Podcast appearances and mentions of victoria ferran

Adam Buxton uncovers the influence of British music videos in the early years of MTV, 40 years after the network first launched. Going live on 1st August 1981, MTV made British new wave artists hugely popular in the USA - for example Duran Duran, A Flock of Seagulls, Culture Club and Adam Ant got extraordinary exposure - but it was also a golden age for music video production. Before the formula set in, and videos became extremely expensive, unit-shifting devices, directors were often given free reign to take risks and experiment. Adam speaks to pioneering music video directors who were breaking new ground in techniques and imagery. Many came from art schools, were part of the underground music scene, or were starting out in the film industry - borrowing kit after work to film gigs. Gale Sparrow was one of MTV's first hires, and in charge of sourcing music videos for MTV's launch. She turned to small British labels because they had them in ready supply. What she discovered was very different from the few American videos available - which was mostly concert footage of gnarly old rockers. Will Fowler is curator of artists' moving image at the BFI National Archive and an expert on the burgeoning underground film scene of the late 70s and 80s. He researched and created the touring exhibition This is Now, Film and Video After Punk, which involved tracking down and restoring films which had never been archived. There was an explosion of artists experimenting in film and video. Some - Sophie Muller, John Maybury, John Scarlett-Davis for example - would go on to have very successful careers as music video directors. He explains how the influence of Jean Cocteau and William Burroughs made their way onto MTV. Produced by Victoria Ferran and Chris O'Shaughnessy. A Just Radio production for BBC Radio 4

Allan Little looks at the growing tourism industry above the Arctic circle which is raising complex social, economic and environmental consequences for remote communities. On the one hand, there are sustainable, indigenous-operated businesses that benefit from increasing numbers of visitors in search of authentic reindeer experiences and the Northern Lights, but other regions are experiencing the problem of mass tourism. On the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, we see how the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the fragility of a seasonal tourism-based economy, as operators now fight for survival. Paradoxically, tourists are often drawn north to witness the Arctic before it melts, while their carbon footprint is only adding to the problem. We meet several tourism businesses providing greener, more sustainable alternatives, including the world's first hybrid-electric whale watching vessel. Producer: Victoria Ferran (Photo credit:: Victoria Ferran)

House of Kenzo are the underground dance collective revolutionising Texan nightlife. We join Breezy, Roxy, Flo, Gemel and Toni over a weekend, as they perform at the opening of a queer film festival in Austin and in their hometown of San Antonio. Each performance is a conceptual piece of artwork with built in messages of radical self-expression, body positivity, ecology and community. Constructing a DIY stage on the dancefloor, House of Kenzo blend jaw-dropping dance moves - voguing, krumping, break dancing in ten inch heels - with avant garde club music, shouting explicit mantras at the audience, inviting them to join in a communal, often cathartic, dance battle. For local artist Ben Aqua, they represent the future of queer culture. Their volatile energy, flamboyant fashion, and total freedom of expression are inspiring a movement in Texas - a traditionally conservative state. Their events are often a springboard for other LGBT artists of colour in the underground nightlife scene. Local journalist and DJ, Dan Gentile, believes House of Kenzo have a real future not in just music but in performance art, the type of higher end culture that would traditionally be difficult for an underground art collective to break into. To date, they've performed showcases at Austin's SXSW, Day For Night Festival in Houston, and are beginning to tour all over the US, and will be travelling to Europe for the first time this October. A Just Radio Production for BBC World Service. Produced by Victoria Ferran. Image: Roxy and Breezy from underground arts collective House of Kenzo (Credit: Ben Aqua)

What does history make of Napoleon? Exiled to St Helena, where it was hoped by the British that he would be forgotten, he in fact remained - and remains - a figure of fascination. For Europeans, he is still the author of civil reforms that underpin laws today. In France, his schools, architecture and infrastructure are a constant reminder of his rule. Opinion is of course divided. Those on the right in France tend to admire Napoleon as a strong Enlightenment leader; those on the left stress his warlike and tyrannical side. In this programme, historian Andrew Roberts allows listeners to make up their own minds. The programmes are partly recorded on location in Paris. Simon Russell Beale is the voice of Napoleon. Produced by Victoria Ferran and Susan Marling A Just Radio production for BBC Radio 4.

The battle of Waterloo changed the future of Europe and sealed Napoleon's fate. But why did such a successful and experienced commander as Napoleon lose that battle, 200 years ago today? Historian Andrew Roberts describes Napoleon's uncharacteristic catalogue of errors, the poor communications on the battlefield and the Emperor's miscalculation about the vital part that would be played by the Prussians, fighting on the Allied side. Simon Russell Beale is the voice of Napoleon. Produced by Victoria Ferran and Susan Marling A Just Radio production for BBC Radio 4.

