Daniel Rachel

British Music Experience: rare Red Wedge film screening
2017-12-07 19:00 - 21:00 UTC
In conversation with award-winning author Daniel Rachel, examining how British music has influenced the political landscape.
The evening will explore issues such as the importance of musical movements including Rock Against Racism, the 2Tone movement and Red Wedge, and asks whether we could see a group of leading musicians agitating for social and political change in the current turbulent political climate.

As a bonus, we will be include a rare screening of ‘Days Like These’ a documentary charting the 1986 Red Wedge tour. Featuring the likes of Paul Weller, Billy Bragg, Johnny Marr and others, the film examines how musicians joined together to politicise young people and encourage them to vote against Margaret Thatcher in the 1987 general election.
Daniel Rachel is a musician turned award-winning author who has written about the importance of music in instigating social change. He was the lead-singer in Rachels Basement and released two solo albums: ‘A Simple Twist of Folk’ and ‘A Taste of Money’. His books including ‘Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters’ (Best Music Books of 2013 – Guardian, Best Books of 2013 – NME) and Walls Come Tumbling Down: the music and politics of Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone and Red Wedge (Music Book of the Year – Penderyn). He is a regular guest contributor on BBC Radio 5.
Tickets are £8 (£7 for Resident Pass holders*)

*proof of Resident Pass must be shown on arrival at venue
Liverpool residents can apply for a British Music Experience Resident Pass (click here).

BBC Radio 5 Live - The Record Club - Pulp and the Smiths
2017-12-01 02:00 - 03:00
The Record Club
Each month The Record Club reappraises 5 star rated classic albums with special guest contributor Daniel Rachel
Episode 10:
Pulp Different Class
The Smiths The Queen is Dead
Episode 9:
David Bowie Hunky Dory
Oasis Definitely Maybe
Episode 8:
The Clash London Calling
Carole King Tapestry
Episode 7:
Beach Boys Pet Sounds
Radiohead OK Computer
Episode 6:
Blur Parklife
U2 The Joshua Tree

Episode 5:
Paul Simon Graceland
Dire Straits Brothers In Arms
Episode 4:
Michael Jackson Off The Wall
Led Zeppelin II
Episode 3:
Bruce Springsteen The River
The Specials Specials
Episode 2:
James Brown Live At the Apollo’ (1962)
REM Automatic For The People
Episode 1:
The Beatles Revolver
The Human League Dare
Are the albums still worthy of the 5 star reviews they received when originally released? PHONE IN AND SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS
Thursday/Friday 28/9 September June 2-3am http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0070h86

Louder Than Words with Horace Panter
2017-11-11 16:00 - 18:00
Daniel will be in-conversation with the Specials original member, author and artist Horace Panter.
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Horace Panter
Born in Croydon in 1953 Sir Horace Gentleman Panter met Jerry Dammers while doing an art degree at Coventry University. They, together with Lynval Golding, were the founding members of the iconic British ska band, The Specials, setting out to change the world by making people ‘dance as well as think’. As bass player, Horace continues to tour with The Specials, including this year in the UK, Europe, Japan, Australia and the USA. Although better known as ‘that guy in The Specials who plays bass’, Horace is also a professional artist and since 2008, has exhibited throughout the UK and in Singapore, New York and Los Angeles.
Pop Culture informs both his audio and his visual aesthetic, hence his giant ‘cassette’ paintings, each meticulously researched to give and portray accurate information on its place in musical and cultural history. His ‘Americana’ series: paintings of street signs and diners, relate back to his adolescent years when he was heavily influenced by American cultural exports in terms of art, music and literature. What is left out of the painting is as considered as what is included, making them highly stylized motifs of the American cityscape.
Horace has also worked on a number of professional collaborations with brands, including Fred Perry, Dr Martens, Club Wembley, Sheaffer Inc., Teenage Cancer Trust, Amy Winehouse Foundation, Strummerville, Blues Magazine UK, MUSACK, Stone Foundation and GPO Retro.

