiplin: And that led me to One Day, which you might have seen the film, you might have read the book. But One Day is a really beautiful book, in my opinion, to the point where I'll always pop into a charity shop, I love going into charity shops. And they'll often have it in there, because it was a such a best seller, for a pound or something. So I'll normally pick them up and then just give them to people, for a nice, "Have you read this book?" "No." "Oh, here it is." It's a nice thing to do.Kelly Molson: That's really lovely. That's such a nice thing to do, I think giving a book as a gift that you love is such a personal thing to share.Laura Chiplin: Yeah, so I've also kind of cheated because I've given you two things, two books. Sorry.Kelly Molson: Everyone does this, everyone blows my marketing budget on a weekly basis on this podcast. But thanks.Laura Chiplin: You just need to go to the charity shop.Kelly Molson: Yes.Laura Chiplin: I'll have a copy at home now. I was looking at my bookshelf last night, and I actually have two copies of One Day on there at the moment. So, I should just send you one.Kelly Molson: Well, there you go. So if you want to win Laura's book, as ever, if you go over to our Twitter account and you share this announcement, podcast announcement with the words, "I want Laura's book," she's going to send you that. I'll get her to send it directly to you.Laura Chiplin: I will.Kelly Molson: Thank you, you've saved my marketing budget. It's been so lovely to have you on today. Thank you so much for coming on and sharing. I didn't ask you though, are you actually a massive Tottenham fan?Laura Chiplin: I wasn't a Tottenham fan before I started working here. That's what I'll say, but I'm absolutely a Tottenham fan now.Kelly Molson: It's evolved, the love is there. Thanks so much for coming on, it's been great to chat to you.Laura Chiplin: Thank you so much for having me.Kelly Molson: Thanks for listening to Skip the Queue. If you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five star review. It really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on Twitter, for your chance to win the books that have been mentioned. Skip the Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions, that helps them increase their visitor numbers. You can find show notes and transcriptions from this episode, and more, over on our website, rubbercheese.com/podcast.

A dentist who's nervous about dental appointments; a prolific content creator and social star who professes to be a private person; and a high achiever who reckons she's the failure of the family. It would be fair to describe Raabhia Maan as something of an enigma.   Raabhia is perhaps best known as the social content creator who posts about everything from MRONJ to meditation.   She chats about motherhood, buying a practice and her textbook Dentistry in a Nutshell, which she co-authored with previous podcast guest Nicola Gore.   Enjoy!      “I was in my appointment with my dentist, and he was about to give me a filling and I said to him, ‘I'm going to be a dentist but I'm not going to be a scary one.'” And he just started laughing at me.”   Raabiha Maan   01.12 - Busy busy! 04.13 - Backstory 11.19 - Dental school syllabus 14.10 - Into practice 19.08 - Content creation 27.45 - The gnash bash 32.10 - Practice purchase 39.20 - Being a mum 43.46 - Dentistry in a Nutshell 46.50 - Philanthropy and philosophy 52.11 - Blackbox thinking 01.01.00 - Dentistry, teaching and experience 01.06.46 - Boundaries and responsibilities 01.08.24 - Future plans 01.09.43 - Last days and legacy 01.11.35 - Fantasy dinner party About Raabhia Maan Raabhia Maan graduated from Bart's and the London School of Medicine with honours and quickly found her way into teaching as a dental foundation trainer for North East London. She also provides clinical mentoring for international dentists who relocate to the UK and gives regular lectures and webinars.   Raabhia is co-author of Dentistry in a Nutshell, a best-selling guide to dentistry, and regularly posts about dental topics on Instagram as @drraabihamaan where she has more than 10K followers.   Raabhia practices at Bridge Dental in Isleworth and has been shortlisted multiple several times for The Dentistry Awards' Best Young Dentist title.

How did a 13 year old musician playing hammond organ in working clubs of North East London go on to tour the world and create some of the most beloved rock albums of the 1980's?Todays two part chat features Award winning MUSICIAN/PRODUCER/COMPOSER Alan Clarke: DIRE STRAITS ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME MEMBER, MULTIPLE GRAMMY, BRITS & MTV AWARDS WINNER have sold an estimated 100 million units worldwide, including 51.4 million certified units, making them one of the best-selling music artists of the 20th century. In this brilliant chat taken online in early 2021, Alan shares stories of his early years, rehearsing and creating music with Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits, touring with Eric Clapton band, and oh so many incredible stories in this episode folks… that we had to put it into two episodes… one for now and the one right below for later!Don't forget to follow me everywhere @bradleymccawofficial and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!We begin in London, with young Alan finding his instrument - the very rare Hammond organ - in a shop window literally down the street from his school scoring his first gig at 13.Listen to Alan ClarkListen to Dire StraitsListen to Bradley McCawHosted by Bradley McCawSound design by Matt Erskine & Cross Point SolutionsAssistant Engineering by Gilang CandradityaTheme composed by James Ryan

