roguespirit on tv tomorrow (sunday)

[roguespirit]

UK folk please check this out tomorrow and let me know what you think

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c392/roguespirit/lastslave.jpg

[Bouncing Boy]

Congratulations roguespirit, I hope this comes on BBC America at some point so I can watch it.

[king mob]

It doesn't clash with the new Adam Reid documentary series on BBC2 so I'll be watching.

[The Fury]

It clashes with Top Gea...wait, series finished. :D

Watching. :D

[king mob]

I meant Adam Curtis, tsk, i'm rubbish really.

[blackdragon6]

damn there was british slaves??? man i hate american history classes

[roguespirit]

damn there was british slaves??? man i hate american history classes

Funny that cos I hate British history classes. Technically there were no slaves in Britain...except that there was. But Britain owned a fair amount of the Caribbean and slave treatment there was among the worst in the world.

[roguespirit]

I meant Adam Curtis, tsk, i'm rubbish really.

yea that looks interesting, I'm glad we're not clashing

[Tages]

damn there was british slaves??? man i hate american history classes

Yup. There was slavery almost everywhere in the world where it was economically viable in some form or another until the 19th Century when abolitionist movements started taking off. Only about 5% of the slaves taken from sub-Saharan Africa by Europeans were transported to the British colonies that became the U.S. Millions more were taken by Arab and Berber slave traders across the Sahara to North African and Middle Eastern nations.

To their credit, the first nation in the West to formally abolish slavery was Denmark in (I think) 1793.

This is really, really awesome rogue. If we in the States can get a hold of this please don't hesitate to tell us. This is one subject I'm very interested in.

[Tages]

Funny that cos I hate British history classes. Technically there were no slaves in Britain...except that there was.

Ian posted an interesting article not long ago, let's see if I can find it...

Ah, here it is!

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/24/yorkshire_y_chromosome/

Basically, there's a lot more African genetic history in the United Kingdom than most people realize.

[roguespirit]

Ian posted an interesting article not long ago, let's see if I can find it...

Ah, here it is!

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/24/yorkshire_y_chromosome/

Basically, there's a lot more African genetic history in the United Kingdom than most people realize.

Most definetly especially when you consider that the first Africans in the UK arrived as Roman soldiers. Thats a hell of a lot more Black British history than most people realise exist

[roguespirit]

Check out this intewrview http://www.everyurbanthing.com/content.php?cID=612

and this one
http://www.guardian.co.uk/family/story/0,,2019977,00.html

and if you fancy it you can hear a radio interview (I'll be putting up more) by subscribing ti the GeekSyndicate feed below. Just look for the Roguespirit Special episode

[king mob]

damn there was british slaves??? man i hate american history classes

Where I live in Bristol is littered with history of the slave trade here. There's a pub in Clifton called the Black Boy Inn where slaves used to be traded, there's buildings in the city centre that still show their slave trade roots. St. Pauls and Easton are living evidence of the slave trade and it's effects upon a city.

Slavery was a huge part of the British economy at the time and helped fund an empire, but it's barely taught in schools.

[Charles RB]

Slavery was a huge part of the British economy at the time and helped fund an empire, but it's barely taught in schools.

Annoyingly, lots of things are barely taught in schools or at least taught after most students have stopped doing history. It was only in A-Level that I was taught anything about the history of Britain and Ireland - the country right right next to us who exchange tourists with us, who we have a shared history with due to conquest and colonialisation, and who have a Northern part in the UK that has been a significant political hot potato for decades. Students have to wait until A-Level to learn that?

I dunno who sets the curriculum, but they suck.

[Nikita]

Wow, very cool David. (and on an unrelated sidenote, what a cutiepie. Damn, we've got so many fine men on CBR)

[cactusmaac]

That was great. A really brave, honest and moving piece. I really felt for you when the "overseer" thing came up.

[thehod]

A highly interesting, enjoyable and illuminating programme, rogue. Bravo.

I hope your in Bristol come May so I can shake your hand.

[king mob]

It was the sort of programme Channel 4 used to make on a regular basis before it became the Big Brother channel. Very well done on making it and dealing with some harsh discoveries.

[Typo Lad]

Any way a dirty American could get a copy?

[roguespirit]

Thank you all for your responses I really appreciate it.

The viewing figures are in and its 1.6 million viewers which is above average for that timeslot apparently

[roguespirit]

Any way a dirty American could get a copy?

I have checked certain sites (ahem) but no one has posted it. Gonna keep my eye out

[roguespirit]

Wow, very cool David. (and on an unrelated sidenote, what a cutiepie. Damn, we've got so many fine men on CBR)

tee hee giggle

[king mob]

Thank you all for your responses I really appreciate it.

The viewing figures are in and its 1.6 million viewers which is above average for that timeslot apparently

That's quite impressive for a documentary on that timeslot on Channel 4. They generally only get those figures or bigger for something like Time Team or the horror of Big Brother.

[SOGG]

Damns. Still nothing on the net. Sounds like it had a great reception, though. Congrats!

[elheffe]

Yeah, I hope we get this program in the US.

[roguespirit]

OK how do I convert a dvd into an avi or something?

[SOGG]

OK how do I convert a dvd into an avi or something?

Ah ha! Pirating your own stuff, eh?

Kidding aside, it's pretty simple. Open it in something like Pinnacle (maybe Windows media player'll do it too) and 'save as...'.

It'll be a little large, just a warning.

[roguespirit]

ok I done it. Give me a couple days to edit it and I';; let you know where I've put it up.