BBC 5 Live The Record Club David Bowie and Oasis
2017-10-27 02:00 - 15:30
The Record Club
Each month The Record Club reappraises 5 star rated classic albums with special guest contributor Daniel Rachel
Episode 9:
David Bowie Hunky Dory
Oasis Definitely Maybe

Episode 8:
The Clash London Calling
Carole King Tapestry
Episode 7:
Beach Boys Pet Sounds
Radiohead OK Computer
Episode 6:
Blur Parklife
U2 The Joshua Tree

Episode 5:
Paul Simon Graceland
Dire Straits Brothers In Arms
Episode 4:
Michael Jackson Off The Wall
Led Zeppelin II
Episode 3:
Bruce Springsteen The River
The Specials Specials
Episode 2:
James Brown Live At the Apollo’ (1962)
REM Automatic For The People
Episode 1:
The Beatles Revolver
The Human League Dare
Are the albums still worthy of the 5 star reviews they received when originally released? PHONE IN AND SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS
Thursday/Friday 28/9 September June 2-3am http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0070h86

Punk: So What? Conference with Rhoda Dakar and Glen Matlock
2017-10-03 12:30 - 13:30
Punk: So What? Conference

Schedule
11-11.30am: Opening – UK punk in its political and social context
By historian Professor Lucy Robinson
11.30am-12.30pm: ‘Poly Styrene: I am a cliche’ – film trailer and panel discussion
As the frontwoman of X-Ray Spex, Poly Styrene was and remains one of the most original and important figures in punk in terms of incisive lyrics, performance and attitude. Celeste Bell (Poly’s daughter, a film maker), Zoe Howe (writer and film maker) will be on the panel, which will be chaired by John Robb.
12.30-1.30pm: Rock Against Racism
Punk and politics came together in various ways. The alliance between certain punk acts and Rock Against Racism remains one of the most important legacies of punk. Talk led by Lois Wilson (Mojo magazine), Daniel Rachel and Rhoda Dakar (The Bodysnatchers/The Special AKA).
12.30-1.30pm: Documenting Punk
Dunstan Bruce, director of This Band is So Gorgeous: Sham 69 in China, and the forthcoming Chumbawumba film
Dennis Morris, Sex Pistols photographer, Basement 5 singer and PiL Metalbox designer.
1.30-2pm: Lunch
2-3pm: Glen Matlock – Sex Pistols talk and performance
3-3.45pm: Sounds of the faraway towns: the importance of local scenes and empowerment
While discussions of punk tend to revolve around London, activities outside (from bands to punk nights to fanzines) were an important influence on punk as a whole and were empowered by it. Talk led by Dunstan Bruce and John Robb.
4.30-5.15pm: Punk fashion
Punk fashion, whether designed by Vivienne Westwood or handmade by fans, provoked shock and disgust. 40 years on its look and attitude still exerts its influence. Talk by Pam Hogg (fashion designer/musician) and Sam Knee (fashion and subculture author).
5.15-5.45pm: Closing – The beautiful people are ugly too: The Clash as my ‘true fiction’
Professor Martin James’s reflections on running away from home at the age of 14 to follow The Clash.

BBC 5 Live The Record Club: The Clash & Carole King
2017-09-29 02:00 - 03:00
The Record Club
Each month The Record Club reappraises 5 star rated classic albums with special guest contributor Daniel Rachel
Episode 8:
The Clash London Calling
Carole King Tapestry

Episode 7:
Beach Boys Pet Sounds
Radiohead OK Computer
Episode 6:
Blur Parklife
U2 The Joshua Tree

Episode 5:
Paul Simon Graceland
Dire Straits Brothers In Arms
Episode 4:
Michael Jackson Off The Wall
Led Zeppelin II
Episode 3:
Bruce Springsteen The River
The Specials Specials
Episode 2:
James Brown Live At the Apollo’ (1962)
REM Automatic For The People
Episode 1:
The Beatles Revolver
The Human League Dare
Are the albums still worthy of the 5 star reviews they received when originally released? PHONE IN AND SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS
Thursday/Friday 28/9 September June 2-3am http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0070h86

ON BOWIE: DYLAN JONES & TERRY O’NEILL AT HATCHARDS
2017-09-26 18:30 - 20:00
ON BOWIE: DYLAN JONES & TERRY O’NEILL AT HATCHARDS

