The #SouthsideChronicles show from SGHET will explore different stories in each eposide, including audio versions of some of our blogs read by their authors so you can tune into our bloggers’ Southside journeys directly through the spoken word.

We’ll also host interviews and other audio formats. Dive into the Glad Radio experience and browse the #SouthsideChronicles here.

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Episode 5: Gorbals Public Art

Curator and SGHET board member Francesca Zappia interviews Matt Baker, lead artist for the art programme that accompanied the regeneration of Crown Street in the Gorbals in the 2000s. The artist speaks about the importance of public art in communities and recalls some of the various art projects he commissioned for the Gorbals, their backstories and their resonances.

This podcast follows on from Francesca’s earlier related blog post about one of the artworks: Decoding the Gorbals’ Girl With Rucksack statue.

Listen here: https://glad.radio/sside-chron-5-gorbals-public-art/

[Produced by Erin Burrows and Francesca Zappia]

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Episode 4: Govan Reminiscence Group

Colin Quigley, Chair of the Govan Reminiscence Group, talks to Erin Burrows about the Group’s work, and shares an incredible story of the effort and pure luck involved in restoring Govan’s World War One Honour Roll. The changing perceptions of Govan after a decade of regeneration efforts and the rediscovery of its ancient heritage, the importance of local and community histories, and the lack of emphasis on and funding for Glasgow’s industrial heritage is also explored. For more info on the GRG please visit their website www.govanremgroup.org.uk

Listen here: https://glad.radio/sside-chron-4-govan-reminiscence/

[Produced by Erin Burrows]

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Episode 3: Govan’s Monument to Mary Barbour

Erin Burrows of SGHET explores the history of Govan’s Mary Barbour and the community-led effort to install a monument in her honour at Govan Cross, providing a brief overview of Glasgow’s 1915 Rent Strike, Mary Barbour’s achievements, and the efforts of first the Govan Reminiscence Group, and then the Remember Mary Barbour Association, to establish a permanent memorial to her in Govan’s built environment.

Listen here: Mary Barbour’s Monument on Glad Radio

Read the related blog post here.

[Written and produced by Erin Burrows]

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Episode 2: Doune Castle

Dougie McLellan of SGHET discusses Doune Castle – Shawlands’ forgotten music venue, based on his blog of the same title. This is followed by a brief conversation with the author regarding his place in the community of musicians – including some of Glasgow’s biggest names – that got their start and then flourished there in the 70s and 80s.

Listen here: https://glad.radio/sside-chron-2-doune-castle/

Read the related blog post here.

[Produced by Erin Burrows]

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Episode 1: Quoiting

Bruce Downie of South Glasgow Heritage & Environment Trust discusses the ancient game of quoits and the St. Andrew’s Quoiting Club, one of the most successful quoiting teams in Glasgow from the late 1890s until about 1928, which played near what is now Eglinton Toll just off of Butterbiggins Road in Govanhill…

Listen here: https://glad.radio/sside-chron-1-quoiting/

Read the original blog post here.

[Produced by Erin Burrows]

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Glad Radio is a volunteer-run Scottish charity, partnered with Glad Cafe and Govanhill Baths Community Trust, with support from The National Lottery Community Fund.

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As part of  Glasgow Doors Open Day – which has gone virtual this year – we’ve launched our new podcast series: ‘Southside Explorations‘.

Subscribe on a range of platforms including Apple and Spotify and walk alongside our local experts as they explore Glasgow’s Southside and the origins and hidden stories of what surrounds us.

Each episode takes you on a guided walk around one area, peeling back the layers of time and shining a light on the places, people and events past that make South Glasgow the fascinating place it is today.

Pollok Park Heritage Trail Podcast

Ownership of Pollok Park and surrounding areas can be dated back to 1124, but the history of the lands can be traced back to prehistoric times with a burial mound in Pollok Golf course and an Iron age fort in the North Wood. From the grandeur of Pollok House to the long-forgotten, hidden tree-lined drive, together we’ll walk some of the 361 acres of historical parkland of Glasgow’s only country park.

As well as the heritage of the house and the lands you’ll learn about a long-forgotten town, witch trials, castles, escapee cows, iron-age forts, prehistoric burial mounds, mouse breeding and why the Pope’s approval was needed…  ( ~ listen here ~)

Govanhill Heritage Trail Podcast

Govanhill was at one time the beating heart of Industrial Glasgow; the iron and steel produced here, the ships and trains built here, fuelled a revolution and helped forge a city and an empire. The industrial days have long gone but Govanhill remains one of the most vibrant and diverse communities in Glasgow.

On this guided walk, find out a little about the history, heritage and culture of a remarkable community and some of the people from around the world who have made their home here, the miners, the iron workers and the shipbuilders, the rifle regiment that became a football team, cinemas and roller-skating rinks, churches, mosques, synagogues, circuses and swimming pools… ( ~ listen here ~)

Subscribing and future podcasts…

As we develop future episodes, we’re keen to hear your feedback and what you’re interested in. Let us know on Facebook, Twitter or by emailing info@sghet.com and sign-up to our email newsletter for news of upcoming episodes.

Our podcasts can be found on Apple, Spotify, Google Podcasts and other platforms… subscribe and listen on our Anchor podcast page, or find these and all the other platforms ‘Southside Explorations’ is available on listed there. 

Glasgow Doors Open Day interactive brochure is now available to download from their website. Bookings will open on 1st September – but you don’t need to book for our podcasts.

Have a great Glasgow Doors Open Day 2020 festival and enjoy geting out and exploring!

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