Two Friends Recorded For Posterity....

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The following is a link from the BBC Listening Project of Robert Kennedy, sculpture, and artist, and Chris, a Polish man. It may be of interest, and was recorded at SHOC which is a homeless charity. The abbreviation means Slough Homeless Our Concern





http://sloughhomeless.org/

Listening Project

Conversation between friends, Robert and Chris, about their experiences of homelessness.

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  • Type

    sound

  • Duration

    00:59:01

  • Shelf mark

    C1500/0093

  • Recording date

    2012-04-26

  • Is part of (Collection)

    The Listening Project

  • Recording locations

    Serena Hall, Slough

  • Interviewees

    Kennedy, Robert, 1957- (male, Artist), Liczkowski, Krzysztof, 1980- (male, Unemployed)

  • Producers

    BBC Radio Berkshire

  • Recordist

    McKechnie, Graham

  • Abstract

    Although Robert lives in a flat in Slough, he has at times in his life been homeless, living rough. Now in his 50s, he wanted to talk to his younger friend Chris, a homeless man originally from Poland, and to urge him not to make the same mistakes. The conversation was recorded at Serena Hall - a day centre for homeless adults.

  • Description

    The Listening Project conversations collectively form a picture of our lives and relationships today. Recordings were made by BBC producers of people sharing an intimate conversation, lasting up to an hour and on a topic of the speakers' choice.

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    Photograph of participants

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One of a few other Chinese Lanterns at a "literary" event at the Mere in Slough





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