Date: Tuesday 26 September 2017
Location: Hatchards Piccadilly
Legendary photographer Terry O’Neill and British GQ editor Dylan Jones have both announced major new books on David Bowie for September.
On September 26th, join us at 187 Piccadilly to hear the two men in conversation about the life and work of the stunning singer-songwriter, artist, performer, creative-mind, and (we’ll mention) voracious reader – who once held an account at Hatchards.
O’Neill, considered Bowie’s best visual documentarian, has previously published a £1,500 photography book on Bowie (including two original prints), exclusively sold at Hatchards. On Sep. 14th, he releases a new book of photographs from Bowie’s ultimate performance as Ziggy Stardust, ‘When Bowie Played the Marquee’ (£30), a watershed moment in music-history.
Dylan Jones has been a decades-long admirer of Bowie – an obsession which has amounted to his new biography, ‘Bowie: A Life’ (£20). Released on Sep. 7th, this thoroughly researched (following 180+ interviews) oral history inspects the star’s life through his early years to the height of his fame. Dealing with original familial, social, and creative moments that shaped Bowie, Jones sheds a critical new light on the enigmatic character and his story.
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Price: £5 (including wine) redeemable against the price of either book.
Please contact events@hatchards.co.uk to reserve tickets, or call us at 020 7439 9921.
This is a seated event and space is strictly limited: RSVP required.

Word In Your Ear with Chris Difford
2017-09-11 19:00 - 21:00
*** SOLD OUT *** WIYE Presents Chris Difford & Daniel Rachel *** SOLD OUT ***
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We’re delighted to announce that on September 11th our very special guests will be two old friends of the podcast, Chris Difford and author Daniel Rachel.

Chris is coming along to talk about “Some Fantastic Place”, which is the story of his life in and out of Squeeze. It recounts his story from his upbringing in South London during the Sixties to his rise to fame as a member of Squeeze.

We’re also joined by Daniel Rachel, the author of the award-winning “Walls Come Tumbling Down”, which is about the music and politics of Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone and Red Wedge. Containing over 150 interviews with key players in these movements and events, it won the Penderyn Prize for music books for 2017, even beating out David Hepworth’s “Never A Dull Moment”, a fact he promises to overlook.

The Islington 1 Tolpuddle Street

Festival No. 6
2017-09-09 08:00 - 2017-09-10 22:00
SALON NO.6

— ARTS & CULTURE —

Salon No.6 present three days of themed talks and debates from Salon London, voted No.6 (appropriately) in GQ’s ‘100 best things to do in the world’. Hosted by Juliet Russell and Helen Bagnall, Salon work with passionate experts, academics and forward thinkers. .
Salon No.6 is three days of themed talks and debates by Salon London, who were voted No.6 (appropriately enough) in GQ magazine’s ‘100 best things to do in the world’, and are dedicated to bringing big, bold and brilliant ideas to life. Curated and hosted by Juliet Russell and Helen Bagnall, Salonworks with passionate experts, leading academics and forward thinkers from science, art and psychology. For this year’s No.6, Salon explores three innovative and influential musical genres that redefined popular culture – New York Disco, New Romantics and Jazz. Join us in the Gatehouse every day.

Salon No.6 loves New York Disco. Pioneering, inclusive and life affirming, the legacy of NY Disco continues to inform dance culture. Last night a DJ Saved my Life – Bill Brewster and Greg Wilson celebrate The Loft’s underground dance parties, its ethos, influence and the music that fueled the dance floor. Paul Tierney brings us the fashion and faces who created the style and decadence of Studio 54 and we look at the neuroscience of Disco and why our brain loves the beat that goes on and on. Friday, 1pm-3pm The Gatehouse.
Salon No.6 loves New Romantics. Where music, fashion and sexuality brushed up against the avant garde, we explore this creative surge that changed the UK forever. We meet the cultural tour de force, Jeremy Healy, whose music, style and friendships helped to define a movement. Now one of the world’s most sought after DJs and composers, Jeremy discusses his life as a New Romantic. Dr Alison Bancroft celebrates Leigh Bowery – Filthy, Fabulous and Queer as Folk. Dr Michael Brooks introduces Steve, Not So Strange – the new science of sexuality. Saturday, 11am-1pm, The Gatehouse.

