Archive for category: Video

• Video: extract from the ‘Steam Punk Opium Wars’

  Anna Chen’s The Steampunk Opium Wars musical extravaganza, premiéred at the National Maritime Museum 16th February 2012. Here’s a little extract; You can also see some photos here.

   

• Video: Brian Paddick puts the case for the Lib Dems

  Brian Paddick puts the case for the Lib Dems on Channel Four.   I do wish he would be clearer about whether he’d ever been a police officer though. There were also several frames without someone in uniform marching past. Is he for or against the police. I just can’t […]

   

• Interview: Beatrix Campbell on women and the working class

  Big Smoke had a long chat with Camden’s veteran feminist and author Beatrix Campbell last weekend. We managed to go on talking for far too long so we’ve split the interview into three and in this first part she talks about the relationship between working class and gender politics.

   

• Music: I’m On A Narrow Boat – In Kigus

  I’ve no real idea what this is. Music, boats, people dressed as cats… I mean it’s confusing enough but then they say they are in Old Street, which I’m pretty certain don’t have any canals (and isn’t that the Guardian offices in the background at one point?) Anyway… enjoy;

   

• Music: We said you wouldn’t do it, but you made Boris Mayor

  Be warned, there is swearing in this song, as you’d expect. A rousing chorus for those who’s main aim in May is to end the rule of Mayor Johnson, but please do remember you have two preferences in the Mayoral election, first and second, and there are equally important London […]

   

• Interview: Siobhan Benita, a voice for London?

  Going down to New Maldon to meet Siobhan Benita a few days ago was an interesting experience. I don’t go out that way very often so was keen to look round. Get this. When I was crossing the main road the cars slowed down and stopped to let me, a […]

   

• Interview: Femi Solola, an independent candidate for Mayor

  Last week Big Smoke went down to the African Community Centre in Greenwich to speak to Femi Solola, a local community activist who is running for Mayor on an independent ticket. As a Nigerian teacher who became a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) when he came to London his story is […]

   

• Video: Why Noise Matters

  The author and campaigner John Stewart came and talked to Camden Friends of the Earth about ‘Why Noise Matters‘ back in December. The footage of his interesting talk has finally been uploaded; If you’re interested in these issues John Stewart’s book Why Noise Matters is available at the link.

   

• Video: London Sessions, Wont Get Fooled Again

  This is a good little intitiative from Elisa P who is doing one song a week in a different London location. Nice. If you like this – check out her channel.

   

• Interview: Caroline Allen, Action Plan for Animals

  With the wake of dangerous dog attacks in London I thought it would be well worth speaking to someone who knew about the broader issues. Who better to turn to than Caroline Allen an Islington vet, Green Party spokesperson on animal issues and a candidate in the forthcoming Assembly elections. […]