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The British Broadcasting Century with Paul Kerensa#038 SPECIAL: What Marconi Thought of Broadcasting... + 1920s adsMarconi may have invented wireless, and the wireless, but he didn't see broadcasting coming.
A special for episode 38, as we bring to life an interview with Guglielmo Marconi on what he made of broadcasting, two months into the BBC's existence.
Our source is Popular Wireless magazine, January 27th 1923 issue. Read along if you like (plus bits from December 1922) - thank you to WorldRadioHistory.com for housing this long lost magazine.
Needless to say, we don't claim any rights to the wonderful old magazine, and while we THINK it's either public domain or its...2021-12-0230 min
It's The EconomyAnn Pettifor on Green EconomicsIt’s The Economy breaks down the complex economic ideas we have all heard of but don’t fully understand in under 15 minutes. In this episode host Nicola Walton speaks to Ann Pettifor, an economist perhaps best known for predicting the financial crisis of 2008. She is author of The Case for The Green New Deal, a fellow of the New Economics Foundation and a director of PRIME economics - a network of Keynesian macroeconomists. They discuss the green economy, green growth, impact investing and what industries can do to be more environmentally sustainable.
It’s The Economy is brought to you by...2021-09-1617 min
Intelligence Squared: BusinessIt's The Economy - Ann Pettifor on Green EconomicsIt’s The Economy is an Intelligence Squared Business mini-series which breaks down the complex economic ideas we have all heard of but don’t fully understand in under 15 minutes. In this episode host Nicola Walton speaks to Ann Pettifor, an economist perhaps best known for predicting the financial crisis of 2008. She is author of The Case for The Green New Deal, a fellow of the New Economics Foundation and a director of PRIME economics - a network of Keynesian macroeconomists. They discuss the green economy, green growth, impact investing and what industries can do to be more environmentally susta...2021-09-1617 min
It's The EconomyBishnu Gupta on Gender and the EconomyIt’s The Economy breaks down the complex economic ideas we have all heard of but don’t fully understand in under 15 minutes. In this episode host Nicola Walton speaks to Bishnu Gupta, Professor of Economics and Research Director of the CAGE research centre at the University of Warwick. They explore how gender intersects with the economy, what unpaid work isn’t valued as an economic contribution and how tech is transforming economic opportunities for women around the world.
It’s The Economy is brought to you by Intelligence Squared and hosted by Nicola Walton, a financial journalist and author of ‘How...2021-09-0917 min
Intelligence Squared: BusinessIt's The Economy - Bishnu Gupta on Gender and the EconomyIt’s The Economy is an Intelligence Squared Business mini-series which breaks down the complex economic ideas we have all heard of but don’t fully understand in under 15 minutes. In this episode host Nicola Walton speaks to Bishnu Gupta, Professor of Economics and Research Director of the CAGE research centre at the University of Warwick. They explore how gender intersects with the economy, what unpaid work isn’t valued as an economic contribution and how tech is transforming economic opportunities for women around the world. It’s The Economy is brought to you by Intelligence Squared and hosted by Nicol...2021-09-0917 min
It's The EconomyJim O'Neill on Emerging MarketsIt’s The Economy breaks down the complex economic ideas we have all heard of but don’t fully understand in under 15 minutes. In this episode host Nicola Walton speaks to the economist Jim O’Neill. He is the former Chairman of Chatham House, a former UK Treasury Minister and a former Chief Economist for Goldman Sachs. He created the famous economic acronyms BRIC and MINT. They discuss emerging markets, the economic rise of China and which economies are the ones to watch.