Salon No.6 loves Jazz .Combining innovation, improvisation and collaboration, Jazz is the maverick that went mainstream. Philosopher Dr Julian Baggini brings us the Tao of Jazz exploring the relationship between process, spontaneity, philosophy and Jazz. Singer and vocal coach, Jennifer John presents Fascinating Rhythm – How Jazz Works, taking us through the musical ingredients that define the genre. Finally neuroscientist Dr Catherine Loveday introduces Lost in Jazz – How the Brain thrives on Improvisation, exploring just how deeply creative, absorbing and stimulating Jazz can be for musicians and listeners. Sunday, 11am -1pm The Gatehouse

Moseley Folk Festival with special guest Ranking Roger
2017-09-02 - 2017-09-03
Musician-turned-award winning author Daniel Rachel discusses his book about the coming together of pop music and politics in the 1970 and ‘80s alongside Ranking Roger (The Beat / General Public) and Brum Radio’s Robin Valk.
The event will feature a unique soundtrack of the period, compiled by the author, and a presentation of more than a hundred images of related ephemera including archive film footage.

http://www.moseleyfolk.co.uk/line-up/

BBC 5 Live The Record Club: Beach Boys & Radiohead
2017-08-25 02:00 - 15:00
The Record Club
Each month The Record Club reappraises 5 star rated classic albums with special guest contributor Daniel Rachel
Episode 7:
The Beach Boys Pet Sounds
Radiohead OK Computer

Episode 6:
Blur Parklife
U2 The Joshua Tree

Episode 5:
Paul Simon Graceland
Dire Straits Brothers In Arms
Episode 4:
Michael Jackson Off The Wall
Led Zeppelin II
Episode 3:
Bruce Springsteen The River
The Specials Specials
Episode 2:
James Brown Live At the Apollo’ (1962)
REM Automatic For The People
Episode 1:
The Beatles Revolver
The Human League Dare
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0070h86

Wilderness festival
2017-08-04 15:00 - 18:00
CAN MUSIC CHANGE THE WORLD?

THE BOOKS TENTTHE WORLD AS IT COULD BE

Daniel Rachel charts the extraordinary and pivotal period between 1976-1992 when musicians and their fans truly became instigators of social change.
From his conversations with the key members behind the Rock Against Racsim, 2 Tone and Red Wedge movements – artists including Billy Bragg, Pauline Black, Jerry Dammers, Tracey Thorn and Phil Jupitus – he brings to life the heady days of politics and pop music coming together for the first time in Britain’s musical history.
Daniel is himself a musician and his latest book, Walls Come Tumbling Down, has just been named winner of the Penderyn Music Book Prize 2017.

BBC 5 Live The Record Club: Blur and U2
2017-07-28 02:00 - 15:00
Reappraising 5 star rated classic albums with Dotun Adebayo, and special guest contributor Daniel Rachel
Episode 6:
Blur Parklife
U2 The Joshua Tree

Episode 5:
Paul Simon Graceland
Dire Straits Brothers In Arms
Episode 4:
Michael Jackson Off The Wall
Led Zeppelin II
Episode 3:
Bruce Springsteen The River
The Specials Specials
Episode 2:
James Brown ‘Live At the Apollo’ (1962)
REM ‘Automatic For The People’
Episode 1:
The Beatles ‘Revolver’
The Human League ‘Dare’

BBC 6 Music Steve Lamacq Show
2017-07-19 05:40 - 18:00
Good Day Bad Days Special
Daniel will be discussing his first single and gig, Rachels Basement , a chance encounter with Damon Albarn and his Good Day and Bad Day records
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Steve Lamacq

Steve plays new and classic tracks from established artists, young groups and unsigned bands

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All episodes available on BBC iPlayer Radio (19 TOTAL)

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BBC RADIO 6 MUSIC

Ways With Words with Richard Coles
2017-07-11 17:00 - 18:00
Musicians and Social Change
Through the voices of campaigners, musicians, artists and politicians, Daniel Rachel charts the pivotal period between 1976 and 1992 as politics and pop music come together as never before, to challenge racism, gender inequality and social and class divisions. Daniel Rachel is in conversation with contributor Richard Coles ( The Communards)

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Museum of Grooves
2017-07-04 20:00 - 22:00
The Museum of Grooves
With guests June Givanni and Daniel Rachel exploring the hidden history of African Cinema and Rock Against Racism.
Also listen to the best in funk, disco, soul from the 21st century.
Tune in live on http://live.canstream.co.uk:8000
/reelrebels.mp3
Reel Rebels Music Studios