How did a 13 year old musician playing hammond organ in working clubs of North East London go on to tour the world and create some of the most beloved rock albums of the 1980's?Todays two part chat features Award winning MUSICIAN/PRODUCER/COMPOSER Alan Clarke: DIRE STRAITS ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME MEMBER, MULTIPLE GRAMMY, BRITS & MTV AWARDS WINNER have sold an estimated 100 million units worldwide, including 51.4 million certified units, making them one of the best-selling music artists of the 20th century. In this brilliant chat taken online in early 2021, Alan shares stories of his early years, rehearsing and creating music with Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits, touring with Eric Clapton band, and oh so many incredible stories in this episode folks… that we had to put it into two episodes… one for now and the one right below for later!Don't forget to follow me everywhere @bradleymccawofficial and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!We begin in London, with young Alan finding his instrument - the very rare Hammond organ - in a shop window literally down the street from his school scoring his first gig at 13.Listen to Alan ClarkListen to Dire StraitsListen to Bradley McCawHosted by Bradley McCawSound design by Matt Erskine & Cross Point SolutionsAssistant Engineering by Gilang CandradityaTheme composed by James Ryan

In this episode, Al shares his journey of working in the Education Technology space.  His role in supporting schools and the learnings and experiences highlighted in his new book My Secret #EdTech Diary. Al shares anecdotes and his experiences exploring the opportunities, challenges, and changes in Education Technology in schools today and the impact on educators and students.   About Al Kingsley Al has spent the last 30 years in the EdTech space and 20 of those as a school trustee and governor.    He is group CEO of NetSupport, an internationally acclaimed EdTech vendor, and has lived and worked in both the UK and US. He is Chair of two multi academy trusts and an alternative provision academy, all in the East of England.   Alongside these roles, Al also sits on the Regional Schools Commissioners' Head Teachers board for the East of England and North-East London and is an independent Chair of the county's SEND board.   As a firm supporter of lifelong learning, he is also a regional Apprenticeship Ambassador and Chair of the Employment & Skills board for his region's combined authority.   An active writer about all things EdTech, including his new book “My Secret #EdTech Diary”, he is also a member of the Forbes Technology Council and sits on the advisory council for the Foundation for Education Development.   Al Kingsley on Social Media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alkingsley1/ Twitter: @AlKingsley_Edu    Websites: NetSupportSoftware.com  (Company Website) bio.link/kingsley  (Personal Website) authory.com/AlKingsley   Resources: Free Digital strategy guide - https://www.netsupportsoftware.com/digital-strategy/ To delve a bit deeper into the broader role of EdTech in Education, you can find my details about Al's book here - https://1drv.ms/b/s!Ak5H39NNyqAzhKtO99D2t96cTSQnEw?e=SsaRXk   John Mikton on Social Media LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmikton/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmikton Web: beyonddigital.org   Dan Taylor on social media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dantcz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanTaylorAE Web: www.appsevents.com   Listen on: iTunes / Podbean / Stitcher / Spotify / YouTube   Would you like to have a free 1 month trial of the new Google Workspace Plus (formerly G Suite Enterprise for Education)? Just fill out this form and we'll get you set up bit.ly/GSEFE-Trial