It’s The Economy is brought to you by Intelligence Squared and hosted by Nicola Walton, a financia...2021-09-0217 min
Intelligence Squared: BusinessIt's The Economy - Jim O'Neill on Emerging MarketsIt’s The Economy is an Intelligence Squared Business mini-series which breaks down the complex economic ideas we have all heard of but don’t fully understand in under 15 minutes. In this episode host Nicola Walton speaks to the economist Jim O’Neill. He is the former Chairman of Chatham House, a former UK Treasury Minister and a former Chief Economist for Goldman Sachs. He created the famous economic acronyms BRIC and MINT. They discuss emerging markets, the economic rise of China and which economies are the ones to watch. It’s The Economy is brought to you by Intellig...2021-09-0217 min
Intelligence Squared: BusinessIt's The Economy - Alpesh Patel on TradeIt’s The Economy is an Intelligence Squared Business mini-series which breaks down the complex economic ideas we have all heard of but don’t fully understand in under 15 minutes. In this episode host Nicola Walton speaks to Alpesh Patel, an advisor to the British government’s Department for International Trade and founding board member of the UK India Business Council. They discuss trade, tariffs and trading blocs. It’s The Economy is brought to you by Intelligence Squared and hosted by Nicola Walton, a financial journalist and author of ‘How To Report Economic News’. Executive Producer: Farah Jassat; Producer: Lo...2021-08-2616 min
It's The EconomyAlpesh Patel on TradeIt’s The Economy breaks down the complex economic ideas we have all heard of but don’t fully understand in under 15 minutes. In this episode host Nicola Walton speaks to Alpesh Patel, an advisor to the British government’s Department for International Trade and founding board member of the UK India Business Council. They discuss trade, tariffs and trading blocs.
It’s The Economy is brought to you by Intelligence Squared and hosted by Nicola Walton, a financial journalist and author of ‘How To Report Economic News’.
Executive Producer: Farah Jassat; Producer: Lovejit Dhaliwal; Technical Support: Mark Roberts and Catharine Hu...2021-08-2616 min
Intelligence Squared: BusinessIt's The Economy - Andy Haldane on Monetary and Fiscal PolicyIt’s The Economy is an Intelligence Squared Business mini-series which breaks down the complex economic ideas we have all heard of but don’t fully understand in under 15 minutes. In this episode host Nicola Walton speaks to Andy Haldane, the outgoing Chief Economist for the Bank of England and incoming Chief Executive ofthe Royal Society of Arts. They discuss monetary and fiscal policy, the role of central banks and quantitative easing. It’s The Economy is brought to you by Intelligence Squared and hosted by Nicola Walton, a financial journalist and author of ‘How To Report Economic News’. Executive...2021-08-1917 min
It's The EconomyAndy Haldane on Monetary and Fiscal PolicyIt’s The Economy breaks down the complex economic ideas we have all heard of but don’t fully understand in under 15 minutes. In this episode host Nicola Walton speaks to Andy Haldane, the outgoing Chief Economist for the Bank of England and incoming Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Arts. He breaks down monetary and fiscal policy, quantitative easing and the role of central banks.
It’s The Economy is brought to you by Intelligence Squared and hosted by Nicola Walton, a financial journalist and author of ‘How To Report Economic News’.
Executive Producer: Farah Jassat; Producer: Lovejit Dhaliwal...2021-08-1917 min
Intelligence Squared: BusinessIt's The Economy - Elmyra Chinje on InflationIt’s The Economy is an Intelligence Squared Business mini-series which breaks down the complex economic ideas we have all heard of but don’t fully understand in under 15 minutes. In this episode host Nicola Walton speaks to Elmyra Chinje, an economist from The Black Economist Network. They discuss inflation, hyperinflation, stagflation and the Consumer Price Index. It’s The Economy is brought to you by Intelligence Squared and hosted by Nicola Walton, a financial journalist and author of ‘How To Report Economic News’. Executive Producer: Farah Jassat; Producer: Lovejit Dhaliwal; Technical Support: Mark Roberts and Catharine Hughes. For updates on...2021-08-1217 min
It's The EconomyElmyra Chinje on InflationIt’s The Economy breaks down the complex economic ideas we have all heard of but don’t fully understand in under 15 minutes. In this episode host Nicola Walton speaks to Elmyra Chinje, an economist from The Black Economist Network. They discuss inflation, hyperinflation, stagflation and the Consumer Price Index.
It’s The Economy is brought to you by Intelligence Squared and hosted by Nicola Walton, a financial journalist and author of ‘How To Report Economic News’.
