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b'In the build up to the World Radio Day Event 2017 the SOAS Radio Team will be interviewing community radio, representatives of communication for development organisations, radio industry professionals and academics on this years theme of \\u2018Radio and Global Transitions\\u2019 in a series of podcasts.\\n\\nIn this episode, Anna Ruth talks to Peter Lewis. A former senior lecturer of Community Radio at London Metropolitan University and co-author of \\u2018From the Margins to the Cutting Edge: Community Media and Empowerment\\u2019, Peter has promoted the profile of radio in the academic world and contributed much to this field.\\n\\nPeter talked with Anna about the emergence and history of community radio, its role as an important resource for protest and activism, the current mapping project he is involved with, \\u2018Radio Garden\\u2019 as part of Transnational Radio Encounters and more.\\n\\nThe World Radio London 2017 event will be hosted by SOAS Radio on Friday 10th February, in the Brunei Gallery at SOAS, University of London from 3-8pm.\\n\\nFor more information about the event, click here.\\n\\nSign up to the event for free here.\\n\\n \\n\\nMusic in Jingle \\u2013 The New Mastersounds \\u2013 Miracle\\n\\n(Image from Londonmet.ac.uk)'