From the Ill Manors of North East London to blockbuster movies in Hollywood, this week's guest is none other than the actor, rapper, writer, director and freelance martial arts enthusiast - Ed Skrein!Book and TV recommendations include:Shogun - James Clavell,Black & British - David Olusoga,Sapiens - Yuval Noah Harari,Anthony Bourdain, Parts Unknown,The Chef Show (with Jon Favreau),The Crown,The Sopranos.Please remember to like and subscribe and hit us up on chattinshit1@gmail.com with any questions or comments. You can also follow us on Instagram and Twitch: thechattinshitpodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we bask in the warmth of Rabbi Herschel Gluck – an incredible Orthodox Jewish leader – whose entire life seems to be one big act of love. Aside from being in awe of Rabbi Gluck's gentle soul and kind nature, we talk about his life-long dedication to his community, his outlook on the good that could come from the pandemic and his belief that we can work together to create a better future; without losing sight of our own traditions, cultures and values.Rabbi Gluck also shares how he still struggles to grasp the effect that the Holocaust had on his family, and speaks of the continuous trauma generations of Jewish communities still experience because of it.Plus, Katherine and Paul update us on the plans for Prospect Farm and get an unexpected visit from our new podcast sponsors, Hello Fresh.Promo code: JustKidding.Links, resources and episode timestamps (for all you skippers out there) below.____ABOUT RABBI HERSCHEL GLUCKRabbi Herschel Gluck OBE is a British Rabbi based in Stamford Hill in North East London. Born in London and based in the city for most of his life, he is a committed member of a wider ‘global village', having studied at Yeshivos in France, Canada and the USA and working with communities across the world. Rabbi Gluck was appointed an OBE in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to interfaith understanding. In the past year he has been quoted in British Parliament for his lifetime commitment to inter-communal understanding and his work countering Anti-Semitism in the UK.____LINKS AND RESOURCESOysgezoomt: The Yiddish word of 2020HolocaustKindertransportTzedakahThe ScreamRabbi Herschel Gluck's talks at Greenbelt Festival____00:00 - Welcome to Somewhere To Believe In00:48 - Katherine and Paul catch up05:00 - Katherine and Paul on Prospect Farm06:46 - Introducing Rabbi Herschel Gluck07:22 - Rabbi Gluck joins the conversation08:10 - Rabbi Gluck on becoming a Rabbi09:47 - Rabbi Gluck on duty and care11:40 - Rabbi Gluck on finding precious moments12:45 - Rabbi Gluck on lockdown14:09 - Rabbi Gluck on community15:30 - Rabbi Gluck on modern Judaism 20:30 - Rabbi Gluck on generations of Jewish experience23:50 - Rabbi Gluck on change27:00 - Rabbi Gluck on Greenbelt Festival28:10 - Rabbi Gluck on being interfaith and refugees34:00 - Rabbi Gluck on charity36:50 - Rabbi Gluck on being humble 38:08 - Rabbi Gluck on art as connection 40:57 - Katherine and Paul reflect on the conversation with Rabbi Gluck57:54 - Next week on the podcast 58:41 - How to get in touch with us 59:30 - Thank you's01:00:19 - Hidden track____A huge thanks to the Greenbelt Volunteer Talks Team for all their hard work on editing this episode. Our podcast music is ‘I Can Change' by Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires.____https://www.greenbelt.org.uk/#SomewhereToBelieveIn See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Al has spent the last 30 years in the EdTech space and 20 of those as a school trustee and governor. He is Group CEO of NetSupport Ltd, an internationally acclaimed EdTech vendor, and has lived and worked in both the UK and US. He is Chair of 2 Academy Trusts and Chair of an alternative provision Academy, all in the East of England. Alongside these roles, Al also sits on the Regional Schools Commissioner's Head Teachers board for the East of England and North-East London and is an independent Chair of the county's SEND board. As a firm supporter of lifelong learning, he is also a regional Apprenticeship Ambassador and Chair of the Employment & Skills board for his region's combined authority. An active writer about all things EdTech, Al is a member of the Forbes Technology Council and sits on the advisory council for the Foundation for Education Development. As schools around the country continue to grapple with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, all eyes are on the education sector as yet another cohort of children risks being left behind due to learning loss. With some form of blended learning set to stay in place for the foreseeable future even after the vaccination programme concludes, Al discusses what role EdTech might play in addressing these issues going forward – specifically the shifting role played by teachers in an increasingly digital world, and how we can best equip our educators with the tools they need to navigate the ‘new normal'. NetSupport recently announced the launch of classroom.cloud, an enhanced international, cloud-based classroom management and teaching platform, which will help improve teacher workloads, wellbeing and student engagement. Classroom.cloud enables teachers and learners to move seamlessly between in-class and remote schooling, having been developed in partnership with teachers and education professionals across the globe – ensuring it is designed to specifically fit the various needs of teachers and students. Website https://www.netsupportsoftware.com/ (www.netsupportsoftware.com) or https://classroom.cloud/ (classroom.cloud) Social Medial Information @AlKingsley_Edu @NetSupportGroup @classroomcloud_ Resource Mentioned https://alkingsley.com/my-secret-edtech-diary-edtech-book/ (My Secret #EdTech Diary ) Show Sponsor The National Association for Primary Education speaks for young children and all who live and work with them. Get a FREE e-copy of their professional journal at https://nape.org.uk/journal (nape.org.uk/journal) Support this podcast

In DAC Beachcroft's latest episode of Lawcast Mike Bell (Chair of Croydon Health Services in South London and Chair of Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals in North East London) is joined by Nnenna Osuji (currently Medical Director and Deputy Chief Executive at Croydon Health Services and Joint Clinical Lead for South West London, and soon to be Chief Executive of North Middlesex University Hospital), and Ben Morrin (Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust). He is also joined by Udara Ranasinghe, partner at DAC Beachcroft and expert in health employment law.This third episode in the White Paper, White Light series considers how system leadership across different organisations in healthcare has manifested itself during the pandemic. Including how group models, ICS and regional levels of system leadership have worked, and how these may develop in light of the White Paper.Mike, Nnenna, Ben and Udara explore some of the practical issues of leading across organisations, staff sharing, and how Memorandums of Understanding could be a model for the future. They also discuss how EDI legislation may impact upon system workforce.

