Video Index

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We found setting up the Windows Media Player frustrating. Following considerable upgrading, we used Internet Explorer 6 with Windows Media Player 9, after obtaining a Video Compression Manager to support the Windows Media Video 9 codec. Also the Windows Media Player had to be allowed access to the internet on our firewall software. Without broadband you may experience difficulties on the large .wmv files.

For those without broadband, or preferring the RealOne Player to the Windows Media Player, we have posted a low resolution .rm format version. The basic RealOne Player was easier to install, and also had to be allowed access to the internet on our firewall software.

We could improve the .rm file resolution quality to be equivalent to the .wmv, but that would again require you to have broadband, and will take up further space on our website. The simplest approach seems to be that if you can't find a file format at the resolution you want then contact Ian Abley, and it may be possible to send you a CD. We may have to charge you basic production and postal expenses for that service. Tell us what you need.

View James Heartfield on the London Programme

James Heartfield argued for living space in The London Programme of 3 October 2003. Presented by Phil Gayle for London Weekend Television, the programme discusses the current Visions for the future of London.

Visions in .wmv format for Windows Media Player with file size of 23.6 Mb

Visions in .rm format for RealOne Player with file size of 5.68 Mb for 56 K modems

The programme provides an excellent summary of the polarities and tensions of present day development thinking. Featuring contributions from architect Lord Richard Rogers, the Mayor of London Ken Livingstone, Piers Gough, Rowan Moore, Bill Dunster, Eric Reynolds, and Kevin Fitzgerald of the Campaign to Protect Rural England - among many others - the programme serves as an excellent educational introduction to the planning issues facing London and the wider South East.

After seeing the Visions programme you may wish to screen the VHS video in support of a seminar or discussion at school, college, society or work, possibly with James Heartfield speaking.

If so, please email Ian Abley with your details. The LWT video is free of charge, but there may be expenses incurred depending on the event you wish to organise and the speakers you want to attend.

Click here for a .pdf leaflet about the Visions programme produced by LWT. Alternatively click on the picture below to return to our synopsis of the Visions programme content, with links to the various contributors.

The Dilapidated Dwelling is a feature-length film documentary by Patrick Keiller, screened on Monday 24 June 2002 by audacity.org. Produced in 2000 for television by Illuminations, the film examines the twenty-first century predicament of the house in the UK amidst information technology. Martin Pawley, a key film contributor, joined Patrick in the discussion chaired by James Heartfield.

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