#Donald Tosh

[thedoctorwhocompanion]

Coming Soon: Vworp Vworp! #5

Coming Soon: @VworpVworpZine #5

The next issue of the acclaimed Doctor Who comics and artwork fanzine Vworp Vworp! goes up for pre-order on New Year’s Day, and begins shipping in February 2023! The 148-page issue, edited by Colin Brockhurst and published by Gareth Kavanagh, kicks off with an in-depth series of articles and script reviews focusing on the many Doctor Who animation projects that have, for a variety of reasons,…

[reggaekush]

Tell me who, who are the criminals?

[terastalungrad]

Let's talk about Orientalism and the Celestial Toymaker.

Old Doctor Who has multiple examples of Chinaphobic Oriental villains. The Talons of Weng-Chiang is a Fu Manchu-inspired Yellow Peril story. Mavic Chen is explicitly "clearly part oriental" in the script for The Daleks' Master Plan.

The Toymaker isn't quite as clear-cut. He's dressed as a Mandarin - but in that story, characters dress according to the game they're playing, and the Toymaker is only ever seen playing the Trilogic game. Indeed, script editor Donald Tosh said they avoided making the Toymaker Chinese because they'd recently done Mavic Chen. It also looks like the connection between the word "celestial" and the Celestial Empire was coincidental.

And yet ... it's still not a great look, is it?

So I really like the modern interpretation of the Toymaker. In The Giggle, he's an appropriator. He affects German and French accents - and we see him perform a microaggression against a POC customer. If the Celestial Toymaker of 1966 was a white man dressed in another culture's clothing, the 2023 Toymaker leans into that idea.

And there's something quite satisfying about Gatwa's Doctor naming Mavic Chen in the same episode.

This is a version of Doctor Who that's not just about positive representation for the future - it's also about decolonisation.

The Toymaker and Mavic Chen can be meaningful parts of the story without Orientalism. Just like Davros can exist, without being in a wheelchair.

[lucassantostoons]

Felix the Cat's Birthday Party Guest List

Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse

Minnie Mouse

Donald Duck

Daisy Duck

Goofy

Pluto

Clarabelle Cow

Ludwig Von Drake

Goof Troop

Max Goof

Pete

Peg Pete

PJ

Pistol Pete

Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers

Chip N Dale

Gadget Hackwrench

Monterey Jack

Zipper

The Three Caballeros

Panchito Romero Miguel Junipero Francisco Quintero Gonzales III

Jose Carioca

DuckTales (1987)