Paradise Loops is a weekly groove infused mix series aimed to provide a backdrop of balearic, anthemic and nostalgic sounds on those sun-soaked glory days. 055 is the heart-on-sleeve debut mix from Dejector, an amazing new talent coming out of North East London. "I put together this mix as collection of what's been inspiring me and moving me in recent weeks. Starting more in a more ambient space and moving towards those heads ‘head down' tracks that sit somewhere between dancefloor and headphones. At the same time as I recorded the mix, I set up a microphone in my garden and recorded ambient noise to sit alongside everything, cementing it in a time and place - just as dusk was falling. I've layed in some spoken word samples from an old radio interview of Richard D James too, he's such an enigma and it went perfectly with the more ambient moments of the mix. There's a couple of unreleased Dejector cuts nestled in there too!" - @dejector Tracklist: Ulises Conti - 161,1 Sofia Kourtesis - Juntos Big Ever - Otto Lawrence Hart - Surrender Yourself Dejector - ID Tom VR - Club Forgiveness Dejector - ID Wayward - Canvey Island Barry Can't Swim - Skylab District Dj Streaks - More To Life? Heatmap - Arklight (Blackdown Remix) Two Shell - Touchpad Cameo Blush - In Cadence

In DAC Beachcroft's latest episode of Lawcast, Mike Bell (Chair of Croydon Health Services in South London and Chair of Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals in North East London) is joined by Ann Beasley (Chair of South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust and Vice Chair of St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust), Peter Molyneux (Chair of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust), and Hamza Drabu (Commercial Partner in DAC Beachcroft's health sector team).This is the second episode from our White Paper, White Light podcast series, and it focuses on Provider Collaboratives, which is a key topic within the White Paper, as a vehicle for both delivering back office efficiencies and driving service transformation. In this episode we seek to call on the experience and insights of Mike, Ann, Peter and Hamza to understand some of the work that has already taken place in terms of collaboration, and the implications of the White Paper proposals on developing different models.

In DAC Beachcroft's latest episode of Lawcast, Mike Bell (Chair of Croydon Health Services in South London and Chair of Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals in North East London) is joined by a range of interesting leaders from across the health sector, including Rob Walsh (Chief Exec of North East Lincolnshire Council and North East Lincolnshire CCG) and Jonathan McShane (Integrated Care Convener at City & Hackney CCG). Mike is also joined by DAC Beachcroft's partner and legal expert in integration and health policy change and implementation, Charlotte Burnett.This is the first episode of our White Paper, White Light series, and it focuses on the the importance of ‘place' in the joining up of health and care services to support people to live well. Places vary by population and geography, and they also vary in the history and strength of the connections between the key agencies that make joined up services and improvement to outcomes happen.The most successful integrated care systems have often concentrated on developing the places within their wider geography to thrive and to find shared priorities to work on. In this episode, our experts share their thoughts on how they work to strike the right balance between what needs to be prescribed by legislation and other means, and what should rightly be left to local and system level decisions to get primacy of place right.

*** Our next psychiatric drug withdrawal town hall discussion will be held on May 14 2021, register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/150023595613 *** This week on the MIA podcast we are providing the audio taken from our recent psychiatric drug withdrawal town hall held in March 2021. This discussion was aired live on March 12, 2021 and the panelists are Dr Giovanni Fava, Dr Peter Groot, Dr Mark Horowitz and Professor Joanna Moncrieff. For this discussion, we asked what science and research can tell us about the experience of withdrawal. We discuss research effort that has called into question long-held professional beliefs about the effects of psychotropic drugs on the brain and nervous system. Panelists Giovanni Fava Dr Giovanni Fava is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He has authored more than 500 scientific papers and performed groundbreaking research in several fields. He is editor-in-chief of the journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. Peter Groot Dr Peter Groot is a researcher who started using antidepressants. His own experiences helped him to develop a practical solution proposed by many patients to help prevent withdrawal problems from antidepressants and other psychotropic drugs. Mark Horowitz Dr Mark Horowitz is a training psychiatrist and psychiatric academic at University College London who is currently coming off psychiatric drugs. His work and research focuses on how to safely stop psychiatric medication. Joanna Moncrieff Dr Joanna Moncrieff is a psychiatrist based in community mental health services in North East London. She also teaches and researches at University College London. Joanna is one of the founding members and the co-chairperson of the Critical Psychiatry Network.

