Between The Lines Podcast

Walls, songs and poetry

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This is the second episode of the between the lines podcast with Gordie Walker. The response to episode one has been very positive, and we are delighted with the number of downloads and the listening figures. People have been listening from all over Ireland, UK, the USA and even China. Massive thanks from me and the whole team here at Between the Lines and a shout-out to our listeners in Shenyang. The Docker Poet In this episode we are talking to John Campbell local historian, former dock worker poet and writer.  John grew up in North Belfast in and around York Street and Shore Road. John worked as a docker when times were hard and poverty was rampant. John now reflects on those days through his writings and verse and I was delighted to host him here at Intercomm and share his reflections from those times More about John in this Belfast Telegraph article His publisher Lagan Press Life with and without walls Segregation barriers collectively referred to as ‘Peace Walls’ have blighted the landscape of North Be