Scrooge McDuck

Huey Duck

Dewey Duck

Louie Duck

Webby Vanderquack

Bubba the cave duck

Bentina Beakley

Launchpad McQuack

Darkwing Duck

Drake Mallard / Darkwing Duck

Gosalyn Mallard

Looney Tunes

Bugs Bunny

Lola Bunny

Daffy Duck

Porky Pig

Petunia Pig

Sylvester J Pussycat

Granny

Tweety Bird

Tasmanian Devil

Wile E Coyote

Roadrunner

Marvin the Martian

K-9

Pepe Le Pew

Penelope

Speedy Gonzales 

Gossamer

Witch Hazel

Foghorn Leghorn

Elmer Fudd

Yosemite Sam

Mac Gopher

Tosh Gopher

Tiny Toon Adventures

Buster Bunny

Babs Bunny

Plucky Duck

Hamton J Pig

Furrball the Cat

Shirley The Loon

Fifi La Fume

Lil Sneezer

Gogo Dodo

Dizzy Devil

Calamity Coyote

Little Beeper

Arnold the Pit Bull

Byron Basset

Fowlmouth

Mary Melody

Bookworm

Concord Condor

Barry Marky

Marcia the Martian

Animaniacs

Yakko Warner

Wakko Warner

Dor Warner

Pinky and the Brain

The Godpigeon

The Girlfeathers

Pipsqueak

Slappy Squirrel

Skippy Squirrel

Rita

Runt

Mindy

Buttons

Freakazoid

Freakazoid

Tom & Jerry

Tom Cat

Jerry Mouse

Droopy Dog

Butch the Bulldog

Woody Woodpecker

Woody Woodpecker

Winnie Woodpecker

Knothead Woodpecker

Splinter Woodpecker

Chilly Willy

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends

Rocky the Flying Squirrel

Bullwinkle J. Moose

Mr. Peabody

Sherman

Betty Boop

Betty Boop

Bimbo the Dog

Bonkers

Bonkers D. Bobcat

Fall Apart Rabbit

Fawn Deer

Jitters A. Dog

Miranda Wright

Disney Princess Characters 

Snow White

Bashful

Happy

Grumpy

Sleepy

Sneezy

Dopey

Doc

Prince Charming

Cinderella

Gus

Jaq

Aurora

Still work in progress

[thisisjamaica]

#MUSIC THE BIGGEST ALBUMS EVER - ROOTS REGGAE 5. Bob Marley & The Wailers: Talkin’ Blues (Tuff Gong, 1991) In 1973 Bob Marley had star potential, Peter Tosh was distrustful of the management and Bunny Wailer was tired of touring. The Wailers broke up shortly after these San Francisco radio sessions. The band muscle through perfected hits, elevating each one beyond album restrictions and into soporific, hand drum-led jams. Marley’s philosophy is told through conversation extracts, while Bunny and Tosh both take lead on some brilliant original material. 4. Gregory Isaacs: Cool Ruler (Front Line, 1978) Reggae’s ‘lonely lover’ found fame in the early 70s for his sweet voice and masculine vulnerability. With this shift towards roots, Isaacs kept his haunting sadness. Bongos and rattlesnake-like bells give these tracks a familiarity, ensuring Cool Ruler stays with you for days. 3. Rocky Dawuni: Branches of the Same Tree (Cumbancha, 2015) Ghanaian singer Rocky Dawuni’s uplifting ballads are soaked in a haze of Brazilian percussion, rich grooves and New Orleans-style rhythms. His rendition of ‘Get Up, Stand Up’ has a distinctly African pulse, mixing highlife and roots.  2. The Congos: Heart of the Congos (Black Ark, 1977) The masterpiece of Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry’s Black Ark studio. Chaos and structure are balanced on a knife edge, as Scratch cloaks the chants of Cedric Myton and Ashanti Roy with a jungle of otherworldly sounds. Myton’s sublime falsetto steals the show, hypnotising the listener with deep Biblical imagery. @VPRecords of course did justice by reissuing this classic album. 1. The Abyssinians: Satta Massagana (Jam Sounds, 1976) The Abyssinians’ close harmonies were key to making roots reggae soulful. Satta Massagana’s tracks move from brooding to elation, with brothers Linford and Donald Manning singing as one to echo Bernard Collins’ lead. The use of Amharic vocals gives weight to their message, and the title-track is probably the most important Rastafari hymn on record.   TELL US YOUR FAVOURITE ROOTS REGGAE ALBUM EVER. DROP IT IN THE COMMENTS (at Jamaica) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci7vUU1NJrB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[drwhotht]

Have a Feast @ Doctor Whos Tragical History Tour!

Have a Feast @ Doctor Who’s Tragical History Tour! It’s a Tragical History Tour tradition (and the Matrix Mutterings before that) that stretches all the way back to 1995. Our annual holiday bit of Christmas merriment heralds Doctor Who’s most prominent (at least until 2005) and obvious holiday crossover. And therein lies a tale (some of it possibly apocryphal!) Christmas Day in 1965 fell on a Saturday. DOCTOR WHO was well into a successful third season in its by-now-traditional Saturday tea-time slot on the BBC schedules with William Hartnell in the lead and was going all out to appease the rampant Dalekmania that had taken England and the series by storm by unleashing the massive 12-part story The Daleks Master Plan over a three month period. Rather than take a break for more traditional holiday-fare the powers that were in the BBC decided not to break up the Dalek epic halfway through (at episode 7) and continue to run the series. The Producer at the time John Wiles felt the unusual slotting on Christmas day provided an ideal chance to break from the larger story temporarily and try something totally different. In England the theater tradition of Christmas pantomimes was a well understood and accepted form of entertainment. Thus virtually all links to the story up to that point were forgotten for a week to indulge in the ‘Christmas spirit’ as it were. In other words nothing less than a full-blown pantomime and send-up as the Doctor and his companions–Steven and Sara–ricocheted from one ridiculous situation to another. As it was viewers at the time didn’t mind the diversion–although the episode was never sold into syndication overseas. Even so the most infamous feature in this episode was William Hartnell’s closing speech–directly to the audience! Although this closing exists in the scripts that exist today, both script editor Donald Tosh and director Douglas Camfield insisted it was not in the shooting script! Camfield was reportedly so incensed that, according to Heather Hartnell, he gave Hartnell the original print shortly after it was broadcast and in subsequent years the Hartnell family would then gather together after Christmas dinner to watch The Feast of Steven all over again. Ho! Ho! WHO! Read more about Doctor Who’s original Christmas Celebration, The Feast of Steven here. Tags and categories: Roundel Roundabouts, Xmas Marks the Spot, William Hartnell, The Daleks Master Plan via WordPress https://ift.tt/1cMS0Wh December 21, 2023 at 07:00AM

