In episode 2 of 'Part 2 - London in the 80s' I bring in forms of Capital to foreground the issues raised in the my own apparent ‘cultural capital deficit’. Bourdieu argued (I am simplifying it, link to my paper on this) that the cultural habits and dispositions of someone's family are fundamentally important for success and represent a resource, a form of cultural capital. In contrast to cultural capital, Putnam describes another form of 'capital': social capital is the creation of social networks between socially heterogeneous groups; examples are choirs and bowling clubs. Indeed, an Education Committee’s report points out that one reason for this deficit is a “lack of social capital (for example the absence of community organisations and youth groups)”. For me squatting in London in the early 80s was like getting a second degree, but this time in music, art and culture. In terms of the groups of people I met in the early 80s: I would never have normally had the chance to interact with such a diverse set of people. I can even draw a comparison with the coffee houses in the 1600s (link to my paper on this), which were, in fact, crucibles of creativity and communication because of the way in which they facilitated the mixing of both people and ideas. As the poet from that time Samuel Butler put it, “gentleman, mechanic, lord, and scoundrel mix, and are all of a piece”, the implication being that people from different segments of society and skill sets could meet and network. Indeed, members of the Royal Society, England’s pioneering scientific society, frequently retired to coffee houses to extend their discussions.  Consequently, I believe I gained strong social capital and more importantly agency from my time in Camden Town. I am convinced it helped me in later years to productively deal with the stress and strain of being a researcher.