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GLAM RACKET: LEWISHAM AND NEWHAM

Broadcast on 22nd July 2026, available in the archive on Resonance FM.

2026 is the National Year of Reading – a UK-wide campaign designed to inspire more people to make reading a regular part of their lives. This episode listens in on a conversation led by Lewisham Libraries with people working and learning at Prendergast Vale School about all things book-related.

The theme of this year's Summer Reading Challenge is "Read to the Beat." GLAM Racket took that literally by kicking off the challenge with Rough Music Rhyme Time in Newham libraries, where standard nursery rhymes got turned into something closer to a percussive, celebratory racket.

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GLAM RACKET: NEWHAM AND RONALD AMANZE

Broadcast on 22nd June 2026, available in the archive on Resonance FM.

Today explores repair and the experience of being seen and heard. We visit Robbie Judkins at a Repair Café at Forest Gate Library in Newham. Residents, volunteer fixers and library staff come together. Organised by East London Waste Authority and Newham Libraries, the café highlights the value of repair in reducing waste, saving money and strengthening community ties.

We also hear from Ronald Amanze, who, following a stroke, realised he had a health condition which had been misunderstood. Now living with dementia and advocating for being active and creative to stay healthy, Ronald reflects on what it means to be truly heard by councils and public services, and why he often turns to writing, art and music to express himself beyond labels such as "bad behaviour". The programme closes with a song Ronald collaborated on with Paul Hitchmough called “I'm Still Climbing Mountains”.  

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GLAM RACKET: CAMDEN AND BRENT

Broadcast on 25th May 2026, available at the archive on Resonance FM.

This show explores community storytelling, reggae heritage and creative expression. From the streets of Harlesden we hear from Janet Kay, honoured by Harlesden Bassline for her contribution to British reggae culture. We visit writing groups and libraries across Camden, hearing recordings from live reading events led by Kit Slatford alongside the voices of Cynthia Cao, Sheryl Sze and Adam Khan in a multilingual exploration of translation, memory, poetry and co-creative writing.

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GLAM RACKET: BRENT

Broadcast on the 11th March 2025, available at the archive on Resonance FM.

This episode focuses on the centenary of the British Empire Exhibition, 1924 and 1925, in Wembley through the Becoming Brent project, a National Lottery Heritage-funded initiative examining the legacies of empire and public memory in the London Borough of Brent. Blending oral history, archival recordings, interviews with community researchers, and experimental sound, the programme revisits the spectacle of the Exhibition while questioning how imperial histories continue to shape cultural institutions and everyday life today.