[bamboomusiclist]

2/18 おはようございます。Flying Lizards / the  Flying Lizards va13137  等更新しました。

JJ Johnson / Really Livin' cl1383 Lee Konitz / with Warne Marsh 1217 Hal Stein Warren Fitzgerald / Hal Stein Warren Fitzgerald plp1002 Hampton Hawes / Here and Now s7617 Johnny Smith / Kaleidoscope v6-8737 Charles Mingus / Blues & Roots sd1305 Dexter Gordon / Blues A La Suisse　P10079 King Curtis / Soul Meeting p-7833 Sonny Stitt / Stitt Plays Bird sd1418 Kenny Clarke James Moody / The Paris Bebop Sessions prst7605 George Van Eps / Mellow Guitar cl929 Flying Lizards / the  Flying Lizards va13137 Mecano / Autoportrait MAD-1004 Curtis Mayfield / OST Short Eyes cu5017 VA / Seychelles 2 558554 Donald Fagen / The Nightfly 92.3696-1 Peter Tosh / Legalize It V2061 Kevin Ayers / Bananamour Ems1124 Nina Hagen Band / Unbehagen CBS84159 Jeff Beck / Flash 26112

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[lindaseccaspina]

Our Town Is the World--- 1950 Almonte International Movie -- Local Cast Names

Our Town Is the World— 1950 Almonte International Movie — Local Cast Names

1950 Between the first and second showings of Our Town is the World,” two films were shown. The boys and girls who formed the cast were: Nancy Needham, Coleen More, Donna Honeybome, Joan Illingworth, Jerry Sinnett, Geo. Thomson, Lenis Davey, Jack Warren, Freddie Ford, Gary Gale, Don Peterson, Alexander Brown, M argaret Tosh, Donald Baird, Pat Spinks, Wayne McKay, Clarence Craig and three boys…

[brentusjoshea]

Currently making my way through all them ye olde Dalek serials (well, more of a rewatch really) and I’m inching closer to getting over that giant set of 60′s Dalek stories.

And it’s slightly fascinating, seeing as I’m still technically lingering in the Terry Nation episodes (half-way through The Dalek’s Masterplan right now so... here on out, no more black and white Terry), trying to pick out what’s actually Nation in the scripts and what might reflect the work of his editors (seeing as he has three editors in this period - Whitaker, Spooner and Tosh - and there are differences in tone between each of the Hartnell Dalek stories).

Tho I suppose trying to pick apart where Terry was rewritten/what was ghost written for Terry might make for something more interesting to write at a later date.

[lissy-strata]

Yes, Maureen had wanted to leave, but a heads-up would have been nice!

Picture: One interview with Donald Tosh and another with Maureen O’Brien. TOSH: Then we get to the first read-through, and Maureen arrives absolutely furious, because nobody had told her. Her agent hadn’t told her. Johnny hadn’t told her. O’BRIEN: And I suppose I was angry because I’d gone on holiday and I’d rather have been looking for work. TOSH: This is now deeply, deeply embarrassing.

