I have been reading a Tate-published book called A Brief History Of Black British Art. It includes films and documentaries. here is one by the Black Audio Film Collective.

Handsworth Songs (1986)

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When I listen to some of the jazz American jazz people have recorded in France and decided to become self-exiled there due to the racism of the USA in the fifties and sixties Paris was a benefactor in many ways. In fact, a recent BBC Radio 4 program explores the encounter between American modern jazz and the French New wave in Paris in the late ( Read more... )

Well,. what a gloriously warm sunny day it has been for me. Stonking good sunbathing weather near the library which I exactly did for a good few hours, as well as some here in the gardens at the place ( Read more... )

I went Italian and had a pasta dish - spaghetti and beef for lunch.


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OMG! This is a hoot!

Fart : A Documentary

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Free to watch on Amazon Prime.

I had not realised until this morning that the clocks went back overnight. At least we gained an extra hour in bed. I though it was ten when i woke up but in fact it was only nine. So i turned on the radio to hear the morning news and the selected reviews of the newspapers (BBC Radio 4) ,then i switched to Radio Four Extra to listen to a piece ( Read more... )

Well,all three visits and their subsequent reports are now done I picked up some pipe tobacco in Faversham and then waited for my connecting bus to Ashford - the ill number 666 bus!

It was a very mild day - approaching 15 degrees C by midday - and that are near the library is such a sun trap.hence i took two selfies.


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Pam Grier , the badass mutha of the seventies blaxploitation movies re-emerged triumphantly in Jackie Brown. Then last night whilst watching an episode of Smallville , the early years of the man from Krypton,our Pam appears in three episodes - which are "Absolute Justice", "Checkmate" and "Sacrifice" from season 9. "Absolure Jusruce" introduced us ( Read more... )

The rest of the day has been spent listening to the radio, or reading ,or listening to music. I am thinking of watching the Beasts film tonight and if not it will be back to watching more DVD's of Babylon 5 from season 4.

There are two other films i want to see - Arrival , and A Street Cat  Named Bob Film.


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The clocks went back an hour. That means we have lost gained an hour of sleep. Still, i had a lie-in listening to BBC Radio 3 this morning (for a change) whom are celebrating 70 years of musical service. So since nine this morning it has been non-stop music without interruptions.

Last night i watched the latest Marvel movie Dr.Strange. It was the ( Read more... )