My Dad Mr Brixton: Recent Episodes
Claudette Parry Laws
Claudette Parry Laws is investigating the missing legacy of her late father, Brixton Community leader, Courtney Laws and is preparing to challenge the people in his orbit to find out if the circumstances leading up to his death had anything to do with it, whilst finally putting his story on the public record 25 year later.
Claudette finally uncovers what led to the early demise of her dad, Mr Brixton and the closure of the BNCA as her investigation unfolds, indicating the intention and efforts to destroy a black organisation and its founder during an era in Brixton dogged by accusations of corruption.
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My Dad Mr Brixton
Produced, written & edited with sound design by Claudette Parry Laws
EP 1 - 7: Mixed and Mastered by DKnightsMusic.
EP 8-9 Mixed and Mastered by Electric Park
Music featured from Epidemic Sounds
Visuals by This is Pirate.
Claudette finally discovers the roots of the alleged conspiracy that would ultimately lead to the downfall and premature death of her father, Courtney Laws whilst taking you on an in-depth journey through the trials and tribulations of Brixton and the challenges faced by her father and the Brixton Neighbourhood Community Association during the 1980s.
This episode has been remastered so please refresh your download 31/3/24
This episode was mixed and mastered by Electric Parks and remastered by Claudette Parry Laws
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My Dad Mr Brixton
Produced, written & edited with sound design by Claudette Parry Laws
Mixed and Mastered with additional editing by DKnightsMusic.
Music featured from Epidemic Sounds
Visuals by This is Pirate.
Claudette reacts to new information from BNCA Youth Worker, Lena Brown that sheds light on what lead to the unexpected death of her father Courtney Laws. Here is her immediate and personal raw audio reaction shared prior to the release of the final episodes.
This is an ongoing investigation.
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My Dad Mr Brixton
Produced, written & edited with sound design by Claudette Parry Laws
Mixed and Mastered with additional editing by DKnightsMusic.
Music featured from Epidemic Sounds
Visuals by This is Pirate.
Episode 8 and 9 are coming.
Thank you for your patience!
This has been an ongoing investigation.
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My Dad Mr Brixton
Produced, written & edited with sound design by Claudette Parry Laws
Mixed and Mastered with additional editing by DKnightsMusic.
Music featured from Epidemic Sounds
Visuals by This is Pirate.
Claudette takes a deep dive into her fathers achievements and challenges during the 1970s and uncovers an accusatory perspective on the way he operated that created an air of suspicion about him in the community.
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My Dad Mr Brixton
Produced, written & edited with sound design by Claudette Parry Laws
Mixed and Mastered with additional editing by DKnightsMusic.
Music featured from Epidemic Sounds
Visuals by This is Pirate.
August 6th is Jamaica's Independence Day and the day Courtney Laws was laid to rest in 1996. Although this bonus is late to air I am again sharing his words that demonstrate his love for his country of birth.
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My Dad Mr Brixton
Written, edited and produced by Claudette Parry Laws
Mixed and mastered by DKnightsMusic.
Visuals by This is Pirate.
Claudette investigates the significance of her fathers work for the Windrush Generation during the 1970s, in the wake of the rise of the UK Black Power movement and uncovers more about the evolution of his rise to prominence within Britains black community and how his influence helped shape a generation.
This episode of My Dad Mr Brixton includes editing and mixing by Alex Hollingsworth
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My Dad Mr Brixton
Written, edited and produced by Claudette Parry Laws
Mixed and mastered by DKnightsMusic.
Visuals by This is Pirate.
26 years ago today my father Courtney Laws OD, OBE died. In his memory I am going to read the speech he wrote to accept the prestigious Order of Distinction from Jamaica, one of his proudest moments .
Rest in Power Dad x
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My Dad Mr Brixton
Written and produced by Claudette Parry Laws
Mixed and mastered by DKnightsMusic.
Visuals by This is Pirate.
Claudette investigates how her dad Courtney Laws, took on the challenges faced by Brixton's growing black community in the 1960s and tries to understand how after just five years in Britain, he began to emerge as a leading figure of the Windrush Generation fighting for the rights of his people.
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My Dad Mr Brixton
Written and produced by Claudette Parry Laws
Mixed and mastered by DKnightsMusic.
Visuals by This is Pirate.
Courtney and Rubie arrive in Brixton and the harsh realities of life in Britain are on full display. Armed with the experience he gained from his work in Jamaica, Courtney Laws decides to take action to support his community.
Music credit:
London is the Place for me by Lord Kitchener
Additional audio credit:
Shane Duncan - This is Brixton Project
BBC, Pathe and the Houses of Parliament.
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My Dad Mr Brixton
Written and produced by Claudette Parry Laws
Mixed and mastered by DKnightsMusic.
Visuals by This is Pirate.
Apologies to fans of my podcast. EP3 will be re-uploaded today.
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My Dad Mr Brixton
Written and produced by Claudette Parry Laws
Mixed and mastered by DKnightsMusic.
Visuals by This is Pirate.
Claudette's curiosity about her fathers work and determination to uplift Brixton's black community, leads her to investigate his origins and discover new details about his formative years, in Jamaica.
Music Credit.
Yellow Bird is played by Matthew Phillips, Mangrove Steel Band. This recording was originally made for Atlantic Railton by Ain Bailey, commissioned by Serpentine Civic Projects, 2021.
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My Dad Mr Brixton
Written and produced by Claudette Parry Laws
Mixed and mastered by DKnightsMusic.
Visuals by This is Pirate.
As the family and the community say their goodbyes to Courtney Laws, Claudette begins to dig a little deeper to find why her fathers work was so significant and makes an unexpected discovery.
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My Dad Mr Brixton
Written and produced by Claudette Parry Laws
Mixed and mastered by DKnightsMusic.
Visuals by This is Pirate.
Introducing Brixton community leader Courtney Laws from the perspective of a family and community in mourning as his death in 1996 is revisited.
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My Dad Mr Brixton
Written and produced by Claudette Parry Laws
Mixed and mastered by DKnightsMusic.
Visuals by This is Pirate.
Claudette Parry Laws is investigating the missing legacy of her late father, Brixton Community leader, Courtney Laws and is preparing to challenge the people in his orbit to find out if the circumstances leading up to his death had anything to do with it, whilst finally putting his story on the public record 25 year later.
Thank you for listening.
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Episode 1 and 2 will be available on January 5th 2023.
My Dad Mr Brixton
Written and produced by Claudette Parry Laws
Mixed and mastered by DKnightsMusic.
Visuals by This is Pirate.