June Givanni @JG_PACA African Cinema

BBC 5 Live The Record Club
2017-06-30 02:00 - 03:00
Reappraising 5 star rated classic albums with Richard Foster and special guest contributor Daniel Rachel
Episode 5:
Paul Simon Graceland
Dire Straits Brothers in Arms

Episode 4:
Michael Jackson Off The Wall
Led Zeppelin II
Episode 3:
Bruce Springsteen The River
The Specials Specials
Episode 2:
James Brown ‘Live At the Apollo’ (1962)
REM ‘Automatic For The People’
Episode 1:
The Beatles ‘Revolver’
The Human League ‘Dare’

Glastonbury Festival
2017-06-23 13:30 - 15:00
Leftfield Satge 1.30pm
Can Culture Save us? Panel discussion

Camberley Internation Festival with James Brown
2017-06-10 14:00 - 15:00
Former NME and loaded journalist talking about his book on 5-A Side football ‘Above Head Height’ with Daniel Rachel
2pm

1pm Daniel Rachel

Daniel Rachel’s book ‘Walls Come Tumbling Down’ is an exhaustive account of the Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone and Red Wedge movements. In April it won the Penderyn Music Book Prize.

Ex NME and Loaded journalist talking about his book on Five A Side football ‘Above Head Height’

Camberley International Festival
2017-06-10 13:00 - 14:00
The Bear 12:30 – 11pm (Free Events)
New for 2017 – Literature:

The C.I.F. is incredibly lucky to have John Williams, Cardiff novelist and founder of the Laugharne Weekend in Wales, to curate this new literature section of the festival. John will be interviewing and hosting Q&A sessions with these fabulous authors:
1pm Daniel Rachel

Daniel Rachel’s book ‘Walls Come Tumbling Down’ is an exhaustive account of the Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone and Red Wedge movements. In April it won the Penderyn Music Book Prize.
2pm James Brown

Ex NME and Loaded journalist talking about his book on Five A Side football ‘Above Head Height’
3pm Travis Elborough

Travis Elborough is the author of four acclaimed books, and regularly appears on Radio 4. His new book ‘A Walk In The Park’ has been described as ‘A fascinating, informative, revelatory book’ by William Boyd in The Guardian. Parks are such a familiar part of everyday life. You might be forgiven for thinking they have always been there – and that they always will.
Hosted by Ben Hinzman (AKA ‘been jam-min’)

Stoke Newington Literary Festival
2017-06-03 18:00 - 19:00
Protest Music: Daniel Rachel. In conversation with Anita Sethi
£6. Time – 18:00, Saturday. Venue – Library Gallery
Winner of this year’s Penderyn Music Writing Prize, Daniel discusses the pivotal period between 1976 and 1992 that saw politics and pop music come together for the first time in British history in his fascinating book Walls Come Tumbling Down. From Rock Against Racism in Victoria Park in 1978 featuring The Clash, through 2-Tone and Red Wedge, we ask was it a golden age or could music once again instigate social change?

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Event venue – Library Gallery

Stourbridge Literary Festival
2017-06-02 19:30 - 21:00
We were trying to change the world in our tiny way by stopping the rise of fascism amongst youth with the power of music. Red Saunders, founder of Rock Against Racism
Join writer and musician Daniel Rachel to celebrate the paperback release of Walls Come Tumbling Down. His book charts the extraordinary and pivotal period between 1976 and 1992 following Eric Clapton’s now notorious and inflammatory speech in support of Enoch Powell and ‘black’ repatriation.

Event Summary
Wednesday 4th May
Walls Come Tumbling Down with Daniel rachel
Cellar Bar 8.30 pm tickets £5.00
Price: £5.00
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Merthyr Rising Festival
2017-05-28 14:00 - 16:00
Music and Politics. Do they mix? Of course they do.

