Despite TV 5 – Spectacle Distribution & Archive

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Released in 1985

Despite TV 5: Claimants union, Bow Baths, Benjamin Zephaniah, LDDC, Local Band: Poison Girls- Not a real woman, Alex & Lee, US Embassy demo, East End History Project with Bill Fishman, Planning. Also 16 Up Showcase Title sequence made for BBC.

Despite TV was an video group founded by Mark Saunders in 1982. The group operated out of the Tower Hamlets Arts Project on Whitechapel Road East London and produced video magazines that explored local issues, showcased local talent and promoted community organisations.

DTV 5 (1985):

Claimants Union

Bow Baths

Benjamin Zephaniah

L.D.D.C

Local Band – Poison Girls

Stanley-Hunger Strike At US Embassy

Whitechapel Market

This film can be viewed on our Vimeo-On-Demand page as part of the Despite TV Library.

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Despite the City

Despite the City leads us through the bizarre complexities of the electronic money and the ( successfully predicted ) market meltdown, to the untold stories of a community under threat.…
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Despite TV 10 – The Beast of Despite

A selection of the best from the first six episodes of Despite TV. This film can be viewed on our Vimeo-On-Demand page as part of the Despite TV Library.