Executive Producer: Farah Jassat; Producer: Lovejit Dhaliwal; Technical Support: Mark Roberts and Catharine Hughes.
For updates on the show follow Intelligence Squared on Twitter (in...2021-08-1217 min
It's The EconomySusannah Streeter on LabourIt’s The Economy breaks down the complex economic ideas we have all heard of but don’t fully understand in under 15 minutes. In this episode host Nicola Walton speaks to Susannah Streeter, a senior investment and markets analyst for investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown and a former BBC presenter. They discuss labour, employment, the gig economy and the living wage.
It’s The Economy is brought to you by Intelligence Squared and hosted by Nicola Walton, a financial journalist and author of ‘How To Report Economic News’.
Executive Producer: Farah Jassat; Producer: Lovejit Dhaliwal; Technical Support: Mark Roberts and Catharine Hughes.
F...2021-08-0516 min
Intelligence Squared: BusinessIt's The Economy - Susannah Streeter on LabourIt’s The Economy is an Intelligence Squared Business mini-series which breaks down the complex economic ideas we have all heard of but don’t fully understand in under 15 minutes. In this episode host Nicola Walton speaks to Susannah Streeter, a senior investment and markets analyst for investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown and a former BBC presenter. They discuss labour, employment, the gig economy and the living wage. It’s The Economy is brought to you by Intelligence Squared and hosted by Nicola Walton, a financial journalist and author of ‘How To Report Economic News’. Executive Producer: Farah Jassat; Producer: Lovejit Dh...2021-08-0516 min
Intelligence Squared: BusinessIt's The Economy - Gus O'Donnell on Economic GrowthIt’s The Economy is an Intelligence Squared Business mini-series which breaks down the complex economic ideas we have all heard of but don’t fully understand in under 15 minutes. In this episode host Nicola Walton speaks to Lord O’Donnell, a former Cabinet Secretary who headed the British Civil Service between 2005-2011 under Prime Ministers Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron. They look at economic growth, what counts as GDP and productivity, and whether national happiness and wellbeing are taken into account. It’s The Economy is brought to you by Intelligence Squared and hosted by Nicola Walton...2021-07-2917 min
It's The EconomyGus O'Donnell on Economic GrowthIt’s The Economy breaks down the complex economic ideas we have all heard of but don’t fully understand in under 15 minutes. In this episode host Nicola Walton speaks to Lord O’Donnell, a former Cabinet Secretary who headed the British Civil Service between 2005-2011 under Prime Ministers Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron. They look at economic growth, what counts as GDP and productivity, and whether national happiness and wellbeing are taken into account.
It’s The Economy is brought to you by Intelligence Squared and hosted by Nicola Walton, a financial journalist and author of ‘How To Report...2021-07-2917 min
It's The EconomyTrailerEver wondered what influences interest rates? Why should we care about inflation? And what exactly is counted in GDP? If so, this is the podcast for you. It’s The Economy breaks down the complex economic ideas we may have all heard of but don’t fully understand. All that in under 15 minutes. Our host, Nicola Walton, is keen to stress that she is NOT an economist and that you don’t need to be either to understand economics. To demystify the topics at hand, each week she is joined by an economics expert to talk us through it all.
It’s T...2021-07-1904 min
Docs & MoreDocs & More: End of Series 2Hello Listeners!
I hope you’ve enjoyed listening to the second series of the Docs & More podcast, where you’ve been able to hear from award-winning and Oscar nominated directors!!
Including Deepti Gupta, Mart Bira, Asad Faruqi, Barry Avrich, Siji Awoyinka, Erika Cohn, Diana Nielle and Richard Poplak, Joel Bakan, Maia Lekow, Mia Donavan, Mina Keshavarz, Sharron Ward and Tamara Dawit.
