Watchin' The Detectives

                                                                                             "Paradise Found: Islamic Architecture and Arts" 2005, Channel Four Television Corporation Presenter: Waldemar Januszczak    This is the first entry in our blog from a presenter I have grown to love, Waldemar Januszczak. Plucky. Punk. Opinionated. Hysterical. Poet. Humanist. Art Critic. There's a lot of words that you could use to describe his style of presenting, but I think "punk" probably fits the bill well enough. Because of him, I have gained quite a bit of reverence (and revulsion) in what the world knows as "High Art." Waldemar doesn't pull any punches, but he never over steps the bounds into bigoted or insensitive remarks. His depth of knowledge on a wide variety of art styles, and how they fit into the culture and the places they've come to define, is nigh peerless. I've laughed aloud more times at his presentation style than is probably hea

                                                                                                                          Dread Broadcasting Corporation flyer 1982                                                     Credit: Dread Broadcasting Corporation "The Last Pirates: Britain's Rebel DJs"  2017, BBC, Director: Jaimie D'Cruz  You may already know about pirate radio in the UK, whether from reading about it, or maybe you saw movie dramatization such as the 2009 film: "The Boat That Rocked." But that's not even half of the story. The first pirate station, "Radio Caroline," was broadcast from a boat sitting in International waters, (which meant regulators were unable to shut them down) yet, they were close enough for radio transmissions to reach the mainland. "Radio Caroline" went live in 1964; by 1967, there were no less than ten pirate radio stations doing the very same thing. Even decrepit anti-aircraft bases, standing on pylons in