Refugee Radio is a

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, a local radio station in the South East. The programme is syndicated on various internet radio stations and is based on the long-running

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''. Instead of interviewing celebrities however, it features refugee “castaways” and plays the music they brought with them to the UK. The project also contributes to the

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internet radio broadcasts and the

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List of publications

*''Castaway Heritage'' (2019, by Stephen Silverwood) *''Takeaway Heritage: True Stories from Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and North African Restaurants'' (2016, by Stephen Silverwood) *''Refugee Radio Times'' (2014, by Lorna Stephenson and Stephen Silverwood)

References

External links

Refugee Radio web siteRefugee Week Radio item
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