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BBC Radio commisioned Calabash to produce a series of audio podcasts for the website of The House of St Barnabas.

This charity works to help people who are homeless and is based in a beautiful Georgian building right in the heart of Soho, London. It offers work and life support via the excellent ‘Life Skills Programme’ and hospitality training from Kingsway College.

The house also operates as a private members club run by Quintessentially Soho. This bar and restaurant works as a Social Enterprise (think Jamie Oliver and his restaurant Fifteen) providing ‘on the job’ training for the homeless individuals and the proceeds going back into the charity.

Calabash was asked to train the students on the Life Skills programme on how to conduct a successful media interview and use NAGRA sound equipment. We also created audio podcasts with them, focussing on how they became homeless as well as what they have gained from the experiences on the course. Listen to James, one of the trainees on the course, tell his story in the podcast below:

You can find the rest of the podcasts on the HOSB site. It was a real pleasure to have worked with BBC Radio and HOSB and Calabash wish all the trainees on the course good luck for the future.

(Picture is of Joanna from Calabash Films interviewing one of the trainees).