Episode 9 of 10: Stephen Smith. This week, in the last of Tunnel Vision’s excursions below ground, Bruno Rinvolucri is joined by Stephen Smith, Newsnight correspondent and author of ‘Underground London‘ and ‘Underground England‘. Already a seasoned spelunker, Tunnel Vision invites Stephen on a slightly less legitimate trip through the sewer system than he’s used […]
Episode 8 of 10: Richard Barnett – Part Two. This week, in part two of Tunnel Vision’s exploration of London as disease, we join Cambridge historian Richard Barnett, where we left him last week, knee deep in the silt which lines the bottom of the tunnels. After a historical analysis of a piece of pottery […]
Episode 7 of 10: Richard Barnett – Part 1. For the next two weeks, the series will be devoted to London ’s diseases. Cambridge historian, Richard Barnett, takes a trip through the sewers to examine the devastating effects of cholera, and its revolutionary effects on cleanliness, while pausing every so often to negotiate a rapid, […]
Episode 6 of 10: Ben Campkin. This week architectural historian, author, and Urban Laboratory member Ben Campkin attempts a sonic endoscopy. Tunnel Vision is a ten part series which sees Bruno Rinvolucri dupe a collection of writers, musicians, activists and academics into wading knee deep through the swollen rivers of sewage and miles of forgotten […]
Episode 5 of 10: Gabriel Humberstone. This week Gabriel Humberstone, a percussionist from Eddie Prevost’s improvised music workshop, takes part in two duets in south London’s sewers. The first with saxophonist Laurence Williams, the second with cellist Ute Kanngiesser. The programme starts with the Ute’s attempts to fit her cello into a manhole and lower […]
Episode 4 of 10: Nick Papadomitrou. This week, ‘Deep topographer’ and expert on all things riverine and London, Nick Papadomitriou, takes us in search of a man hole he came across two years ago while surveying the Mill Hill area of Barnet. Nick has devoted himself to surveying the wider Middlesex area in the hope […]
Episode 3 of 10: Frank Key. Frank Key shuffles through a series of tunnels beneath West Dulwich to lament the forgotten histories of The Puckington Tunnels and Pointy Town sewers. Tunnel Vision is a new series recorded entirely in London’s sewer system. Producer/presenter Bruno Rinvolucri duped a collection of writers, musicians, activists and academics into […]
Episode 2 of 10: Jane Trowell. Jane Trowell is a member of artist and environmentalist collective Platform. She discusses “green” sanitation systems. Tunnel Vision is recorded entirely in London’s sewer system. Producer/presenter Bruno Rinvolucri duped a collection of writers, musicians, activists and academics into wading knee deep through swollen rivers of effluvia along the miles […]
Episode 1 of 10: Sammie Joplin Sound artist Joplin embarks on a subterranean jaunt from Brixton Water Lane to Clapham High Street conducting various sound experiments en route. Tunnel Vision is recorded entirely in London’s sewer system. Producer/presenter Bruno Rinvolucri duped a collection of writers, musicians, activists and academics into wading knee deep through swollen […]
