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Stiglitz’s War
Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz discusses the true cost of America’s involvement in Iraq. (The Beaver) Continue reading
Frank Dobson MP
LSE student. Labour’s London mayoral candidate. Shakespeare documentary maker. Secretary of State for Health. West Ham fan. Frank Dobson has been all of these things and more. (The Beaver) Continue reading
Oakenfold
Superstar DJ Paul Oakenfold on singing, changing the world and working with Hunter Thompson. (The Beaver) Continue reading
Drawn From Memory
Gerald Scarfe on Pink Floyd, going to ‘Nam and the importance of big willies. (The Beaver) Continue reading
Hütz Attacks
The Gogol Bordello frontman on ‘The Pied Piper of Hützovina’ and getting pissed off when asked if he’ll ever settle down. (The Beaver) Continue reading
The passion of Stewart Lee
Iconoclastic comedian Stewart Lee on what Judas would do, Jerry Springer: The Opera and driving over minis in a tank. (The Beaver) Continue reading
Live Peep Show Action
David Mitchell on Footlights, his love of television, making it on the big screen and why he’s terrified of car crashes. (The Beaver) Continue reading
Still Kicking Out The Jams: MC5’s Michael Davis
Bassist Michael Davis of legendary Detroit punks MC5 on drugs, riots and missing gigs at the LSE. (The Beaver) Continue reading
A farewell to arms
Mark Thomas on being censored by the BBC, good and bad arms companies and the LSE’s own arms funding scandal. (The Beaver) Continue reading
Satire For Art’s Sake
Ralph Steadman is one of Britain’s most respected artists and satirists. Famed for his distinctive, splattered-blood painting style, he talks about his late friend Hunter S Thompson, his partnership with Will Self and why Tony Blair may just be the closest thing to absolute evil. (The Beaver) Continue reading
Wolfmother
Big-haired Australian would-be rock gods plot world domination. (The Beaver) Continue reading
The Naked Poet
Benjamin Zephaniah publicly rejected an OBE and recorded a protest song for Nelson Mandela with The Wailers. He is a reluctant radical, a wordsmith whose music and writing have helped fight inequality and racism. (The Beaver) Continue reading
Hunter S Thompson (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005)
One year ago yesterday, Hunter Thompson sat in the kitchen of his ‘fortified compound’ at Owl Farm in Woody Creek, Aspen. He held a .357 handgun to his head and ended a life that had spawned the Gonzo Journalism classic ‘Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas’. (The Beaver) Continue reading