Despite being a relative newcomer to dentistry, Shaadi Manouchehri is fast gaining a name as one of the industry’s prolific young talents. Fellow podcaster Shaadi shares the secrets behind her meteoric rise on social media; talks candidly about her rocky start in dentistry with a VT role from hell and lets us in on how her guide to getting into dental school became a surprise hit. Enjoy! “I've learned a lot about other people and their experience doing the podcast. I genuinely enjoy them. So, similar to what you were saying, it's like you're having a conversation and you just happen to press record.”  Shaadi Manouchehri In This Episode 01.18 - Backstory03.12 - I’m going to be a dentist05.55 - How to Get into Dental School08.15 - Life at Queen Mary11.01 - Into VT13.49 - The job from hell19.02 - Greener grass21.07 - Teeth and Tales29.47 - Social media38.45 - Productivity42.45 - Black box thinking43.52 - The dark side of social47.47 - The plan52.12 - Women in dentistry56.54 - Last day and legacy About Shaadi Manouchehri Shaadi Manouchehri graduated with BDS honours from Barts and the London School of Dentistry before completing training in oral and maxillofacial surgery at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. She also has completed dental foundation training in North East London, followed by training in paediatric and restorative dentistry at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. Shaadi is a prolific author whose writing appears in the British Dental Journal. She is CEO and co-founder of the Dentappy online dental platform and committee member of the Iranian Medical Society charity.  Shaadi is also the host of Teeth and Tales podcast.

In this episode of our Behind The Mic series, we checked-in with two members of North-East London band, See You At Home, Josh and Charlie. We discussed the SYAH journey, Josh and Charlie's lived experience of anxiety, how they support each other's mental health as a band and much more. As always, #itsokaytovent You can listen to See You At Home on streaming platforms below: Bandcamp: https://syah.band/bandcamp Spotify: https://syah.band/spotify YouTube: https://syah.band/youtube You can also follow the band on social media below: Instagram: https://syah.band/instagram Twitter: https://syah.band/twitter Music: @patawawa - Strange: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d70wfeJSEvk

THE RECENT report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) into antisemitism in the Labour Party delivered a damning verdict on Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership. In this special podcast, Marcus Stead talks to Graham Perry, a Labour supporter and an antisemitism awareness trainer about the findings of the EHRC’s report and the events that followed it, including Jeremy Corbyn’s statement which led to him having the Labour whip withdrawn. The EHRC found Labour breached the Equality Act in two cases when its agents were engaged in “committing unlawful harassment”, including using “antisemitic tropes and suggesting that complaints of antisemitism were fake or smears”. The first referred to former Ken Livingstone, the former Mayor of London, and the second concerned Pam Bromley, a Labour councillor in Rossendale, Lancashire. A further “18 more borderline harassment cases” were identified in the sample of 70 studied by the EHRC, and the watchdog also indicated relations with Labour were not always smooth during the investigation. The discussion then turns to the wider problem of antisemitism in British politics and in wider society. Plaid Cymru was co-founded by playwright Saunders Lewis, whose work and letters contain many examples of antisemitism. Lewis is still widely revered by the Welsh nationalist community, and the party was recently engulfed in controversy after activist Sahar Al-Faifi, who has a long track record of antisemitism, was readmitted to the party and will stand as a candidate in next year’s elections to the Welsh Parliament. Beyond politics, how prevalent is antisemitism in wider society? Marcus and Graham discuss the issue of antisemitism in institutions such as golf clubs. In this age where roads and concert venues named after slave traders are being renamed, is it right that prominent antisemites such as Roald Dahl are honoured with public monuments bearing their name? Roald Dahl Plass is less than a minute’s walk from the Welsh Parliament building. What is the difference between blatant antisemitism and subconscious antisemitism? And is antisemitism all too often regarded as ‘the lesser racism’? Graham Perry graduated from Churchill College Cambridge with degrees in History and Economics in 1968. He qualified as a Solicitor and became a Partner in Clinton-Davis & Co in Hackney, East London and focused on representing clients in the Magistrates Courts of North-East London. He made a career switch in 1979 when he joined the family firm, London Export Corporation, set up in 1953 by Jack Perry to focus on Trade with China. Graham made his final career change when he became an independent commercial arbitrator resolving disputes between companies involved in the trans-national shipment of food, feeding stuffs and oils – which work he continues to undertake. Graham was a Justice of the Peace from 1986 to 2002 and an Immigration Judge from 2002 to 2015. He has made 100+ visits to China on business, with political groups and most recently with former Lord Chief Justice Woolf whom Graham arranged to give Lectures in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the Rule of Law. Graham writes and lectures on two main topics – China and Anti-Semitism and honed his presentational skills with LBC radio, where he was a regular overnight cover presenter in the 1990s, before focusing exclusively on his arbitration work. The podcast is available on the Talk Podcasts website, iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Spotify and the TuneIn app.

