BBC: Peter Ackroyd “London”
BBC: Peter Ackroyd on London.
“London” is a 2004 three-part BBC history documentary series about the history of London, presented by Peter Ackroyd. The series made a visual trope of, as Ackroyd walked around London or was sitting in his study, the persons of famous and anonymous historical figures would fade in and out and act their testimonies.
Duration : 0:1:35
Peter Ackroyd’s London: the great fire and bombing (part 2).
Adapted from his epic, moody biography of London, Peter Ackroyd explains how fire and bombs have shaped the city. Through eyewitness accounts from the likes of Samuel Pepys and Virginia Woolf, the events of 1666 and 1940 are vividly revealed. Film dates from 2004.
Duration : 0:9:25
Broken Chain – La Diablesse leads an old drug addict to his death
Broken Chain is video art collaboration with writer Mark Norfolk for the City Speaks project commissioned by Film London/British Broadcasting Corporation. The film uses the Caribbean myth of La Diablesse the temptress as a metaphor for the craving the drug addict has for crack. In this piece the drug addict cannot give up his addiction and it leads to him stealing to feed his habit, even thought he has just come out of jail. This leads ultimately to his death. No one survives after seeing the face of La Diablesse! Visit BlackmanVision for more information http://www.blackmanvision.com/shorts/broken-chain/
Duration : 0:4:42
bob se livre peter ackroyd
Bob Garcia parle dans sa chronique “Bob se livre” de “Londres la biographie” de Peter Ackroyd et de deux autres romans d’Ackroyd.
Duration : 0:4:31
Actor Henry Gibson dead at 73
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — Actor Henry Gibson, who played roles ranging from loopy poets to vengeful Illinois Nazis and cranky judges during a 40-year film and television career, has died at age 73, his representatives said Wednesday.
Henry Gibson had a role as a neo-Nazi in the cult movie classic “The Blues Brothers.”
Gibson was a regular on “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In,” where he was known for popping up to read short, humorous poems during the show’s 1968-71 run.
He was a frequent guest star on television shows from the 1970s through the mid-2000s, with a recurring role as a judge on ABC’s “Boston Legal” as late as 2008.
His movie roles included turns in two of director Robert Altman’s 1970s films, “Nashville” and “The Long Goodbye,” and as the neo-Nazi leader pursuing John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd in “The Blues Brothers.”
No details of his death were immediately available, said Peter Gross, a spokesman Talentworks LA, which represented Gibson.
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BBC clip ‘Building Britain’ featuring Lloyd’s
The clip is from a program called ‘Building Britain’ by writer, broadcaster and novelist Peter Ackroyd who presents his unique perspective on how London will look in the 21st century. The clip also features an interview with former Lloyd’s employee and regular Lloyd’s tour guide, Martin Leach.
Duration : 0:4:33
The Incomparable Andrew Aiden Dun
The first ever video performance of extracts from Andrew Aiden Dun’s critically acclaimed poem ‘Vale Royal’. With serious literary acclamations from the likes of Michael Moorcock, Peter Ackroyd and Ian Sinclair, the poet subsequently went on to play the Royal Albert Hall, alongside the likes of Benjamin Zephaniah and Alan Ginsberg, in front of a celebrity audience including Sir Paul MacCartney. This exclusive footage was shot in the gardens of St. Pancras Old Church in the early summer of 1992 and has since been screened in edited form in Rupert Ferguson’s ‘Strange Myths of King’s Cross’. Previewed at the Portobello Film Festival Second Annual Film Maker’s Convention in December 2007, it is due to be re-shown later on in the year. For further details hit:
http://www.portobellofilmfestival.com
Duration : 0:1:56