# Beeban Kidron

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Political Conversions: Switching Sides in the 21st Century

In the final episode of this series David talks to political historian David Klemperer about how political conversion works today. Is this a post-ideological age or have the ideologies simply changed? Is switching sides easier or harder in the age of social media? Who or what might play the role on…

Live Film Special: Metropolitan w/James Marriott

Today’s episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the Regent Street Cinema in London: David talks to author and journalist James Marriott about Whit Stillman’s Metropolitan, which dissects the lives, loves and reading habits of a group of well-to-do young New Yorkers during deb party seas…

Orwell’s War: The Nightmare (1938-39)

Today’s episode is the first in a new series about how the greatest political writer of the 20th century tried – and failed – to make sense of the central political event of the century. How did George Orwell respond in real time to the epochal events of the Second World War and how do his struggle…

Live Film Special: South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut w/Beeban Kidron

Today’s episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the Regent Street Cinema in London: David talks to film director and campaigner Beeban Kidron about the 1999 film-length version of South Park. In among all the swearing and stupidity is a serious satire of censorship, moral panics and pol…

Video Booze S05-E06: To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)

Directed by Beeban Kidron Written by Douglas Carter Beane Starring: Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, and John Leguizamo Ending Song: "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" by Johnny Mathis In this episode, we hit the road with To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), a vibrant and heartfelt c…

Beeban Kidron: What the Online Safety Act gets right (and wrong)

This week on Media Confidential, Alan and Lionel speak to crossbench peer and activist Beeban Kidron about the Online Safety Act. Beeban has spent years advocating for children's rights in the digital world and has played a role in establishing standards for online safety and privacy across the wor…

Baroness Beeban Kidron: “Democracy is no longer representative. It is bought.”

Baroness Beeban Kidron has lived several lives in one. Award winning filmmaker, Hollywood director, crossbench peer and one of the earliest and most persistent critics of Big Tech, she has spent years sounding the alarm about the digital world long before the rest of us caught up. In this episode o…

Five Years Since the Taliban's Return: The Onslaught Against the Rights of Afghan Women and Girls

It’s been five years since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, with catastrophic consequences for the rights of women and girls. From being unable to speak in public to being denied access to education, the Taliban are enforcing what the UN has called “gender apartheid”. Afghan women’s ri…

Cardiff, Scottish Schools, Rogue AI and Handsome Paul Sweeney's Promotion (with Catriona Stewart)

This week we're delighted to welcome back The Scotsman's Education Correspondent Catriona Stewart who sits down with Stuart Cosgrove to discuss the ramifications of the Cardiff Agreement, attainment in Scottish schools, who's better: Mulder or Scully, Rogue AIs and she also promotes Paul Sweeney MS…

How Big Tech Took Control, with Beeban Kidron

“Childhood is once again a resource to be extracted at any cost.” Filmmaker-turned-legislator Beeban Kidron joined us to discuss Users: How Big Tech Took Control and How to Fight Back. Kidron traces her path from directing documentaries to entering the House of Lords in 2012 (the same year smartph…