Nathan Ridley (Hermitage Works Studios) and John Clay (writer/director) explore the manifold title subject in the context of online tutorials and D.I.Y culture's relation to the old gaurd. Do you need a producer? Not an easy to dismiss option, and there is a ton of reasons why. Enjoy. Hermitage Works Studios run by Nathan Ridley & Margo Broom and is based in North East London.

In this episode of Mind On The Game, we checked-in with Jay Williams. Jay is Second Team Men's Captain at Wanstead Cricket Club in North-East London. Jay and our Founder Freddie Cocker played in the same team throughout their childhood and teenage years. In this pod we discussed Jay's cricketing journey, the mental health responsibilities that captaincy brings, his mixed-race heritage and of course, a mental health chat! As always, #itsokaytovent You can follow Jay on social media below: Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayJWillo You can read the article Jay wrote about Wanstead CC and captaincy on Vent here: http://vent.org.uk/captaincy-mental-health-why-win-at-all-costs-is-an-outdated-mentality Find out more about Wanstead Cricket Club here: https://www.wansteadcricketclub.co.uk/ Music: @patawawa - Strange: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d70wfeJSEvk

We're expanding the Just Checking In Podcast family again with the first episode of our new sports-focused series, 'Mind On The Game'. In this series, we'll check-in with men and women from across the sporting landscape. We'll find out what sport means to them and the impact it's had on their mental health, both positively and negatively. Each pod, we'll discuss their sporting journeys, their mental health and how they keep their mind on the game! The first special guest for this episode is Alex May. Alex is men's fourth team captain at North-East London rugby club, Eton Manor RFC. In this pod we discussed the impact that rugby and Eton Manor have had on Alex. Grief, stepping out of your comfort zone and identity are also on the menu. As always, #itsokaytovent Follow Alex on social media below: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexlmay/ Find out more about Eton Manor RFC here: https://www.etonmanorrfc.com/ Music: @patawawa - Strange: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d70wfeJSEvk

In this edition, Marcus Stead talks to Graham Perry, a leading authority on China and Anti-Semitism, as well as a former radio presenter on LBC during the 1990s. Is China’s economic development and growing political influence something that should be feared or embraced? What will the long-term implications be for the USA’s dominance as the world’s leading political and economic power? Is China creating a slave empire in Africa, or is Chinese investment crucial to the continent’s economic development? The podcast was recorded at the time when Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and his deputy Angela Rayner have received the draft report into antisemitism from the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Graham has extensive experience as a speaker and educator on the subject of Anti-Semitism, including to the Welsh Labour Party and Wales’s First Minister, Mark Drakeford, who wrote him a letter of appreciation for his work. Graham graduated from Churchill College Cambridge with degrees in History and Economics in 1968. He qualified as a Solicitor and became a Partner in Clinton-Davis & Co in Hackney, East London and focused on representing clients in the Magistrates Courts of North-East London. He made a career switch in 1979 when he joined the family firm, London Export Corporation, set up in 1953 by Jack Perry to focus on Trade with China. Graham made his final career change when he became an independent commercial arbitrator resolving disputes between companies involved in the trans-national shipment of food, feeding stuffs and oils - which work he continues to undertake. Graham was a Justice of the Peace from 1986 to 2002 and an Immigration Judge from 2002 to 2015. He has made 100+ visits to China on business, with political groups and most recently with former Lord Chief Justice Woolf whom Graham arranged to give Lectures in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the Rule of Law. Graham writes and lectures on two main topics – China and Anti-Semitism and honed his presentational skills with LBC before focusing exclusively on his arbitration work. The podcast is available on the Talk Podcasts website, iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, SoundCloud and the TuneIn app.

Kurt is the principal for Capital City College Group and hew discusses what it's like trying to run a large college group, how difficult it is to manage financially. Kurt is open about the forever changing landscape of FE and how the College have really moved forward in their digital plan. Capital City College Group is London’s largest further education college group, providing exceptional education and training for our students, business clients and other stakeholdersWe comprise three of London’s largest most popular colleges – City and Islington College, Westminster Kingsway College and the College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London – as well as a bespoke training provider for employers and apprentices, Capital City College Training. We also offer Higher Education courses, including degrees, foundation degrees, HNCs and HNDs through Higher Education at Capital City College GroupHost Details:https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-macmillan-3b802845/WhatsApp: 07947 730807https://www.instagram.com/davemacmillanmentor