Their stories have covered a vast geographical area from Ethiopia and Kenya to Canada and the US, from Mongolia to Nigeria and from Pakistan and India to Hong Kong and Iran...2021-03-2601 minDocs & MoreDocs & More: Mart BiraMy guest this week is Mart Bira, a woman who’s student documentary won critical acclaim. Growing up in Mongolia she grew up with a love of storytelling and started working for Mongolian television once she had completed her education. She’s worked on entertainment, drama and live tv shows. Deciding to learn more about documentary film making, she moved to the UK, and following her Masters, she completed her film, The Nomadic Doctor. The film was shortlisted for the Best Student Academy Award – better known as the Oscars and won a gold medal, as well as winning a whole host of...2021-03-1816 minDocs & MoreDocs & More: Joel BakanThis week I’m joined by one of the co-directors of the incredible documentary, The New Corporation – the Unfortunately Necessary Sequel. Described by Forbes magazine as the ‘must see documentary of the year’, the film charts how our democracies are in danger, thanks to the rise of corporations. Connecting stories from around the world the film examines economic inequality, racial injustice, climate change and much more. One half of this impressive directing duo is the award-winning director Jennifer Abbott, and the other is a professor of law at the University of British Columbia, a writer and also film maker, Joel Bakan.
Do...2021-03-1128 minDocs & MoreDocs & More: Erika CohnThis week my guest is a Peabody and Emmy Award-winning director and producer, Erika Cohn. Her latest documentary film, The Belly of the Beast, uncovers a pattern of illegal sterilisations taking place in a woman’s prison in the USA. It exposes the thinking of the doctors who carried out these procedures, who literally believe they can play God and decide on the future fate of women which will affect the rest of their lives and violates their human rights.
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If you enjoyed th...2021-03-0419 minDocs & MoreDocs & More: Mia DonovanThis week I’m joined by a film maker, Mia Donovan, from Montreal in Canada. Her latest documentary film, Dope is Death, explores how the Black Panthers and the Young Lords became active in their communities helping people come of drugs without any side effects – using acupuncture. This was 1973. And this project was seen as a threat by the US government.
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If you enjoyed this podcast you can support us with a coffee http...2021-02-2523 minDocs & MoreDocs & More: Diana Neille and Richard PoplakJoining me this week on the Docs & More podcast, are two film makers, chronicling an extra-ordinary story. Diana Neille and Richard Poplak’s debut documentary, Influence, charts the world of advertising and PR, Bell Pottinger and the late Sir Timothy Bell. He’s probably best known as Margaret Thatcher’s, the former British Prime Minister, favourite spin doctor who relied on him to bring in results. The film looks at the man and the firm and what they did and how it all fell apart.
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Musi...2021-02-1832 minDocs & MoreDocs & More: Hong Kong Documentary FilmmakersJoining me this week are a group known as the Hong Kong Documentary Filmmakers. You may recall that in 2019, Hong Kong erupted in protests against the new controversial extradition bill. Those spearheading the protests were a group of students from the Polytechnic University, who decided to make a stand for freedom and democracy. Slowly, the University building is surrounded by police. Are the red brick walls still a university campus or a prison? I’m joined now by the makers of Inside The Red Brick Wall, the Hong Kong Documentary Filmmakers who are speaking to me via a tr...2021-02-0421 minDocs & MoreDocs & More: Natasha Dack-OjumuThis week my guest is one half of a very fruitful and creative partnership. Natasha Dack-Ojumu has worked on a number of documentary films for both television and theatrical release as a producer and executive producer, winning critical acclaim around the world. Just some of the films include The Lovers And the Despot, 37 Uses For a Dead Sheep, Black Power Salute, Imagine’s Olafur Eliasson and Dolce Vita Africana.
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If you enjoyed this podcast yo...2021-01-2112 minDocs & MoreDocs & More: Mina KeshavarzBorn in Iran, my guest this week has worked as a journalist, co-founding a documentary magazine, “From Tehran”. For the past 18 years Mina Keshavarz has also been working as a documentary maker, making films such as "Braving the Waves" and "Unwelcome in Tehran". Her latest film, “The Art of Living in Danger” came out this year and has won critical acclaim.
