Statue Wars, UNCHARTED: Golden Abyss, Age of Samurai: Media Picks - WB 2nd July 2021
07/02/21 • 35 min
Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
0:00 Introduction
01:42 Statue Wars: One Summer in Britain
19:23 UNCHARTED: Golden Abyss
25:04 Ghost of Tsushima PS4
27:42 Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
Links:
Statue Wars: One Summer in Bristol:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000wvzx
Statue Wars: One Summer in Bristol, review - So, the BBC does give a voice to the white working-class:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2021/06/10/statue-wars-one-summer-bristol-review-bbc-does-give-voice
Statue Wars: BBC viewers 'admire' mayor for his handling of Bristol's 'deep levels of inequality':
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/statue-wars-bbc-viewers-admire-5515315
Uncharted: Golden Abyss:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncharted:_Golden_Abyss
Ghost of Tsushima:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_of_Tsushima
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10551256/
Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
0:00 Introduction
01:42 Statue Wars: One Summer in Britain
19:23 UNCHARTED: Golden Abyss
25:04 Ghost of Tsushima PS4
27:42 Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
Links:
Statue Wars: One Summer in Bristol:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000wvzx
Statue Wars: One Summer in Bristol, review - So, the BBC does give a voice to the white working-class:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2021/06/10/statue-wars-one-summer-bristol-review-bbc-does-give-voice
Statue Wars: BBC viewers 'admire' mayor for his handling of Bristol's 'deep levels of inequality':
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/statue-wars-bbc-viewers-admire-5515315
Uncharted: Golden Abyss:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncharted:_Golden_Abyss
Ghost of Tsushima:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_of_Tsushima
Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10551256/
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'Unlawful', Myopic, Moronic & Macho Management (Various News) – WB 25th June 2021
Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
#WatchingBrief #HistoryNews #ArchaeologyNews
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0:00 Introduction
01:27 Sheffield University – What Next?
09:11 Gavin Williamson HEPI Speech
24:02 Minister acted ‘Unlawfully’ Re: Stonehenge
35:15 George Osborne Appointed Chair of BM
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Link of the Week:
The Stonehenge Alliance:
https://stonehengealliance.org.uk/
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Links:
Will Hazell - Twitter Thread on Gavin William Speech to Higher Education Policy Institute:
https://twitter.com/whazell/status/1407974596784050178
Andy Brockman Commentary of Gavin Williamson’s Speech to Higher Education Policy Institute:
https://twitter.com/pipelinenews/status/1408070878940696585
Stonehenge Road Tunnel go-ahead Illegal, High Court told:
Stonehenge Tunnel: Minister acted ‘unlawfully’:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-57570335.amp
Venice at risk of UNESCO ‘endangered’ listing:
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/venice-unesco-endangered-list/index.html
UNESCO: Liverpool Waters has ‘eroded’ integrity of WHS:
https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/news/unesco-liverpool-waters-has-eroded-integrity-of-whs/
Liverpool deserves better than the humiliation of losing of its UNESCO status:
George Osborne appointed chair of the British Museum:
Next Episode
"Abysmal Act of Cultural Vandalism": Sheffield Uni Confirms Department Closure! - WB 15th July 2021
Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.
0:00 Introduction
01:41 Umberto Albarella & Helen Thompson
18:24 Liam Hand
29:38 Some further thoughts
Link of the Week:
Save Sheffield's Archaeology Dept: Change.org:
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Links:
Anger as Sheffield University confirms closure of respected archaeology department
"I am heartbroken and disgusted": The community reacts to the closure of Sheffield University's archaeology department:
University of Sheffield confirm archaeology department will be closed in decision staff call 'unequivocal end' for the subject:
University of Sheffield confirms archaeology department closure:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-57820390.amp
University of Sheffield Council agree to close archaeology department:
https://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/people/university-of-sheffield-council-agree-to-close-archaeology-department-3306342
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