Archives : Adventurous
Howard Marks: Nice Memories
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- Howard Marks
Howard Marks (AKA Mr. Nice) presided over one of the most notorious drug empires in recent generations. While petty dealers fretted over ounces and pounds, Howard oversaw a 30 tonne…
Steve Duncan: Urban Underbellies
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- Steve Duncan
Steve Duncan is New York cities most formidable urban explorer, having plumbed the depths of New York Cities sewer system, not to mention those of London, Paris, Rome, Stockholm, Moscow,…
Adventures in Modern Russia
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- Peter Pomerantsev
Peter Pomerantsev has gone where few producers dare tread: Russia. Throwing himself headlong into a world of bureaucracy, corruption and brutality, Peter accepted a job making documentaries for network TV…
Drag of Choice
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- Jonny Woo
Jonny takes us through his glory days as an enfant terrible, speaking candidly about the highs and lows of performing and a life-less-ordinary hanging with the Queens in London &…
Life On Mars
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- Dr. Louisa Preston
Louisa’s talk is a fascinating tour of the red planet complete with an exploration of the future potential it could hold.
Say YES More
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- Dave Cornthwaite
Dave, a former x-Box addict gives this empowering talk about making the most of your days. He takes us through his ‘yes!’ list (Like a bucket list, but less morbid)…
On the Map.
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- Simon Garfield
Simon explores the weird and wonderful world of cartography, taking us on a whistlestop tour of maps, starting at 276 BC, and ending in the present day. We are shown…
The art of Parkour.
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- Ben Scheffler
In this nail-biting talk and demo, Ben Scheffler takes us through the philosophy of this fast growing urban phenomenon while his crew take on the 5M walls of Stattbad Swimming…
Anonymity, a fox’s tale.
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- Susie Boniface
Susie’s talk is an insider commentary on the press and her love-hate relationship with the industry: an industry that on the one hand, lets you meet fascinating people and travel…
A little love for fish.
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- Helen Scales
In her fascinating talk, Helen shares a wealth of marine behaviours and discusses why some are far more favourable than others when trying to gain the sympathy and support of…