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PEARLS 1 Radio Presentation and Production Course
 This
is the webpage for the first PEARLS course, held in Autumn 2007 at the Desi
Radio Training Centre in Southall.
The
trainees recorded interviews,
readings, jingles and packages (short features) covering a range of
different topics.
 Click on the buttons below
to listen to some examples of their work (MP3 format)
or click here for information about the trainees
and their particular interests.
You can also visit
the PEARLS Showcase (2007-2008)
or click here to find out more
about the PEARLS course itself.
Interviews and
packages:
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 The role of the
pharmacist in the local community - by Savitri
The role of the pharmacist in the community has changed considerably
over the last 20 years. Whereas they used to confine themselves to
dispensing prescriptions for the local GPs
& maybe giving some advice on preparatory medicines, now they
offer a much wider range of services to the community drawing on
their extensive training.
Jagjit Singh is a pharmacist. I went to interview him at the
shop where he works in Hounslow. I began by asking him about
his training. (7 mins 13 secs)
Link for further information: Royal
Pharmaceutical Society
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Cancer
awareness/Breast Cancer Care - by Savitri
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This was introduced
as a worldwide campaign in 1993. The aims of the campaign are
to increase awareness of breast cancer, to raise funds for research
into the disease and to support people affected by the
disease. One of the main breast cancer charities in the UK is Breast
Cancer Care. I spoke to Sadia Habib at Breast
Cancer Care.
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 Stress
management - by Sara
Alternative therapies are becoming increasingly popular as we are
beginning to realise their full benefit. Stress is something
we all know about. I went along to speak to Max Delli Guanti,
a stress management counsellor, and began by asking him 'What is
stress?'
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 Interview
with a Headteacher - by Veena Subhrai
This is an interview with Miss Nandha,
the Headteacher of Havelock Primary School,
Southall. I also work in the school as an SMSA (School Meals Supervisory
Assistant) at lunch-time. (8 mins 34 secs)
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The Dominion Centre, Southall
- by Amarjit
The Dominion Centre is an arts and education centre in Southall.
Jaswinder is the co-ordinator of activities there. Amarjit
interviewed her and asked her about the activities run at the
Dominion Centre. (7 mins)
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 Suman Marriage
Bureau - by Susan Fayyad
I went out to meet Parag, a local
businessman who runs the Suman Marriage Bureau in Southall. This has
been a family business for over twenty years. I asked Parag how
Suman arranges marriages, what kind of services they provide, and
why there is still a need for this kind of service in London today?
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Marriage
introduction service at the Siri Guru Singh
Sabha Gurdwara - by Jasbir
Jasbir interviewed Mr Sodhi, from the Siri
Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara in Southall, about the marriage
introduction service that they offer at the Gurdwara.
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Age Concern
Internet Cafe, Hounslow - by Hansa
Age
Concern Hounslow have just launched an internet cafe for older
people in the area. Hansa went to
interview
Stephen Hawkins, the Director of Age Concern
Hounslow, to find out more.
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London
Link Radio is a charity dedicated to providing online radio
broadcasting opportunities for a wide range of groups. Cathy
Aitchison is the organiser with London Link Radio. Amarjit
had an interview with Cathy.
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Jingles, Vox Pops and Public Service Announcements (PSAs):
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Desi Radio
jingle - by Sara and her group
We created a jingle for Desi Radio which was first aired
recently, in October 2007. Creating a 4 second sound bite was
most challenging and much fun! The melodic line was sung by me!
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 Voxpops about Home Improvement and Design
- Navdeep Grewal
Voxpops 'Voice of the people' is when you ask everybody the same
question and see what they reply to it, as people have different suggestions and opinions. I asked two questions:
1.) If you could paint your room any colour what colour would you pick and why?
2.) How do you think you can make a room look bigger? |
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Recycling in
Southall PSA - by Jasbir
On 19th November Ealing
Council is changing the system for rubbish
and recycling collections. Jasbir made this Public Service
Announcement to inform people about the change.
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Trainees:
| Amarjit
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I am a presenter
on Desi
Radio since six months. I enjoy working with Desi Radio. Since I
am working here I have learnt a lot: how to present, how to speak on
the radio, how to choose the song, news, weather. I enjoy presenting
my programme. Mostly people call me, sometimes they praise our
programme, sometimes they want to listen to a song of his or her own
choice. We try to play their own choice.
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Savitri
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I am a retired
nurse. I came to this country in 1972. I have worked for 30
years as a staff nurse and two years as a ward sister in Hillingdon
Hospital in Uxbridge. Now I am doing a radio presenter
training course. I am still interested in health issues so that is
why I have interviewed a pharmacist and a spokesperson for Breast
Cancer Care.
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Veena
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I am a presenter in Desi
Radio. I've been doing presenting for five years as a volunteer.
I work as a School Meals Supervisory Assistant at lunch-time. I've
been working in the school since 1997. I enjoying working with the
children.
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Sara
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I’m a singer/songwriter from London.
I started out by writing poetry and have had several poems published
in various anthologies. One day I developed a melody and now I only
write songs. I’ve had air play on Roots FM, Juice FM and Jazz FM,
Quebec. Check out my sounds at www.myspace.com/saraeliot
I would love to work in radio and this course is just great. It's
given me a real insight into the workings of radio.
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My name is Susan
Fayyad. I joined the Pearls One course in July 2007. The
course has enabled me to learn many of the basic skills that are
used in radio broadcasting. I find it interesting and exciting as I
am able to go out and interview people about things that I find of
interest, as well as using the equipment confidently and then coming
back and editing it. I would like to continue learning and working
in community radio, as it’s a good way to get your views heard.
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My name is Navdeep Grewal and I am 20 years old. I started getting involved with the media industry two years ago when I signed up to join the Fast Forward Radio Training
course at Desi Radio. I learnt a lot in the course and wanted to get more involved as I enjoyed it very much. In 2006 I joined Desi Radio as a Radio Presenter and started doing voluntary work for them. I then went on to join the BBC in 2007 as a Broadcast Assistant.
Now I am back at the training centre doing another higher-level radio training course, hoping to aim higher and gain more valuable experience for my future career.
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The PEARLS courses are funded by the London
Development Agency (LDA) Opportunities Fund 2007-2010
The audio on this site is hosted by London
Link Radio, using the Canstream
service from the Community
Media Association.
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