Vaulting ambition, a politically calculating marriage, endless battles across Europe, a Russian campaign that cost the lives of half a million French troops - there is much for which history can criticise Napoleon. But historian Andrew Roberts defends Napoleon against these charges and makes the case for him as a man more sinned against than sinning - though the retreat from Moscow, vividly described, left Napoleon's army in dismal disarray with many men succumbing to deaths from disease and cold and suicide. As a result, Napoleon was exiled to Elba. Although of course, he would return. The programme is partly recorded on location in Paris. Simon Russell Beale is the voice of Napoleon. Produced by Victoria Ferran and Susan Marling A Just Radio Production for BBC Radio 4.

It's said that France became a police state under Napoleon. He wanted to know everything about his growing empire and, despite the revolution, crowned himself as Emperor to rule over it. Historian Andrew Roberts challenges this bald account of events. He presents Napoleon as a ruler who rescued France from its post-revolutionary chaos, whose sense of order and efficiency was welcomed by his countrymen. Roberts also argues that Napoleon was not interested in interfering in the lives of his subjects and that he broke with tradition by rewarding people of merit and talent - regardless of their class. For the first time, those of humble birth could rise to the highest positions in the country. The programme is recorded partly on location in France. Simon Russell Beale is the voice of Napoleon. Produced by Victoria Ferran and Susan Marling A Just Radio production for BBC Radio 4.

Napoleon was savaged by British caricaturists during his lifetime. They loved to portray him as 'little Boney' - a short, uncouth, villainous, Corsican upstart. In this programme, historian Andrew Roberts dispels some of those myths. Recorded partly on location in Paris, Roberts visits Napoleon's tomb and the Foundation Napoleon, where the Emperor's huge correspondence is kept. Far from the short bully of contemporary propaganda, Andrew Roberts suggests Napoleon was charming, learned, a gifted military tactician - and of average height. Produced by Victoria Ferran and Susan Marling A Just Radio production for BBC Radio 4.

Today’s programme is a look-back at some of our favourite #InGoodTaste moments from the last 12 months. We’ll be hearing from some of the biggest names in the food & restaurant industry who’ve appeared on the show - Raymond Blanc, Michel Roux Jr, Jay Rayner and Jason Atherton to name but a few. Then Clare and #InGoodTaste presenter Lucy Boler will be revisiting some of the key food trends and events we’ve covered this year - everything from apprenticeship launches, to burger competitions, to gin and oyster festivals. Produced by Victoria Ferran -- www.twitter.com/z1radio & www.twitter.com/_InGoodTaste www.ZoneOneRadio.com http://www.InGoodTaste.me www.Facebook.com/ZoneOneRadio

Tom Du Croz presents #InGoodTaste, cooking up a storm on ZoneOneRadio - the community station for central London. This week we're looking at bread. Bread is one of the oldest and simplest of foods. But nowadays, we’re faced with more than just a simple choice between white and brown when it comes to our daily bread. People are willing to pay £4 or even £5 for artisan bread from local bakeries which are making sourdoughs, ryebreads, brioches and all manner of exotic loafs. We’ll be looking at what kind of bread we’re eating and why, where it’s come and who’s making it. We’ll be talking to baking maestros Edd Kimber, Roy Levy and Paul Hollywood, food critic Charles Campion, and food writer and restauranteur Tim Hayward. Produced by Victoria Ferran -- www.twitter.com/z1radio & www.twitter.com/_InGoodTaste www.InGoodTaste.me www.ZoneOneRadio.com www.Facebook.com/ZoneOneRadio

Zone One Digest! The Best of Zone one Radio, the Mayor of London funded community radio station for Central Lodnon, is back once again! This week; #InGoodTaste went to the @BBCGoodFood show to find out if Local Food retail is dying and spoke to founder of Hubbub.co.uk (@hubbubtweets) Marisa Leaf. Meanwhile, #LondonArts saw Stuart attend the BBC question time drinking game (organised by @unfortunatalie) where he chatted to guest for the evening, feminist comedienne Kate Smurthwaite (@cruella1) #WhosTheBoss spoke to author, inventor and innovator @CeliaGates about applying ergonic design to household products. Victoria Ferran (@radio_vicky) watches Claudia Winkelman (@claudiawinkle) turn on the Christmas lights in Marylebone. And finally #LondonGP sees @radio_Matthew talk to @MyCarterham communications manager Tom Webb If you have any suggestions or comments, send them to zoneonedigest@gmail.com -- www.twitter.com/z1radio and www.twitter.com/5tuarthardy www.facebook.com/zoneoneradio www.zoneoneradio.com zoneonedigest@gmail.com Follow Stuart's stuff here: www.youtube.com/herbalcrackpot stubagful.wordpress.com