Political Talks, Debates and Ideas with

Francesca Martinez | Raoul Martinez | John McDonnell | Craig Murray | Lindsay German | Roger Mckenzie (Unison) | Ross Ashcroft| Peter Stefanovic | Rob Griffiths | Steve Keen | Daniel Rachel | Dave Randell

Pretty Vicious | Stereo MCs | Alabama 3

Adrenaline Animals | Buck & Evans | Chapel Row | Chris King | David Rovics | Digital Criminals | Fireroad | Florence Black | Plasterscene |Ten Pole Tudor with Agent 13 | The Contrast | The Dole Age | The HomeGrown | The Moon Birds | The Sandinistas | Thee Faction | Tracy Island | Upbeat Sneakers

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Including

‘Breathe’ – A play by Anthony Bunko’ | Merthyr Rising Radical Film Festival | Comedy | Street Food | Grey Trees Craft Ales | The Rising Bar | Workshops | SWYD Pop Up Barber Shop | Art Exhibitions | Camping | Childrens Entertainment | History Talks & Tours | Merchendise | Book / Craft / Fashion Stalls

This years festival is proudly sponsored by Unison

Norfolk & Norwich Festival 5x15: Revolutions
2017-05-27 13:00 - 14:40
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Revolutions: 5×15

SATURDAY 27 MAY

ADNAMS SPIEGELTENT, CHAPELFIELD GARDENS

1 – 2.40PM (INC. INTERVAL)

£8 / £80 WEEKEND TICKET

A one-stop guide to our world in transition. Five renowned speakers, no script, and 15 minutes each to blow your mind. Featuring historian and novelist Rebecca Stott on breaking away from a fundamentalist Christian cult, astrobiologist Professor Lewis Dartnell on aliens and space exploration, musician and writer Daniel Rachel on using music to combat racism, writer and documentary maker Polly Morland on personal metamorphosis, and David Bellos on Les Miserables – the revolutionary novel of the 19th century. This is an event you won’t want to miss.

Rebecca Stott (Norwich based author, new memoir of growing up in, and breaking away from, a fundamentalist Christian cult), and Daniel Rachel (author of Walls Come Tumbling Down: The music and politics of Rock Against Racism).
5×15 website
‘Five essential 5×15 you must see before our event’
WEEKEND TICKET: Purchase a ticket for all three days of the City of Literature weekend for £80! Call the box office on 01603 766400.
MULTI-BUY DISCOUNT: Purchase tickets for four or more events at the City of Literature weekend and receive £1.50 off each ticket. Call the box office on 01603 766400.

About the speakers
David Bellos is Director of the Program in Translation and Intercultural Communication at Princeton University and has won many awards for his translations including the Man Booker International Translator’s Award (2005). He is the author of Is that a Fish in your Ear: The Amazing Adventure of Translation.
The Novel of the Century by David Bellos review – the story of Les Misérables (Guardian, January 2017)
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Lewis Dartnell is a Professor in the Department of Life Sciences at the University of Westminster. He has won several awards for his science writing and contributes to the Guardian, The Times and New Scientist. He has also written for television and appeared on BBC Horizon, Sky News, Wonders of the Universe, Stargazing Live, and The Sky at Night. Website

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Polly Morland is an award-winning writer and documentary-maker. Combining the journalism of her background in film with ideas from psychology, philosophy and literature, her books blend remarkable human stories with reflections on how we live today — and how we can live better. Polly’s first widely-acclaimed book The Society of Timid Souls, or How To Be Brave (2013) won a RSL/Jerwood Award, was longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and was a Sunday Times Book of the Year. Metamorphosis – How and Why We Change was published in hardback in May 2016 and will appear in paperback in May 2017. Website
‘Forget self-help: we’re programmed for change’ (Guardian, May 2016)
Human metamorphosis (The Independent, May 2016)
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Daniel Rachel was born in Solihull in the summer before The Beatles announced their break-up. He wrote his first song when he was sixteen and was the lead-singer in Rachels Basement, which he formed in his early twenties. In 2001, he released his debut solo album, A Simple Twist Of Folk, on Dust Records, followed in 2006 by A Taste Of Money. Daniel is a specialist in Forum Theatre direction and lives in north London with his partner and three children. Website
His latest book Walls Come Tumbling Down charts the extraordinary and pivotal period between 1976 and 1992 during the rise and fall of three key movements of the time: Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone, and Red Wedge, revealing how they both shaped, and were shaped by, the music of a generation.
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Rebecca Stott is a novelist and historian. She is Professor of English Literature and Creative Writing at UEA. She lives in Norwich. Website
In the Days of Rain (Harper Collins, 2017)

BBC Radio 5 Live Fairport Convention special
2017-05-26 03:00 - 15:30
An exclusive interview with Fairport Convention original member Simon Nicholl.
Simon will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of Liege and Lief with an special 30 minute in conversation with Daniel Rachel