[downthetubes]

Draw A Really Alien Doctor Who Art and Comic Competition!

Draw A Really Alien Doctor Who Art and Comic Competition!

Doctor Mew by Jenny Parks With rumours flying over the weekend about the possibility of a new lead for Doctor Who in the offing – rumours spreading out from an item from the Daily Mirror the BBC would not be drawn on – I thought I’d launch 2021 on downthetubes with a new art challenge! Many years ago, I overheard an entertaining and intriguing discussion during the second Doctor Who…

[thedoctorwhocompanion]

The Doctor Who Companion Reclamation Project: Dumping Prohibited

The #DoctorWho Companion Reclamation Project: Dumping Prohibited

I will say this for Chris Chibnall — I think he thought he at least gave Graham and Ryan a good send off in Revolution of the Daleks. I think his intentions were good and they were not unceremoniously dumped when leaving the show. That is to his credit.  This is undoubtedly in large part because he created the characters in the first place. If a producer creates the companions, he or she…

[esonetwork]

The 42cast Episode 59: Get to Know Your Doctor Part One - William Hartnell

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The 42cast Episode 59: Get to Know Your Doctor Part One - William Hartnell

Doctor Who is the longest running science fiction television franchise of all time. With this episode we kick off a series on each Doctor, as we discuss their contributions to the overall story of Doctor Who. In our first installment we discuss William Hartnell. We talk about the first Doctor’s character, Hartnell’s performance, behind-the-scenes details that informed the performance and varied the tone of the first 3 seasons of Doctor Who. We also discuss our favorite companions and favorite stories while Eric tells us to study more history.

This week sees the welcome return of Five Questions.

This week Mike; Michael; and newcomer, Eric Cheezum, join the cast.

Like what you heard? Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/42cast. You can also find us on Twitter as @42cast. We can also be found on Stitcher Radio, Google Play, and iTunes. Please, leave us a review. Have a question for the Ultimate Answer? E-mail us at everything@42cast.com.

[rachelbethhines]

Is it for me?

The Tosh Era

The Time Meddler - The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve  

There was a lot changing of hands during the 3rd season of the show. Donald Tosh came in to replace Spooner as head writer. During the middle of his run Verity Lambert step down as producer and John Wiles took over. Neither he nor Tosh would last very long, both leaving in the middle of the season. 

Where to Start

The Time Meddler is a fairly good jumping on point for the show. It introduces a new companion and reintroduces some of the main concepts of the series to the audience. While also setting up new ideas that would later become staples of the franchise.     

However my previous warning of not trying to watch whole stories in one go applies doubly here, as The Daleks' Master Plan is the longest serial in the series; clocking in at 12 episodes. So take it slow. 

Missing Episodes

This era has been hit the hardest by lost episodes. Only one serial exists in its entirety. 

Galaxy 4 - Only one episode has been recovered. For the other three you’ll need recons or audio

Mission to the Unknown - is only one episode long and it’s missing. However there are multiple ways to experience it. First there is the recon and then the audio. There’s also a fan made animation that’s of the same quality as the BBC’s official animations and can be found online. Plus there is a fan made short film reenactment. 

Since this story was the first Doctor-lite episode, the film isn’t harmed by the lack of regulars and the parts can be recasted easily. 

The Myth Makers - All of the episodes are missing. The only thing that exists is a short clip of Vicki’s leaving scene, and we’re lucky to even have that. Once again recons and audios to the rescue. 

The Daleks' Master Plan - Only three parts of this twelve part epic exist. There’s some clips and of course, audios, recons, and a well regarded set if novelizations. One of which includes the novelization of Mission to the Unknown. There’s also a pretty popular fan animation of the episode “The Feast of Steven”, which was the first Christmas special.   

It’s gotten taken down by the BBC before. So if you’re interested in seeing it, I’d watch it as soon as possible. 

The Massacre - is also completely missing. You’ll have to follow the usual recourse of audios, recons, and/or novels. 

Tone

Remember how I described the first era of Doctor as serious and dark, but not grimly so? Yeah, this era is grim and gritty. Everything from implied rape, to mass murder, to whole worlds blowing up, this is easily the darkest Doctor Who has ever gotten. Two companions die for good, two historical massacres happen, and one episodes ends with literally everybody dead.  

