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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…
Miranda Keeling: The Little Things
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- Miranda Keeling
The Twittersphere can be a stressful place, a treadmill of hype, self-promotion and loud complaints. Those searching for sanctuary, should flock to @MirandaKeeling, where an almost zen-like atmosphere prevails. She’s…
Our National Treasure, Our NHS
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- Dr. Sundeep Grewal
In this rousing talk, Dr Sundeep discusses the foundations upon which the NHS was built – an institution that he, like many other doctors have committed their lives to uphold.…
Andrew Kalleen: Protest Music
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- Andrew Kalleen
Andrew is a rock star in every possible sense. As well as being one of the city’s finest buskers, he’s also an activist, who’s stared down police intimidation, faced arrest…
Emma Sayle: Swingers, Sex Clubs and Killing Kittens
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- Emma Sayle
‘It’s like Eyes Wide Shut, but realistic’ reflects one satisfied customer – and customer satisfaction is something Emma Sayle is keen to deliver. She’s the infamous entrepreneur behind Killing Kittens,…
The First Female Fight Club
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- Anna Konda
Anna Konda is strongwoman, wrestler and kick-ass co-founder of Berlin’s Female Fight Club, a no-holds-barred society for women who want to scrap. In the four years since its inauguration, the…
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…
Hack Attack
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- Nick Davies
Nick has gone where countless politicians, journalists and police officials dare not tread: the Murdoch Empire.
Sex and Animation
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- Laura-Beth Cowley
Laura joined us in the Wilderness to talk about the role of sexual themes within animation. She shows us examples from some of the most ‘exciting’ practitioners around and explains…
Prisonomics
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- Vicky Pryce
“What we should be doing is closing most of our prisons and letting those people out”. Vicky makes an impassioned plea to rethink our penal system. She evaluates the massive…