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Actuality Magazine
The magazine was published annually at the time of the Charles Parker Day, although there haven’t been any new issues since 2019 due to lockdown.
Documentary on Irish Travellers living in England
‘Rambling Candyman’ will be broadcast on Newstalk 106-108fm on Saturday 29 July at 10pm, and Sunday 30 July at 8am, then available online. The documentary celebrates the work of two important song collectors who deserve to be much better known.
Gillian Reynolds on Desert Island Discs
The Trust is pleased to announce that our former Chair, Gillian Reynolds, is the guest on Desert Island Discs this week – yesterday morning, repeated on Friday 8 June and available any time on the BBC Website.
Start the Week with Damian le Bas
Damian le Bas, who wrote and presented the documentary ‘Searching for the Travelling People’, was a guest on Start the Week this morning along with Arundhati Roy – the programme is on the BBC website
Second edition of Actuality now available online
The second edition of our Actuality magazine was launched on the 2018 Charles Parker Day at the British Library in London, and at the AGM of the Friends of the Charles Parker Archive on 17 May
Charles Parker Prize 2018 shortlist announced
The judges for the 2018 Charles Parker Prize have just announced their five shortlisted nominees for Best Student Radio Feature. Congratulations to our five finalists and everyone who entered.
Friends can now subscribe online!
It’s now possible to subscribe as a Friend of the Charles Parker Archive online. You don’t have to have a Paypal account and it’s not expensive!