Above is a clip of this reeally neeeat dvd release i watched a few months ago which consists of the two mini-features The London Nobody Knows (1967) / Les Bicyclettes de Belsize (1969). The first film completely took me away. "The London Nobody Knows" is an amazing little historical documentary directed by Norman Cohen and narrated by James Mason with beeeautiful music composition by Wilfred Burns.
15/06/07: cities
theres a pile of lectures/discussions at the tate modern next week about where london is headed. check this for details.
also, the tate m is hosting an exhibition on ten global cities to coincide with the above. look here for the lowdown.
also, the tate m is hosting an exhibition on ten global cities to coincide with the above. look here for the lowdown.
19/01/07: Noisy robots in the vaults
Went to a pretty cool place on Wednesday evening. Inside London Bridge station there's an easily-missable door (about halfway along the main vaulted corridor) behind which lurks Shunt, a network of old underground vaults and railway arches that's been (barely) converted into a lounge bar and arts space...
16/11/06: Bethlem Royal Hospital
A bit of London history for us all, as a break from all the music and comedy on here. Bethlem Royal hospital is the world's oldest psychiatric hospital and has been situated at several locations accross London.
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