Institute of Local Television Local and Community TV Students explain how they set-up and ran their own TV station at the University of Lund. Student Television in Sweden
Visual Arts Phyllida Barlow interviewed at the 5th British Art Show in Edinburgh in 2000. Phyllida Barlow : 5th British Art Show
Festivals In this edition of the Book Show, Robert Morgan interviews Beryl Bainbridge on exploring Dr Johnson’s life-and-times, and Edwina Currie on her contribution to Amnesty International’s work on behalf of imprisoned writers. The Book Show : Beryl Bainbridge and Edwina Currie
Festivals In this edition of the Book Show, Robert Morgan interviews Graham Swift about his book ‘Last Orders’, and talks to novelist and editor of the South Bank Show, Melvyn Bragg. The Book Show : Graham Swift and Melvyn Bragg
Books Andy Field interviews Billy Bragg at the 2007 Edinburgh International Book Festival. Billy Bragg : The Progressive Patriot
Books Author Robert Irwin discusses his book For Lust of Knowing : The Orientalists and their Enemies, a non-fiction work exploring the history of the academic discipline Orientalism. Robert Irwin : For Lust of Knowing – the Orientalists and their Enemies
Books Stephanie Forton talks to author David Lodge at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2006, about his work, the challenges presented between writing fiction and non-fiction, and his latest book, The Year of Henry James: The Story of a Novel. David … David Lodge : The Year of Henry – The Story of a Novel
Books Jimmy Kerr interviews Northern Irish writer Bernard MacLaverty about his new collection of short stories ‘Matters of Life and Death’, at the 2006 Edinburgh International Book Festival. Bernard MacLaverty has had many careers in his lifetime including a Medical Laboratory … Bernard MacLaverty : Matters of Life and Death
Books Andrew Field interviews Simon Callow at the 2006 Edinburgh International Book Festival, discussing his work on his Orson Welles biographies. Simon Callow is an English actor best known for his stage work, and has worked with some of the best … Simon Callow : Orson Welles
Books David Mitchell is an English author whose works have been short listed for the Man Booker Prize, the James Tait Memorial Prize and the Guardian First Book Award. He is known for interweaving many narratives together in the one novel. … David Mitchell : Black Swan Green
Books Local author Christopher Wallace and Angela Best talk to Edinburgh Television at a book-launch in Waterstones. Christopher Wallace and Angela Best : Waterstones
Books Raj Chakraborty interviews Joel Bakan about his book and documentary ‘The Corporation’, at the 2005 Edinburgh International Book Festival. Joel Bakan is an author, filmmaker and a professor of law at the University of British Columbia. His work examines the … Joel Bakan : The Corporation
Books Jim Kelly interviews author Carlo Gebler at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2005 about the focus on history in Irish writing. Carlo Gebler is an Irish author and playwright, and has published many fiction and non-fiction novels, plays and short … Carlo Gebler : 2005 Edinburgh International Book Festival
Northern Visions TV A short film from Northern Visions TV, Belfast, speaking to artist Hector McDonnell. McDonnell was born in Belfast, and educated at Eton and Oxford. He studied painting in Munich and Vienna in the mid 60s, and went on to win … Hector McDonnell : Northern Visions NvTv
Northern Visions TV A film from Northern Visions TV, Belfast. Photographer Simon Norfolk discusses his exhibition ‘Afghanistan : Chronotopia’. Shown as part of Belfast Exposed, Norfolk’s exhibition is a series of landscape photographs of Afghanistan during the war at the start of the … Simon Norfolk : Afghanistan – Chronotopia
Books Author and journalist Jimmy Burns discusses his writing on football and the impact certain clubs like Barcelona have on the world of football. Burns has written for the Financial Times, The Observer and The Economist among others. His writing, particularly … Jimmy Burns : Edinburgh International Book Festival
Books To commemorate Hilary Mantel’s unprecedented second Man Booker literary award, we have an interview with Colleen Connors from 2004 in which Mantel discusses her memoir ‘Giving up the Ghost’. Hilary Mantel : Giving Up the Ghost
Books Tana McPhee interviews Ariel Dorfman in 2004 on his novel ‘Burning City’ written with his son, Joaquin. Ariel Dorfman : Burning City
Books Raj Chakraborti’s interview with Tariq Ali at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in 2004. Tariq Ali : In Conversation
Books In 2004 Colleen Connors interviewed British journalist, Christina Lamb, about her book, Sewing Circles of Herat. The book is based on a group of female writers who disguise themselves as a sewing group. Under Taliban ruling, it is impossible for … Christina Lamb: Sewing Circles of Herat
Books Andy Field interviews acclaimed children’s author, Brian Jacques. Jacques was best known for his Redwall series, a set of fantasy novels that told the story of anthropomorphic animals who could speak. There are 22 books in total, which have been … Brian Jacques : Redwall
The Red Star Archive As the impact of economic policies began to hit local authorities council tenants were in the front line. Here Muirhouse Tenants address the proposals being made by Councillor Waugh. Muirhouse Tenants Fight Back!!
The Red Star Archive One of the earliest Red Star films shot for screening at the Netherbow Cinema/Theatre on Edinburgh’s High Street. Edinburgh had been among the first cities to offer housing for refugees from Chile. This short film relates the experience of those … Pan Trabajo Justicia Y Libertad : Bread Work Justice & Liberty
The Red Star Archive Meeting of SWP members at Edinburgh Trades Council in November 1980 addressed by Mick Napier. Socialist Worker : Supporting the 1980 H-Block Demonstration
The Red Star Archive Suzy and Hector Fuentes’ film from the mid 1980s acknowledges the support of trades unionists in the UK in supplying medical aid for midwives in northern Nicaragua. Made by Banana Films with the support (among others) of the health unions, … Nicaragua Nicaraguita
The Red Star Archive Produced in 1982 with the War Zone Tour Committee, War Zone was Red Star’s second documentary for CND. It follows two women cyclists linking together the CND groups around Scotland. Each group tells its story of living and campaigning alongside … WAR-ZONE : Red Star
Visual Arts Raj Chakraborti’s interview with David Rushton at the Reconstruction and Fabrication exhibition at the Model Art Gallery in Edinburgh in 2004. David Rushton : Reconstruction and Fabrication
Books Tana McPhee interviews Lars Saabye Christensen about his novel, The Half Brother. Lars Saabye Christensen : The Half Brother