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If you enjoyed this podcast you can support us with a coffee Ko-fi/Do...2021-01-1426 minDocs & MoreDocs & More: Siji AwoyinkaJoining me this week is a musician who was born in the UK in the 1970s. The eldest of nine boys and two girls, the family moved back to Lagos, Nigeria when he was five years old. Now living the States, musician Siji Awoyinka, has turned documentary maker, with his debut feature documentary film, Elder’s Corner - chronicling the stories of Nigeria’s forgotten musical heroes!
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If you enjoyed this podcast you can support us with...2021-01-0720 minDocs & MoreDocs & More: Barry AvrichThis week I’m joined by the multi-award winning Canadian film maker, Barry Avrich. He has a style that focuses on powerful personalities and past subjects of his films include Lew Wasserman a titan of Universal Studios and the Rolling Stones promoter Michael Cohl. This year, his latest documentary, Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art, has been released and is currently screening at documentary festivals and is coming to you on a streaming service very soon!
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Music by Mixolydian Studios Sydney (Michiya Nagai and Be...2020-12-1717 minDocs & MoreDocs & More: Maia LekowThis week I’m joined by a Kenyan musician from Nairobi who has now turned documentary maker. As well as being the front woman of the explosive band Maia & The Big Sky, her first feature documentary, The Letter, has come out this year. The film, which explores how and why families turn against their elders, is co-directed and produced with her husband Christopher King. It's also just been officially selected by Kenya to be their entry for the Oscars!
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Mixolydian Studios Sydney (Michiya Nagai and Benjamin Sa...2020-12-1026 minDocs & MoreDocs & More: Sharron WardThis week we’re joined by Sharron Ward, a filmmaker, born in Gisborne, NZ, the home of “Middle Earth,” from The Lord of The Rings. Sharron took a more unusual path before making documentaries, working as an Art Director, Stylist and Props Buyer for fiction films and commercials. She later moved into documentaries and is an Emmy award and Royal Television Society Award winner.
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Mixolydian Studios Sydney (Michiya Nagai and Benjamin Samuels)2020-12-0300 minDocs & MoreDocs & More: Asad FaruqiThis week we're joined by Asad Faruqi, an Emmy Award nominated cinematographer and filmmaker. Over the past six years he has shot a number of award-winning films, including “Saving Face.” “Pakistan’s Taliban Generation,” “Transgenders: Pakistan’s Open Secret” and was also the co-director of “Armed With Faith”, a documentary about a civilian bomb detection squad in Pakistan.
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Mixolydian Studios Sydney (Michiya Nagai and Benjamin Samuels)2020-11-2600 minDocs & MoreDocs & More: Tamara DawitThis week we're joined by Tamara Dawit a producer/director based in Canada and Ethiopia. As well as working in documentaries she also produces music and dramas. Tamara is a founding member of the REMC (The Racial Equity Media Collective) in Canada and has been an advisor to various bodies on how to support the film industry in both Canada and East Africa. Her feature documentary, Finding Sally, was released earlier this year and is screening at film festivals winning wide praise and has won Tamara the Ladiha Award for best documentary by an African woman.
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Farmerama"Who feeds us?" Episode 6: Looking back and moving forwardIn this final episode, we revisit some of the people we’ve heard from throughout the series. We tease out some common threads that bind these apparently disparate voices together – threads such as reverence, gratitude, sovereignty, dignity and abundance. We hear more about what these people have learnt over the course of this year, their visions for resilient, localised food economies... and how they see the future of who feeds us.
It is clearer than ever: Food is not just a question of calories. Food is nourishment for the body and soul. Food is about community, culture and our relationship with...2020-11-1534 minDocs & MoreDocs & More: Deepti GuptaThis week we're joined by Deepti Gupta, a talented director of photography, who after working in Bollywood has just finished directing her debut feature documentary, Shut Up Sona. Her film journey has included working with Asif Kapadia as well as other working in a whole host of genres. Shut Up Sona is currently premiering at film festivals around the world and this week is being screened at DocNYC!
