Tag Archives: London

What If…? HG Wells, Arnold Bennett and your alternative future

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Samira Ahmed

It is early January in a new century and a group of  technicolored-Victorian gentlemen are awaiting the return of their friend from the future. I’ve always loved the 1960 film of HG Wells’ The Time Machine. Drawing inspiration from the … Continue reading →

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Making a splash with the Modfather

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Samira Ahmed

This article first appeared in The Big Issue: journalism worth paying for. Subscriptions here if you can’t buy from street vendors. Did I ever tell you about the time I found myself in the pool with Paul Weller? This is … Continue reading →

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Loving the Alien: Bowie and the ‘Burbs

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Samira Ahmed

              How did  I come to make a documentary for Radio 4 called I Dressed Ziggy Stardust? It was pitched and commissioned about 6 months ago, long before anyone thought Bowie might be releasing new … Continue reading →

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Robocop policing: A warning about future riots

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Samira Ahmed

The  former Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Brian Paddick gave me an interview for The World This Weekend on Radio 4 in which he issued a warning about a fundamental breakdown in the police’s social contract with the … Continue reading →

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Shows and No-shows: The London Mayoral Candidates’ feminist debate

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Samira Ahmed

More than a thousand women and men attended Uk Feminista’s conference at Friends’ House in Central London yesterday. I was asked to chair a hustings style debate for the invited Mayoral Candidates. At a time when the government, and local … Continue reading →

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