05 Nov 2011

Oral History Index

JON RONSON – PCL Media Studies 1970s, SU Social Secretary 1977-1978

TIME SUBJECT 00.00 Background, education 01.30 Volunteering for CBC local radio, Cardiff 02.15 Reasons for choosing PCL 05.00 Course – content 05.10 Course - lecturers 07.50 Socialism at PCL 09.00 Course – content 10.00 Course – equipment 10.40 Students - Film and Photography course 11.30 SU – Ents Social Secretary 1977-1978 11.55 Bolsover Street and New Cavendish Street 13.15 Social secretary – campaign for 13.20 Social Secretary - Comedy Night – Frank’s Wild Tuesdays 14.25 Playing keyboard for Frank Sidebottom 15.50 Jonathan Richmond and The Modern Lovers gig 16.40 Bob Stanley and Saint Etienne 18.50 Showing of The Evil Dead 19.10 The Evil Dead – beaten up for showing 20.30 Protests, drugs 22.25 Senior management’s attitude 24.35 Socialist Workers Students Society 25.30 Societies 27.00 Students at other institutions 27.20 Halls on Baker Street 28.00 Ricky Gervais – Social Secretary at ULU 28.15 Accommodation – halls in Bolsover Street 29.45 Accommodation – squatting 31.05 Career after PCL 31.35 Career – playing and managing Frank Sidebottom; The Man from Del Monte 31.50 Career - Writing reviews for Smash Hits 33.00 Career – Journalist in Manchester – newspaper and radio 33.15 Career – Guardian newspaper 34.25 Adrian Mac 36.00 Regent Street cinema 37.25 Advice for current students 38.20 Alumni who he’s still in touch with 39.10 Course - David Cardiff

B Bolsover Street – bar (brief mention) - 11.55 halls of residence – 28.15

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Cardiff, David – 39.10

G Gervais, Ricky (ULU Social Secretary) – 28.00

M Mac, Adrian – 34.25 Media Studies course – content – 05.00, 09.00 equipment – 10.00 lecturers – 05.10 socialism – 07.50

N New Cavendish Street (brief mention) – 11.55

P Polytechnic of Central London (PCL) – accommodation – 27.20, 28.15, 29.45 senior management – 22.25 students – film and photography students – 10.40 other institutions – 27.00 ULU – 28.00 politics – 20.30 Socialist Workers Students Society – 24.35 Students’ Union (SU) – 11.30, comedy – 13.15 films (The Evil Dead) – 18.50 gigs – 14.25, 15.50 societies – 25.30

R Regent Street – cinema – 36.00 occupations – 20.30 Ronson, Jon – accommodation – halls – 28.15 squatting – 29.45 advice for current students – 37.25 alumni – 38.20 background/education – 00.00 career – CBC local radio, Cardiff – 01.30 Frank Sidebottom – 14.25 The Guardian – 33.15 Manchester paper and radio – 33.00 Man from Del Monte – 31.35 Smash Hits – 31.50

reasons for PCL and journalism – 02.15

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Social Secretary – 11.30, 13.15, 15.50

S Saint Etienne – 16.40

T The Evil Dead – 18.50

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