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Mixolydian Studios Sydney (Michiya Nagai and Benjamin Samuels)2020-11-1200 min
Farmerama"Who feeds us?" Episode 1: The hungry gapAs the COVID-19 lockdown hit the UK in early 2020, our nation suddenly looked very different. Supermarket shelves were empty and, for the first time in most people's lives, we started to question how we were going to feed ourselves, and our families. Almost overnight, localised food systems went from being niche fantasies to a vital source of sustenance for many people around the country.
But who – and what – made up those localised food systems? Where did this sudden burst of community provision come from? In this episode we hear from four very different corners of the food system. From people supp...2020-10-1142 minDocs & MoreDocs & More: Joe BullmanThis week we're joined by Joe Bullman a documentary writer and director. His documentaries include The Crime Scene Cleaner and the award-winning The Man Who Bought Mustique. He also received a BAFTA nomination for Best Director for his documentary The Seven Sins of England.
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Mixolydian Studios Sydney (Michiya Nagai and Benjamin Samuels)2020-05-2927 minDocs & MoreDocs & More: James JonesThis week we’re joined by James Jones, a multi award-winning British director, making documentary films in some of the world’s most difficult and dangerous places. His films include On the President's Orders, Unarmed Black Male, Children of the Gaza War and The Secret State of North Korea: Life Inside the Secret State.
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Mixolydian Studios Sydney (Michiya Nagai and Benjamin Samuels)2020-05-2226 minDocs & MoreDocs & More: Ruhi HamidThis week we’re joined by Ruhi Hamid, a British filmmaker born in Tanzania of Pakistani heritage. She has made numerous award-winning documentaries for the broadcasters - British, European and also American. Her subjects range from women and poverty to human rights and war. Her films have covered international stories around the globe as well as some very British concerns.
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Mixolydian Studios Sydney (Michiya Nagai and Benjamin Samuels)2020-05-1526 minDocs & MoreDocs & More: Ashok PrasadIn this week's episode we hear from Ashok Prasad who’s won a number of awards for their documentary films including an international Emmy and been nominated for a few RTS awards. He speaks to Lovejit Dhaliwal about what it's like to work as one of the few Asian documentary film directors in British television and also about the breadth of his work - from The Blair Years to Rhythms of India.
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Mixolydian Studios Sydney (Michiya Nagai and Benjamin Samuels)2020-05-0223 minDocs & MoreDocs & More: Jane RayIn this week's episode we hear from Jane Ray, consultant artistic director, The Whickers. She speaks to Lovejit Dhaliwal about working with Alan Whicker, his legacy and the funding opportunities for independent documentaries - both for film and audio.
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Mixolydian Studios Sydney (Michiya Nagai and Benjamin Samuels)2020-04-2419 minDocs & MoreDocs & More: John EdgintonThis week, Docs & More speak to multi-award winning director, John Edginton. He has made films for virtually every documentary strand on British TV as well as for the US channels HBO, A&E and the the Sundance Channel His notable investigative documentaries have included "Mumia Abu Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt?" for HBO (now available on itunes) and music documentaries include "The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story" for the BBC and more recently "Joe Cocker: Mad Dog With Soul". Don't forget to subscribe to Docs & More!
Music by...2020-04-1723 minDocs & MoreDocs & More: Nick HamerThis week, Docs & More speak to independent documentary maker, Nick Hamer. His second documentary feature is called, Outside the City, and follows the contemplative Roman Catholic Cistercian monastic community in the heart of rural Leicestershire. The monks of Mt St Bernard Abbey, a community of 25 men with many over 80 years old, are opening the first Trappist brewery in the UK. For their historic, counter cultural lifestyle to survive the venture must succeed. Nick talks to us about filming the monks, spirituality and turning your back on consumerism. Listen to this episode. Don't forget to subscribe to Docs...2020-04-0928 minDocs & MoreDocs & More: Sofia OlinsSofia Olins moved into documentaries after starting off in television working on programmes like The Royle Family, The Peep Show and The IT Crowd. This, though, wasn't enough and Sofia yearned to move into documentaries. Her debut feature documentary, Lost in Vagueness, was snapped up by Sky. Docs & More caught up with her to find out more about her success. Don't forget to subscribe to Docs & More!
