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Redemption: Return from the Abyss

Redemption: Return from the Abyss

Interview with Danny, who came back from a life on the edge, a life as a street drinker
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May 18, 2020
Have You Ever Killed a Man?

Have You Ever Killed a Man?

From patrolling with the L.A.P.D. to homelessness in London
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May 6, 2020
Work-camps, Whiskey Paddy, and The Elephant John

Work-camps, Whiskey Paddy, and The Elephant John

A Life On the Buildings
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May 13, 2020
Showbands and Dancehalls

Showbands and Dancehalls

Interviewed in his room in Arlington House, 27.11.98, Dan was anxious to show off his books, and the neat collection of vases and…
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May 6, 2020
The Rocker from Limerick

The Rocker from Limerick

Kevin had been a rocker with a cool Norton motorcycle and a leather jacket, but an accident at a plastics factory radically changed his…
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May 22, 2020
From the Glens of Antrim, to the Ends of the Earth

From the Glens of Antrim, to the Ends of the Earth

Adventures in the Merchant Navy
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May 19, 2020
Jimmy, the Sea Dog

Jimmy, the Sea Dog

From rivers of whiskey on the deep blue sea, to amphetamines in London’s underground of the swinging sixties.
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May 6, 2020
Hothouse Flower

Hothouse Flower

From a childhood on the islands, to a recovery from life as a street drinker in London
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May 6, 2020
Digital archaeology — the retrieval of Camden Town’s lost stories

Digital archaeology — the retrieval of Camden Town’s lost stories

Resurfacing after twenty years, interviews with the Irish residents of Arlington House, London’s biggest hostel for the homeless.
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Jul 20, 2020
Jim the Radiographer

Jim the Radiographer

Trained in the Army, moved to the pipelines
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Jul 21, 2020
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