Winston Smith?

Adam Curtis 

Briefing Notes: Consistently superlative documentary filmmaker. Films mesh together themes of ideology, politics, history and human nature to offer an explanation of events and prevailing thought. He utilises a wide array of imagery to keep the mind focused, interested and inspired to think differently.

Further Information: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Curtis
Film: The Century Of The Self - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prTarrgvkjo
Film: The Mayfair Set - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-05iRb_fug
Film: The Power Of Nightmares - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDUJwKgXu5Q  

Kit List

Ties

Briefing notes: Silk or wool. Printed, woven or knitted. Tipped (lined) or untipped (unlined for less bulk). Nothing 'fun' or childish unless given as a present to someone you do not care for. My recommendations are Hermes or Ferragamo for printed ties and a continental approach or Drakes of London for woven offerings for a 'British Gentleman' look. 

Further Information: http://uk.hermes.com, http://www.drakes-london.com

A Speech To Saviour

Robert Kennedy on the death of Martin Luther King Jr.



Briefing Notes: Bobby Kennedy's eulogy to Martin Luther King Jr. given in Indianapolis. That night riots took place in 60 cities across the USA in reaction to the assassination of Dr. King. Indianapolis was not amongst them which has been put down to the calming rhetoric of Kennedy.

Further Information: http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/rfk-mlk.htm

January

Happy New Year

Watch
The Magistrate - National Theatre
New Yes, Prime Minister - UK Gold
Django Unchained - Quentin Tarantino
Zero Dark Thirty - Kathryn Bigelow 
Ripper Street - BBC 1

Visit
Manet: Portraying Life - Royal Academy

Eat
Bounce - Holborn
The Moral Fox - Notting Hill


Read
Raffles and the Golden Opportunity - Victoria Glendinning
The Essential Spike Milligan - Spike Milligan

Listen
Forever - Haim
Tuesday Morning - The Pogues

Image
Edouard Manet - Races at Longchamp