London lockdown sound recorded by Andy Popperwell. "At 2000BST on Thursday 2nd April 2020, people all over the UK joined in with clapping and cheering to thank those working in the UK National Health Service and also those in the other emergency services, carers, supermarket workers and many others.   "This event began on Thursday 26th March 2020 and looks set to be a weekly event. This soundwalk in Mulberry Way, London E18 was made using a stereo pair of Rode M5 microphones on a 2-metre boom connected to a Zoom H6 digital recorder.  "To observe the two-metre separation requirement, people stood on their doorsteps, at windows or on balconies." Part of the #StayHomeSounds project, documenting the sounds of the global coronavirus lockdown around the world - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/covid19-sounds

It's an international edition of the Good Stuff Kids Podcast this week as I had a conversation with Marissa from Young Folkies:  "Young Folkies is a regular live music session for babies and toddlers (0-5yrs) based in North East London run by professional musician and singer Marisa (Marisa is a parent too!).  Marisa plays folky, acoustic versions of nursery rhymes and original new songs. Puppets and toys only add to the sing-along fun."  I love getting the opportunity to talk to people who are not in the United States and trying to get a feel for what's going on for kids and families in other places.  Make sure to listen all the way to the end of the episode to hear the song 'Be You'.   Also be sure to sign up for PJ Library using this link!  You can get great books for your family, and brand new this month is PJ Listen which Continue reading Episode #241 – Young Folkies on the site.

Garry McKenzie Sifu, A.K.A Abdul Malik and Ma Ga Lik, is a direct student of GrandMaster Ip Ching, and Chief Instructor of The Wing Chun School.Sifu Garry teaches at the Headquarters in Hackney, North - East London, and also teaches privately. His Martial Arts training began in 1976 with Tae Kwon Do, and then later Western Boxing. He began training in Wing Chun in 1982 at the age of 17, at the Wing Chun Martial Arts Academy. By 1985 he was already an assistant instructor at the headquarters in Albany Street London NW1 and represented the Wing Chun Martial Arts Academy in a number of demonstrations and seminars in London and abroad. In 1987 Sifu Garry opened his first school under the Wing Chun Martial Arts Academy, followed by another in Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire, England.1990 was a turning point in his Wing Chun career & The Wing Chun School was born, and in 1994 Sifu Garry started his studies of the Cantonese dialect of Chinese, which brought him into contact with a number of visiting Wing Chun Masters who could not speak English. This led to invitations to train in Hong Kong where he completed his training in Ip Man's Ving Tsun Kung Fu under the tutelage of Grand Master Ip Ching, son of Great Grand Master Ip Man.Sifu Garry McKenzie is a Permanent Honorary Member of the Ip Man Tong, Permanent Member of the Ip Chun Wing Chun Academy, Permanent Member of the Ving Tsun Athletic Association, and has completed and is Certified in Ip Man Wing Chun under the tutelage of Grand Master Ip Ching.This is his story - his journey from the streets of London to the streets of China - and then to the path of Islam!Listen to the podcast: http://www.iera.org/rerootedJoin the conversation: http://www.facebook.com/iERAorgFollow the story: http://www.instagram.com/iERAorgTweet your thoughts: http://www.twitter.com/iERAorgSupport the show (https://iera.org/donate/)

Forests are the perfect place for outlaw artists to enact their vision. Just fourteen stops from Soho on the Central Line, Epping Forest provides a particularly convenient place to lose yourself and hide from worldly distractions. Sculptor, Jacob Epstein used Epping as artistic inspiration and venue for innumerable affairs. But was he lost in the forest or hiding there? John Clare was incarcerated there in an asylum, a place where he lost his status as the peasant poet but found a new identity. First he believed himself to be Lord Byron, latterly he was William Shakespeare. Skip forward a hundred years and the forest continued to intrigue, sheltering the Punk collective, Crass from Big Bang London and providing a surreal playground for theatrical provocateur and forest pixie, Ken Campbell. Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough is joined on a walk through the artistic hotspots of Epping Forest by Will Ashon, author of 'Strange Labyrinth', a cultural guidebook to the lungs of North-East London. Producer: Alasdair Cross

We speak to Tofozzul Miah, owner of multiple award-winning restaurant Bayleaf which last year won Restaurant of the year in North East London.  Tofozzul speaks about his childhood, owning his first restaurant aged 17 and how he went from that to founding one of the highest rated Indian restaurants in London today. We discuss the challenges of running a restaurant today and he shares tips on how he personally deals with competition. With decades of experience running various businesses, Tofozzul shares insightful business advice that can be implemented by anyone, regardless of their industry.

