This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Robert Weinberg, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Sue Donnelly
Date of interview: 17/06/2015
Duration of interview: 00:28:10
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: 1955 BSc Econ, 1960 PhD Econ

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with John Worrall, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Clara Cook
Date of interview: 24/07/2015
Duration of interview: 00:32:18
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: 1965-1971 student; 1971 PhD Philosophy, then Professor of Philosophy of Science, CPNSS, Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method

Personal author: Kusmu, Petros

Three photos. Two from June 2015 celebrating the last day of exams with my colleagues in the MSc IPE program (one in front of the Old Building and Lincoln's Inn Fields). Another from Dec 2015, again in front of the Old Building, celebrating our last day together after our graduation ceremony. Looking at these photos completely floods me with happiness, nostalgia and a yearning to go back in time. My time at LSE was remarkable.

Personal author: Kusmu, Petros

Three photos. Two from June 2015 celebrating the last day of exams with my colleagues in the MSc IPE program (one in front of the Old Building and Lincoln's Inn Fields). Another from Dec 2015, again in front of the Old Building, celebrating our last day together after our graduation ceremony. Looking at these photos completely floods me with happiness, nostalgia and a yearning to go back in time. My time at LSE was remarkable.

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Eva-Maria Asari, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Tom Sturdy
Date of interview: 10/07/2015
Duration of interview: 00:12:50
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: alumni, 2005 MSc Nationalism and Ethnicity, 2012 PhD

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Eileen Barker, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Clara Cook
Date of interview: 24/07/2015
Duration of interview: 00:46:48
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: 1967-70 BSc Sociology, PhD Sociology. 1970 Professor, Department of Sociology, Emeritus Professor of Sociology with special reference to the study of Religion

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Norman Biggs, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Clara Cook
Date of interview: 19/08/2015
Duration of interview: 00:45:41
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: 1988-2006 Professor of Mathematics. 2006 Emeritus Professor of Mathematics`

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Jeffrey Golden, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Clara Cook
Date of interview: 11/07/2015
Duration of interview: 00:23:46
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: 1971 General Course, 1975 PhD International Relations; 2010-2013 Visiting Professor, Department of Law; Governor; 2014 Honorary Fellow

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Richard Layard, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Clara Cook
Date of interview: 31/07/2015
Duration of interview: 00:38:55
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: 1965-67 MSc Econ. 1964 Higher Education Research Unit, Centre for Labour Economics, Centre for Economic Performance. 1999 Emeritus Professor Economics. 2000 Honorary Fellow. 2003 Director, Wellbeing Programme, Centre for Economic Performance

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Julian Le Grand, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Clara Cook
Date of interview: 26/08/2015
Duration of interview: 00:33:31
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: joined in 1978. 1985-87 Director of Welfare State Programme, STICERD. 1993 Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Jim Thomas, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Clara Cook
Date of interview: 03/07/2015
Duration of interview: 01:04:06
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: 1960 BSc Econ; 1960-2002, Department of Economics

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Simeon Underwood, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Clara Cook
Date of interview: 10/06/2015
Duration of interview: 00:43:47
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: 2004-2015, Academic Registrar

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Brian Van Arkadie, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Tom Sturdy
Date of interview: 10/07/2015
Duration of interview: 00:29:59
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: 1955 BSc Econ, 1956 PG

This file includes an introductory podcast, featuring excerpts from the interviews with alumni Carol Wain (1967), Brian Van Arkadie (1956) and Mary Evans (1967/1968, LSE Centennial Professor, Gender Institute).

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Graham Camfield, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Clara Cook
Date of interview: 02/09/2015
Duration of interview: 00:26:29
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: joined in 1976, Academic Support Librarian

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Mary Evans, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Clara Cook
Date of interview: 15/07/2015
Duration of interview: 00:41:52
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: 1967 BSc Econ

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Christopher Husbands, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Clara Cook
Date of interview: 12/08/2015
Duration of interview: 01:11:30
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: 1978-2011. Reader Emeritus in Sociology

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Richard Jackman, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Clara Cook
Date of interview: 05/08/2015
Duration of interview: 00:56:14
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: joined in 1968, Department of Economics. 1997 Professor of Economics

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with George Jones, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Clara Cook
Date of interview: 22/07/2015
Duration of interview: 01:17:23
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: 1966-2003. Emeritus Professor, Department of Government. Greater London Group. Public Policy Group; 2009 Honorary Fellow

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with George Kiloh, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Clara Cook
Date of interview: 02/09/2015
Duration of interview: 00:57:51
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: 1996-2005, Academic Registrar

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Sonia Livingstone, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Clara Cook
Date of interview: 19/08/2015
Duration of interview: 00:35:01
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: Professor of Social Psychology, Department of Media and Communications

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Dorothy Mellor, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Hayley Reed
Date of interview: 17/06/2015
Duration of interview: 00:26:44
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: 1954 BSc Econ

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Jane Pugh, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Clara Cook
Date of interview: 14/08/2015
Duration of interview: 00:27:54
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: Governance Officer, GLPD

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Sajda Qureshi, along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Clara Cook
Date of interview: 11/07/2015
Duration of interview: 00:21:46
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: 1989 Diploma in Management of Information Systems, 1991 MSc Analysis, Design and Management of Information Systems, 1995 PhD Information Systems

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Carol Wain (Hornsey), along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Tom Sturdy
Date of interview: 10/07/2015
Duration of interview: 00:23:57
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: 1964 Sociology, 1967 MPhil; 1971-72 Researcher

This file includes the recorded audio of the interview with Wendy Weinberg (Yates), along with a summary of the recording.
Interviewer: Sue Donnelly
Date of interview: 17/06/2015
Duration of interview: 00:19:59
Relationship of interviewee with LSE: 1956 BSc Econ

Personal author: Kusmu, Petros

Three photos. Two from June 2015 celebrating the last day of exams with my colleagues in the MSc IPE program (one in front of the Old Building and Lincoln's Inn Fields). Another from Dec 2015, again in front of the Old Building, celebrating our last day together after our graduation ceremony. Looking at these photos completely floods me with happiness, nostalgia and a yearning to go back in time. My time at LSE was remarkable.

Was life as an LSE student so different in 1955 to 2015? What changes have our long-serving staff seen over the years? Where was there a Paternoster lift on campus? Who was Wright of Wright’s Bar? Find the answers to these questions and more in Tales from Houghton Street, an oral history project to celebrate LSE’s 120th anniversary in 2015.

Everyone at LSE has a story to tell and in summer 2015 the oral history project team (Hayley Reed, Sue Donnelly, Clara Cook and Tom Sturdy) was fortunate enough to speak to a small selection of alumni, academic and professional services staff about their LSE experience.

The collection contains one introductory podcast and 30 audio recordings of interviews with alumni and staff who were studying or working at LSE between the 1950s and 2015.

Participants discussed themes including their experiences as students, teachers and researchers at LSE, developments in higher education and the future of LSE. They also shared memories about the changes on LSE’s campus: the buildings, halls of residence, the social life, and about life in London through the years.

Each recording is accompanied by a summary of the interview to help researchers identify key points. The introductory podcast features excerpts from the interviews with alumni Carol Wain (1967), Brian Van Arkadie (1956) and Mary Evans (1967/1968, LSE Centennial Professor, Gender Institute).