WORLDbytes - The School of Citizen TV » Making History http://www.worldbytes.org Don't shout at the telly - change the message on it! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:05:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Made by Migrants: Brunel http://www.worldbytes.org/made-by-migrants-brunel/ http://www.worldbytes.org/made-by-migrants-brunel/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 13:07:27 +0000 admin http://www.worldbytes.org/?p=726 Rows over immigration which blame migrants for everything from lack of services to housing shortages fail to consider the role that migrants have played in fighting for more for everyone and creating great cities. Lesser – known migrant, but brilliant engineer Marc Isambard Brunel invented the Tunnelling Shield which paved the way for the underground system and the channel tunnel. This is the first of a series investigating the role of migration in the development of civilization.

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]]> http://www.worldbytes.org/made-by-migrants-brunel/feed/ 6 The Suffragettes: Where is Sylvia? http://www.worldbytes.org/the-suffragettes-where-is-sylvia/ http://www.worldbytes.org/the-suffragettes-where-is-sylvia/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 13:05:47 +0000 admin http://www.worldbytes.org/?p=722

Sylvia Pankhurst fought for the right to vote with a capital “V”. She believed in social transformation and supported the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. Statues of her mother Emmeline Pankhurst and a plaque commemorating her sister Christabel Pankhurst feature outside the Houses of Parliament but where is Sylvia? This taster of a film in the making suggests Sylvia is a woman worth remembering. There are numerous opportunities to get involved in the development of this film. If you are interested, do drop us a line.

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]]> http://www.worldbytes.org/the-suffragettes-where-is-sylvia/feed/ 10 Hidden London: The Real Battle of Cable Street http://www.worldbytes.org/hidden-london-the-real-battle-of-cable-street/ http://www.worldbytes.org/hidden-london-the-real-battle-of-cable-street/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 12:58:21 +0000 admin http://www.worldbytes.org/?p=704 The magnificent mural in Cable Street in East London, depicts the 1936 battle of Cable Street, when East end residents stopped Oswald Mosley and his fascist followers marching through their streets. In this  powerful dissection of what happened, the real battle we learn was three way, between the police, the fascists and local people. Interwoven with eye witness testimony from Bill Fishman, Alan Hudson provides a riveting account of the events, the context and many hidden truths. The official labour movement tried to stop the anti-fascist protests and organised an alternative rally in Trafalgar Square. Lessons for today come thick and fast and we are left to contemplate the mural’s contemporary meaning. It may only strike a cord locally Alan explains if we support today’s migrant population and oppose all immigration controls.

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]]> http://www.worldbytes.org/hidden-london-the-real-battle-of-cable-street/feed/ 7 Austerity: Don’t re-invent the Blitz http://www.worldbytes.org/austerity-dont-re-invent-the-blitz/ http://www.worldbytes.org/austerity-dont-re-invent-the-blitz/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 12:35:24 +0000 admin http://www.worldbytes.org/?p=651 Austerity now trips off the lips of every politician. They tell us cut backs and tightening our belts are the order of the day. The Imperial War Museum even provides ten top tips from the Blitz for surviving the recession. Jean, Doris and Andy, who lived through the Blitz in East London give us their account of rationing and hope no one will ever have to go through that again.

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]]> http://www.worldbytes.org/austerity-dont-re-invent-the-blitz/feed/ 4 Making History: Thomas Paine http://www.worldbytes.org/making-history-thomas-paine/ http://www.worldbytes.org/making-history-thomas-paine/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 12:23:31 +0000 admin http://www.worldbytes.org/?p=627 On the 200th anniversary of his death, this programme examines the role and legacy of Thomas Paine, founding father of the American Revolution. Born in Norfolk, the son of a Quaker corset maker, Paine went on to become one of the most influential men in history. Planting the seeds of revolution in the minds of Americans, farmers and intellectuals alike, Paine created prose that stirred the hearts of the fledgling United States and quickly became known as the voice of the common man. With a direct call to all Americans in 1776 to fight against British colonial rule and gain independence, the 18th century revolutionary had a grand vision for society and a deep-seated belief in human freedom and integrity. Paine’s ideas continue to inspire, not least his belief that “we have it in our power to begin the world over again”.

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]]> http://www.worldbytes.org/making-history-thomas-paine/feed/ 3 London Behind the Scenes: Brick Lane http://www.worldbytes.org/london-behind-the-scenes-brick-lane/ http://www.worldbytes.org/london-behind-the-scenes-brick-lane/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 11:23:38 +0000 admin http://www.worldbytes.org/?p=527 This alternative tour of Brick Lane and the Whitechapel area transports you through time and examines the changing attitudes and ideas about race and the impact of immigration over the centuries. This programme of online, on foot and on film alternative tours promises a fresh look at the capital’s rich history and to take us behind the scenes. Here is a glimpse of where the inimitable guides will take us on our PC screens and on foot.

]]> http://www.worldbytes.org/london-behind-the-scenes-brick-lane/feed/ 14 London Behind the Scenes http://www.worldbytes.org/london-behind-the-scenes/ http://www.worldbytes.org/london-behind-the-scenes/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 11:05:00 +0000 admin http://www.worldbytes.org/?p=482 Transporting you through time from the creation of the docks to the present day, the Docks and Dockers tour tells the truth about trade and the changing nature of production. This is a preview of the guided tour which takes place in London.

]]> http://www.worldbytes.org/london-behind-the-scenes/feed/ 3 Glimpse the watery but never wet film “Flush it” http://www.worldbytes.org/glimpse-the-watery-but-never-wet-film-flush-it/ http://www.worldbytes.org/glimpse-the-watery-but-never-wet-film-flush-it/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 10:38:24 +0000 admin http://www.worldbytes.org/?p=333 150 years after London’s great stink comes Flush it, a film which investigates toilet history and proposes serious development in water provision for the developing world. Last year’s anniversary of the 1858 Great Stink, when levels of excrement ‘backed up’ on the tidal Thames forcing parliament to adjourn up river, may seem a strange event to commemorate. Yet in the West the grand plans that solved the stench mean we no longer worry about death from cholera and water borne disease. This compelling documentary promises to put aspirations for Western levels of water provision and sanitation on the map for developing countries. Flush It interweaves concerns about global water scarcity and toilet history with aspirations for grand projects and excellent loos. The full film is available from the WORLDwrite shop.

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