Blur back at Goldsmiths

                       Blur play a gig at Goldsmiths and Damon reminisces about his student days...

Mick McManus-Rugged South London Tough Guy

Mick McManus was one of the leading heel wrestlers on ITV in the 80's.

In this clip the announcer introduces him as hailing from New Cross...

                                       

New drama showcase at the Southwark Playhouse

Anyone looking for a reasonable Transpontine alternative to the Jubilee celebrations this weekend should check out 'Little Pieces of Gold', a new drama showcase at the Southwark Playhouse on Sunday the 3rd of June.
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Reeves and Mortimer's New Cross Origins

                               Vic and Bob talk about their meeting in the Goldsmith's Tavern, the                                                         early shows there and later moving up to the Albany in Deptford.

Speedway at New Cross Stadium

Footage from New Cross Stadium

 



From the 1949 film 'Once a Jolly Swagman'

 

Episode 23: New Cross

The New Cross speedway team (1960)

New Cross, birthplace of Vic and Bob, Labour Party anthem The Red Flag and South London Hardcore. 

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The Columnists of the SLP

                               This week we talk about the columnists of the South London Press.
                                      Click here to see their homepage and glory in their taglines...

Nothin' But The Rent - Anni's Interiors Blog

On the show this week we talk about Anni's blog for renters who want to indulge in some interior design.
Click here to check it out...

Episode 22: With Lakisha, Lewie and Anni

This week we are joined by Nothin' but the Rent blogger Anni Timms and SLHC regulars Lakisha McInroy and Lewie Peckham. We talked about interior design, housing and local news. 


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South London Hall of Fame: Michael Faraday

Born in Newington on September 22nd 1791, Michael Faraday is best known for his work in the field of electromagnetism. He was among the first scientists to establish the connection between magnetism and electricity and his work lead directly to the harnessing of electricity for use as a source of energy.
Emerging from humble origins, Faraday used his apprenticeship as a bookbinder to read and study in a manner not commonly available to most of his fellow trainees.


He made himself known to Humphrey Davy of the Royal Society after creating a 300 page book based on the notes he had made from attending a year of Davy's public lectures.


Faraday eventually became an assistant to Davy, allowing him a chance to develop his own scientific theories and experiments finally leading to his series of breakthroughs in the understanding of electricity.

                                                          Faraday lecturing in 1856

South London Hall of Fame: Charles Babbage

Born in Newington on December 26th 1791, Charles Babbage is best known for his designs for a 'Difference Engine' which was a mechanical device for performing calculations and an 'Analytical Engine' which was a programmable machine that could solve complex mathematical problems.
While neither were constructed in his lifetime the theoretical basis for these machines formed the concepts on which modern computing was founded.


In 1991 a functioning Difference Engine was built based on Babbage's design using methods and materials available in the 19th Century, proving that the idea itself was feasible and that a lack of funding and support was the reason that the device was never constructed in Babbage's lifetime.

                                                               The Difference Engine

Faraday Exhibition (1931)

                  Pathe footage from an exhibition to demonstrate and celebrate the work of Michael Faraday.
                                                             Click here to see the film...

The Life Of Faraday

A PBS production of the life of Michael Faraday, featuring Martin Freeman as the servant that Faraday would have replaced on Davy's trip abroad...

Charles Babbage on QI

                                                      Charles Babbage is discussed on QI...

Episode 21: Michael Faraday and Charles Babbage

This week we drop science like Galileo dropped the orange, inducting pioneer of electricity and electromagnetism Michael Faraday and father of modern computing Charles Babbage into the South London Hall of Fame. 


We are joined by special guest Lakisha to talk about the Walworth-born pair, our trip to the Science Museum and the architecture of Michael Faraday School. 


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