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This episode is brought to you by Bertha Dochouse2020-04-0320 minDocs & MoreDocs & More: Elhum ShakerifarThis week, Docs & More are lucky enough to speak to Elhum Shakerifar, a BAFTA nominated producer and recent recipient of the BFI Vision Award. Documentary films she has produced include A Syrian Love Story, Even When I Fall, Almost Heaven, The Reluctant Revolutionary, A Northern Soul and many more. Want to know how to be a successful film producer? Listen to this episode. Don't forget to subscribe to Docs & More!
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This episode is brought to you by Bertha Dochouse2020-03-2718 minDocs & MoreDocs & More: Lucy Parker and Dave SmithIn this episode, Lovejit speaks to Lucy Parker, director of Solidarity and Dave Smith who features in the film. With sold out screenings, the documentary, Solidarity, looks at blacklisting in the British construction industry and the alarming links with undercover policing. Don't forget to subscribe to Docs & More!
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This episode is brought to you by Bertha Dochouse2020-03-2020 minDocs & MoreDocs & More: Geoff SmallIn this episode, Lovejit speaks to Geoff Small, the man behind the documentaries Black Power Salute, Black Flash, Rivers of Blood 50 Years On and When Malcolm X Met Tariq Ali. Don't forget to subscribe to Docs & More!
Music by Mixolydian Studios Sydney (Michiya Nagai and Benjamin Samuels)2020-03-0913 minDocs & MoreDocs & More: Geoff SmallIn this episode, Lovejit speaks to Geoff Small, the man behind the documentaries Black Power Salute, Black Flash, Rivers of Blood 50 Years On and When Malcolm X Met Tariq Ali. Don't forget to subscribe to Docs & More!
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If you enjoyed this podcast you can support us with a coffee Ko-fi/DocsMore2020-03-0913 minDocs & MoreDocs & More: Nendie Pinto Duschinsky, Adrienne MacKenzien this episode, Lovejit speaks to two of the people behind the searing documentary, On the Ground at Grenfell, which was screened at Sheffield DocFest 18. The film tells the story of nine people - survivors and local residents who have been affected by the Grenfell Tower fire. Don't forget to subscribe to Docs & More!
Music by Mixolydian Studios Sydney (Michiya Nagai and Benjamin Samuels)2020-02-2414 minDocs & MoreDocs & More: Sean McAllister and Steve ArnotIn this episode, Lovejit speaks to the legendary director Sean McAllister on his film about in work poverty, A Northern Soul and we also hear from Steve the star of the documentary with his beat bus. Don't forget to subscribe to the show!
Mixolydian Studios Sydney (Michiya Nagai and Benjamin Samuels)2020-02-2413 minDocs & MoreDocs & More: Charlie PhillipsIn this week's episode we hear from Charlie Phillips, the Head of Documentaries at the British newspaper, The Guardian. He spoke to Lovejit Dhaliwal, telling her about funding and what The Guardian is looking for when it comes to documentaries.
Mixolydian Studios Sydney (Michiya Nagai and Benjamin Samuels)2020-02-2414 minDocs & MoreDocs And More: Ayo AkingbadeIn this week's episode we hear from emerging documentary maker, Ayo Akingbade. She spoke to Lovejit Dhaliwal, about her latest film Street 66 which was screened at Sheffield DocFest and looks at the themes of housing and gentrification. Don't forget to subscribe to the show!
Mixolydian Studios Sydney (Michiya Nagai and Benjamin Samuels)2020-02-2409 min
Making HistoryThe End of Steam. St Edmund. Southall Youth MovementTom Holland is joined by the history podcaster and stand-up comedian Iszi Lawrence.In Britain's recent past, a long hot summer has often coincided with racial unrest on our streets - 1981 is perhaps the most notable example. But while we remember events in Brixton, Toxteth and Tottenham, have we forgotten the tensions in Southall during the 1960s and 70s which, some argue, paved the way for better race relations in the UK? Lovejit Dhaliwal visits a Heritge Lottery project in Southall re-examining the importance of the town's Youth Movement. King Edmund of East Anglia lost...2018-07-2427 min