Robert Newman's History of Oil

[Mr Smin]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/oil/story/0,,1700300,00.html
article link - not much detail on More4 website.

Anyway, just wanted to say it was the best bit of TV i had seen in ages. Robert Newman is the history lecturer you should have had at college/uni.

 

[Lisarocket]

It was great, I missed the begining though, so I hope it's repeated.

 

[zoooo]

It was amazing.
I wish I'd been there live. The theatre looked ace.
(I think it's on again on Saturday).

The little film he did of himself playing Tony Blair dressed as a nazi was great.

 

[Maggot]

Saw this last night and was very impressed. Funny and informative. Why isn't this stuff more widely discuused? Was the show really powered by bicycles? (I missed the beginning too, when this may have been explained)

The stuff about peak oil is well scary, and we're just burying our heads in the sand.

 

[The Groke]

Bah - it is not likely to be televised here in Dubai eh!




heheh - Rob now has a Solar-powered website;

Check out his bit on "The Moral Highground" - funny as fuck, much respect.

 

[Backatcha Bandit]

Download and watch the program from here:

http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/04/1814999.php

 

[The Groke]

Download and watch the program from here:

http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/04/1814999.php

Nice one

 

[soulrebel]

Bugger, i missed that. Not got the disk space to download Tv/movies - is it going to be repeated?

 

[Backatcha Bandit]

Bugger, i missed that. Not got the disk space to download Tv/movies - is it going to be repeated?

It's 27mb, ffs. Delete some pr0n.

I'll try to find a stream if it helps.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

It's on more4 all this week. It was excellent!Got two mates to watch it last night and they loved it two.

 

[Backatcha Bandit]

'ere ya go - Realmedia stream:http://www.indybay.org/uploads/history_of_oil.ram



From http://www.thedossier.ukonline.co.uk/music_satire.htm

(lots more there in a similar vein)

 

[IPRN]

Rob N's history stuff is good.

 

[Santino]

It made me shit my pants and want to go and stick my head in the sand. Help!

 

[Elvis Parsley]

It's 27mb, ffs

they've got it over at uknova, but it's listed there as 656.74 MB

is it really worth downloading? didn't rob newman used to be a dick? got dragged to a show of his at the edinburgh festival around the time of The Mary Whitehouse Experience. dire

 

[The Groke]

didn't rob newman used to be a dick? got dragged to a show of his at the edinburgh festival around the time of The Mary Whitehouse Experience. dire

Since he freed himself from the influence of Dave Baddiel post MWH, he has shown himself for what he really is: An intelligent, funny, socially and environmentally aware performer and philanthropist.

Saw him a few years back in Soho - was very good, kinda like a slightly gentler Mark Thomas.

 

[Elvis Parsley]

Since he freed himself from the influence of Dave Baddiel post MWH, he has shown himself for what he really is: An intelligent, funny, socially and environmentally aware performer and philanthropist.

it's always nice when someone stops being a dick. i've yet to try it myself though

 

[miss giggles]

it's always nice when someone stops being a dick. i've yet to try it myself though

I keep failing. Twas a very good piece I thought.

 

[Cid]

they've got it over at uknova, but it's listed there as 656.74 MB

is it really worth downloading? didn't rob newman used to be a dick? got dragged to a show of his at the edinburgh festival around the time of The Mary Whitehouse Experience. dire

It'll be a much higher quality version from UKnova probably... Incidentally whjat's the registration policy there at the moment?

 

[Elvis Parsley]

It'll be a much higher quality version from UKnova probably... Incidentally whjat's the registration policy there at the moment?

from uknova faq:

Why can't my friend join?

There is a limit of 30,000 users. When the limit is reached we stop accepting new members. Also, the limit is revised from time to time and may go down as well as up. Accounts which are inactive for 42 days are automatically deleted to make way for new users. There can be up to 300 new accounts available per day so if your friend keeps trying at regular intervals they have a good chance of becoming a member!

 

[Maggot]

Since he freed himself from the influence of Dave Baddiel post MWH, he has shown himself for what he really is: An intelligent, funny, socially and environmentally aware performer and philanthropist.

I really admire Rob Newman, he gave up (nearly) all tv work just to concentrate on the stuff he really believes in: anti-capitalism, global warming, peak oil etc.

 

[Agent Sparrow]

I really admire Rob Newman, he gave up (nearly) all tv work just to concentrate on the stuff he really believes in: anti-capitalism, global warming, peak oil etc.

The last I saw of him was at a reading of his book, Manners in 2000. He did a few jokes (involving me in one of them! ), then read a bit from the book, and then had a wee bit of a rant as far as I can remember. I thought he was pretty cool.

Then my bf at time decided to ask him why he didn't do work with David Baddiel anymore. Oh god he did not look happy.

Will definately download this though.

 

[Agent Sparrow]

Well, I've just seen this. It's good, and very to the point.

And now I'm really depressed, and a little frightened.

 

[MooChild]

If its the show i think it is, he did a lot of it in his stand up tour with Mark Thomas that i saw in Brum, very funny, and very frightening at the same time.