BBC 5 Live The Record Club
2017-05-26 02:00 - 03:00
New show reappraising 5 star rated classic albums with Richard Foster and special guest contributor Daniel Rachel
Episode 4:
Michael Jackson Off The Wall
Led Zeppelin II

Episode 3:
Bruce Springsteen The River
The Specials Specials
Episode 2:
James Brown ‘Live At the Apollo’ (1962)
REM ‘Automatic For The People’
Episode 1:
The Beatles ‘Revolver’
The Human League ‘Dare’

Radio Woking Walls Come Tumbling Down 2 hour special
2017-05-25 20:00 - 22:00
Fiery Bird Show featuring Daniel Rachel
Very happy to announce that my guest on 25 May Fiery Bird Show on Radio Woking is Daniel Rachel – author of ‘Walls Come Tumbling Down – The Music & Politics of Rock Against Racism, 2Tone and Red Wedge’. Daniel will be joining me to talk about his book where he has brought together the memories and reportage of the people that were there, that started the movement – musicians, writers, photographers, audience members, the research, the movements and the songs that encapsulate those movements. Couldn’t feel more relevant at the moment it will be good to find out more from someone who has painstakingly interviewed, researched, recorded and double checked the details. To me, this is where we leave behind the iconography of old music heroines and really listen to what was being said and what was being done – and what profile is all about and the good that can be done from it.
SYNOPSIS
Winner of the Penderyn Music Book Prize, Walls Come Tumbling Down charts the pivotal period between 1976 and 1992 that saw politics and pop music come together for the first time in Britain’s musical history; musicians and their fans suddenly became instigators of social change, and ‘the political persuasion of musicians was as important as the songs they sang’. Through the voices of campaigners, musicians, artists and politicians, Daniel Rachel follows the rise and fall of three key movements of the time: Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone, and Red Wedge, revealing how they all shaped, and were shaped by, the music of a generation.
Composed of interviews with over 150 of the key players at the time, Walls Come Tumbling Down is a fascinating, polyphonic and authoritative account of those crucial sixteen years in Britain’s history.
IN THE MEDIA
A triumphant oral history of Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone and Red Wedge . . . a tale of resistance: first, against a surge of racism and bigotry that an inspired group of activists and musicians played a key role in rolling back; and then against a government, as the same spirit of defiance quickly resurfaced in opposition to the social revolutions of Thatcherism . . . a vivid portrait
Guardian
By the Eighties rock had grown a conscience, and Walls Come Tumbling Down, charts how, in the late Seventies and Eighties, musicians became engaged in struggled surrounding race, gender, sexuality and class
Choice
Charts punk, 2 Tone and then Red Wedge’s subsequent battle for a multicultural Britain in a brilliant account of the period
Q Magazine
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West End Lane Books with Travis Elborough
2017-05-22 19:00
To launch paperback of Walls Come Tumbling Down…More details to follow

Brighton Festival with June Miles Kingston
2017-05-10 19:00 - 21:00
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We were trying to change the world in our tiny way by stopping the rise of fascism amongst youth with the power of music. Red Saunders, founder of Rock Against Racism

Join writer and musician Daniel Rachel to celebrate the paperback release of Walls Come Tumbling Down. His book charts the extraordinary and pivotal period between 1976 and 1992 following Eric Clapton’s now notorious and inflammatory speech in support of Enoch Powell and ‘black’ repatriation. Daniel and guest June Miles-Kingston will discuss how three key movements of that era: Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone, and Red Wedge were shaped by the music of a generation.
Daniel Rachel is the author of Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters – a Guardian and NME Book of the Year and a regular guest contributor on BBC Radio 5. Since the late Seventies, June Miles-Kingston has played drums and sung with a multitude of influential bands (including The Communards, Fun Boy Three and Everything But The Girl). Now an award-winning filmmaker, music continues as the central theme in her work.

Radio BBC Surrey and Sussex interview
2017-05-10 15:30 - 16:00
Daniel will be in conversation with Allison Ferns ahead of this evenings ‘in conversation’ with June Miles Kingston at Waterstones Brighton. part of the brighton Festival / City Reads

Afternoon with Allison Ferns

Spend your afternoon in the company of Allison with great music and good conversation.

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