The beginning of February’s unseasonably glorious weather sees Paul and Rob on a lovely loop around North East London’s big green spaces. Featuring park run report, further discussion of drop-offs, dogs, and where the two meet, Marie Kondo and the Sparks of Joy (which is a great name for a band, by the way), younger, more famous comedians doing great stuff, and…*NEWS FLASH*…our MERCH, which has landed, and is available HERE: https://newbalanceteam.co.uk/clubs-teams-and-unis/running-commentary Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/runningcommentary. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, Rachel Slade discusses with Ivan her six choices of things which she thinks should be better known. The wild outdoors of North East London www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/green-spaces/epping-forest/visitor-information/wheretogoineppingforest/Pages/wanstead-flats.aspx Meaderies www.cornwalls.co.uk/food/mead_and_meaderies.htm Blind Melon https://music.avclub.com/20-years-later-blind-melon-s-maligned-soup-deserves-an-1798282979 Cornish Independence movement https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/apr/26/survival-of-cornish-identity-cornwall-separate-place Sarah and Duck https://www.sbnation.com/2018/4/6/17206882/childrens-tv-parenting-advice-look-turn-everything-off-except-sarah-and-duck-quack Isles of Scilly https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/england/cornwall/isles-of-scilly/articles/why-scilly-isles-are-best-destination-in-britain/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

You may have already heard of Wild Card Brewery’s Jaega Wise—especially over the past few months, as she’s positioned herself as a prominent anti-sexism campaigner within the British beer industry. I had hoped to highlight the great work Wise is doing within this field in this episode, but was also keen to learn more about her history as a brewer and her businesses plans for future expansion. The danger with conversations like sexism in beer, as Wise and I discuss, is that too often the din of conversation can drown out voices, like hers, which are far more relevant and important to these vital conversations that we’re having. While it’s crucial that every effort is taken to create a platform for these voices, it’s equally important to know when it’s time to pipe down and let these voices be heard. And to all the dudes listening in right now, I’m talking about you and me.  Wise originally hails from Nottingham, in the British Midlands—the “land of the Pale Ale,” as she puts it. She speaks passionately about the region’s pub culture and how it raised her into the world of beer. It’s an industry she kind of just fell into, after studying Chemical Engineering at Loughborough University. Wise is also a musician, currently fronting a London based rock band as a singer. Oh, and she’s a TV host, providing her wealth of beer knowledge on Channel 5’s The Wine Show.  Despite all of this attention, she appears to be at her happiest and most content when she’s working at her brewery, based in Walthamstow, North East London. When she’s not brewing, you can usually find her in the taproom which, along with neighboring businesses like Pillars Brewery and God’s Own Junkyard, has become an important hub for the local community. That sense of community has been key to this brewery’s growth too, as it raised £300,000 last year, aiding it’s expansion to a new site this spring. Wild Card’s five years of existence has not been without its obstacles, however. Wise is quick to point out the challenging margins available for cask beer within the current UK market. And, she concedes that despite trying not to succumb to trends, the pull of those such as New England IPA have been too great to resist. Listen in.

Don Kipper are a multi award-winning innovative ensemble playing and transforming a wide range of traditional musical forms reflecting the cultural diversity of North East London, from Turkish Fasil and Greek Rebetiko to Romani music and Klezmer. While they attempt to root themselves deeply in these traditions they always seek to explore radical interpretations and taut arrangements full of complex harmonies, poly-rhythms and imaginative improvisation. Since 2013, they have released several albums, been featured on the BBC, played two European Tours, and won both the Moshe Beregovski Award for best Klezmer Newcomers and World Music Network’s ‘Battle of the Bands’ competition. Part of the SOAS Concert Series 2016/17 - the public face of music at SOAS With an ever growing popularity and profile, our Concert Series has established itself as the place to go for some of the most interesting and varied multicultural music in London today, with consistent high quality and a great concert atmosphere guaranteed. Our season runs from October to May every year. www.soas.ac.uk/music/events/concerts The SOAS Concert Series is run by the Department of Music at SOAS: www.soas.ac.uk/music/programmes/

Paul and Rob are full of the joys of Spring - and the joys of having completed a marathon - in the parks and green spaces of North East London. Featuring cheats, crackheads and chin-ups, and memories of a traumatic wasp attack. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/runningcommentary. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pritchard-Jones talks to ecancertv at NCRI 2015 about her work looking at why so many people in the UK are not diagnosed with cancer until they are admitted to A & E departments. Her study comprised of a one year follow up of nearly 1000 patients diagnosed with cancer in 2013, and was motivated in particular by the levels of late diagnosis in North-East London. She wants to see people with worrying symptoms being seen by their GPs and referred for tests much sooner. Their current strategy for NHS England is that patients should be seen, tested, and diagnosed within four weeks.