Author Archives: nickH

Cory Doctorow – Podcast 2

This is the second installment of a 5 part interview with Cory Doctorow conducted by Rachel Baker and Charles Beckett of Arts Council England. Here, Baker and Beckett get Cory’s opinion on anachronistic art practise, replication and the death of the “unique object” …

Cory Doctorow is a prize-winning science fiction novelist, blogger and technology activist. He is the co-editor of the popular weblog Boing Boing (boingboing.net), and a contributor to Wired, Popular Science, Make, the New York Times, and the Guardian.

Rachel Baker and Charles Beckett of Arts Council England interviewed Cory in his Clerkenwell office. This programme was recorded and edited by Nick Hamilton and produced by Richard Thomas for Resonance 104.4 FM.

Cory Doctorow Pt. 2 Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Cory Doctorow – Podcast 1

This is the first installment of a 5 part interview with Cory Doctorow conducted by Rachel Baker and Charles Beckett of Arts Council England. Baker and Beckett quiz Cory on publishing, creative commons, e-book readers and the future of reading…

Cory Doctorow is a prize-winning science fiction novelist, blogger and technology activist. He is the co-editor of the popular weblog Boing Boing (boingboing.net), and a contributor to Wired, Popular Science, Make, the New York Times, and the Guardian.

Rachel Baker and Charles Beckett of Arts Council England interviewed Cory in his Clerkenwell office. This programme was recorded and edited by Nick Hamilton and produced by Richard Thomas for Resonance 104.4 FM.

Cory Doctorow Pt. 1 [ 0:01 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

One Southwark

A tapestry of voices compiled from 15 individuals’ monologues. A touching portrait of the London Borough of Southwark.

This radio feature was produced to compliment and promote  the recent One Southwark photoraphy and sound exhibition held at The Menier Gallery, SE1.

One Southwark comprised of carefully chosen subjects that reflected the diversity of Southwark’s 260,000 residents. The project was a collaboration between Southwark Council, the photographer Rehan Jamil, and Resonance FM.

Produced by Nick Hamilton.

Originally broadcast on Monday 15th June.

One Southwark Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Foot & Mouth – Episode 6

Episode 6/6.

In this, the final survey, Nick Hamilton reflects on decades of walking the streets of London and describes how he reached the point of no return.  In an attempt to exorcise his demons he goes walking, talking and drinking with the artist, poet and magician Robin Bale. Together the pair encounter a trio of cockney doggers whilst searching for entrances to the underworld. Finally, in the Bicycle Graveyard a ritual is performed…

Robin Bale is a member of the Savage Messiah and We Are Bad collectives.

Originally broadcast during the week beginning 5th April 2009.

Nick Hamilton’s psychogeophonic investigation into Hackney with contributions from Iain Sinclair, Stewart Home, John Barker, We Are Bad/Savage Messiah, Charles Adegoke, Olga Panades, Xavier Zapata, Alan Hayday, Jonny Mugwump & Sally Mumby-Croft.

All sounds and conversations recorded on location in Hackney.

Foot & Mouth - Episode 6 Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Foot & Mouth – Episode 5

Episode 5/6.

In this weeks penultimate episode Nick Hamilton takes to the streets of Hackney again to ask the natives What and Where is Hackney? We go in search of the Spirit of Broadway Market with Xavier Zapata, and we hear Kray Twin associate Tony Lambrianou’s recollections of a murder. In addition to all of this we hear Iain Sinclair discussing the Hackney Mole Man with his ex-lodger, the artist Mark Pawson.

Originally broadcast during the week beginning 29th March 2009.

Nick Hamilton’s psychogeophonic investigation into Hackney with contributions from Iain Sinclair, Stewart Home, John Barker, We Are Bad/Savage Messiah, Charles Adegoke, Olga Panades, Xavier Zapata, Alan Hayday, Jonny Mugwump & Sally Mumby-Croft.

All sounds and conversations recorded on location in Hackney.

Foot & Mouth - Episode 5 Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Foot & Mouth – Episode 4

Episode 4/6: This week Jonny Mugwump introduces us to the Hackney-born occultist Samuel MacGregor Mathers who was a founder member of The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, in addition to this Iain Sinclair discusses non-spaces, Sofia Iglesias reads an extract of Guy Debord’s ‘Theory of the Derive’, Olga Panades explains how she discovered Hackney, and the artist Leigh Niland talks to Xavier Zapata about Hackney Wick.

Originally broadcast during the week beginning 21st March 2009.

Nick Hamilton’s psychogeophonic investigation into Hackney with contributions from Iain Sinclair, Stewart Home, John Barker, We Are Bad/Savage Messiah, Charles Adegoke, Olga Panades, Xavier Zapata, Alan Hayday, Jonny Mugwump & Sally Mumby-Croft.

All sounds and conversations recorded on location in Hackney.

Foot & Mouth - Episode 4 Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Foot & Mouth – Episode 3

Episode 3/6: This week’s show features memories culled from conversations with John Barker and Stewart Home. John Barker has lived in Hackney for around 40 years and has vivid memories of both local politics and drinking establishments. Stewart Home reads a piece he wrote for his ‘Smile’ magazine about Hackney pubs frequented by local militants and later on he discusses his own memories of haircuts, popstars and illegal restaurants.

Originally broadcast during the week beginning 14th March 2009.

Nick Hamilton’s psychogeophonic investigation into Hackney with contributions from Iain Sinclair, Stewart Home, John Barker, We Are Bad/Savage Messiah, Charles Adegoke, Olga Panades, Xavier Zapata, Alan Hayday, Jonny Mugwump & Sally Mumby-Croft.

All sounds and conversations recorded on location in Hackney.

Foot & Mouth - Episode 3 Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Foot & Mouth – Episode 2

Episode 2/6:  A collage of found sounds and field recordings including Iain Sinclair and dowser Alan Hayday discussing memory whilst tracing the route of the Hackney Brook, Renchie Bicknell recalling two surreal experiences he witnessed whilst working as a gardener in Victoria Park in the early 1970’s, Charles Adegoke’s appeal for help in finding his ring, and Nick Hamilton’s strange encounter on a foggy afternoon in London Fields.

Originally broadcast during the week beginning 7th March 2009.

Nick Hamilton’s psychogeophonic investigation into Hackney with contributions from Iain Sinclair, Stewart Home, John Barker, We Are Bad/Savage Messiah, Charles Adegoke, Olga Panades, Xavier Zapata, Alan Hayday, Jonny Mugwump & Sally Mumby-Croft.

All sounds and conversations recorded on location in Hackney.

Foot & Mouth - Episode 2 Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Foot & Mouth – Episode 1

Episode 1/6: Hackney author and psychogeographer Iain Sinclair reminisces on 40 years in Hackney and reveals his thoughts on  regeneration and The Olympics.

Originally broadcast during the week beginning March 1st 2009.

Nick Hamilton’s psychogeophonic investigation into Hackney with contributions from Iain Sinclair, Stewart Home, John Barker, We Are Bad/Savage Messiah, Charles Adegoke, Olga Panades, Xavier Zapata, Alan Hayday, Jonny Mugwump & Sally Mumby-Croft.

All sounds and conversations recorded on location in Hackney.

Foot & Mouth - Episode 1 Play Now | Play in Popup | Download