Granted this is still a 1960s children show so nothing shown is very graphic or gory. It’s certainly no Game of Thrones by any means. Hell, it’s not even Torchwood. But it is devoid of humor for the most part (with The Time Meddler and “The Feast of Steven” being the exceptions) and if you’re looking for a lighthearted adventure series than this era isn’t for you. However if you love drama, lies, betrayal, and the thrill of never knowing who’s going to die next, then you might want to give this era a shot. Assuming you don’t mind recons. 

The Doctor   

This is arguably the era where the First Doctor makes his greatest strides towards being the hero we know him for. Surrounded by death, destruction, and the constant lost of friends, we began to see a Doctor humbled by his experiences and questioning if there’s more to life than just exploring for curiosity’s sake. Hartnell gives some of his most touching and profound performances during this era. Like little stars of hope against an increasingly darkening sky.  

The Companions 

Slight spoiler warnings as I do reveal which companions die during this era. 

Vicki - As strong willed, adventurous, stubborn, and impetuous as ever, Vicki goes through very little change. She does however, grow even more independent than before promoting her to leave during the middle of the era. A girl from the far flung future choosing to stay in ancient history for love and adventure. 

Steven - Steven is also a space pilot from the future, so this era marks one of the rare times in Doctor Who where the Doctor doesn’t travel with a companion from present day. Originally meant to replace Ian as the action man of the team, Steven actually winds up being something a fusion between Barbara and Ian. He has a strong moral backbone and becomes the Doctor’s conscience in their place. Like Barbara he tends to use his wits and his words to save the day rather than his fists, though he is capable of throwing a punch, but like Ian he’s more affable and is quite over protective of his friends.

What makes Steven unique, outside of Peter Purves wonderful performance, is that he takes on more of a big brother role rather than a parental one. Meaning he has a different dynamic towards Vicki and the rest of his female friends. 

Katarina - Katarina is one of those companions who’s interesting on paper but lacking in execution. A sweet and mild mannered maid from ancient Troy, Katarina is flung into the horrors of the far future and finds herself way in over her head.

What really makes her interesting is that she views modern sci-fi concepts through the eyes of fantasy and magic. The Doctor is a demigod, his tardis a magical temple, the daleks monstrous cyclops, and her journey through time and space an adventure in the underworld. She may not know what pills or keys are, but she can piece two and two together and make out what they do even when she doesn’t fully understand how they work.

Sadly though the writers gave up on this idea halfway through and decided that writing for someone so different from the norm was too hard. Therefore, Katarina has the honored distinction of being the first companion to ever die; nobly sacrificing herself to save her new found friends and the rest of the universe.        

Sara Kingdom - There’s a bit of debate on weather or not Sara counts as a companion. That all depends on how you define “companion”. Like Astrid Peth or Jenny from the new series, Sara is meant to fulfill the companion role but only for one story; as she dies at the end of The Dalek Masterplan. However, given that that particular story is extra long, and she travels on the Tardis to many different locations through out it; many are inclined to include her on the list. She even proved so popular that expanded media has given her an extended shelf life and many extra adventures outside of her one on screen story. 

But why is she so popular? Well for two reasons; for starters she is the first action girl in the series. A trained soldier from the future, Sara is a ruthless combatant on the field; both with fire arms and her fists. The second reason is because she’s morally complex. When we first meet her, she murders her own brother in cold blood. All because her government ordered her to. Once she’s betrayed by the government she trusted and realizes she was duped into killing her family, she joins the Doctor in his quest all in the vain hope to seek revenge.  A goal that ultimately becomes her undoing. 

Personal Opinions 

I do love the experimental nature of this time in Doctor Who, and I admire the chances they took, but overall this era is something of slog to get through. The lack of watchable episodes doesn’t help matters, but there’s also an issue of pacing as The Dalek Masterplan, while impressive in scope, has really no business being twelve parts. With some episodes seemingly having little to do with the over all story. 

All in all it’s my least favorite of the various Hartnell eras, but it’s still Hartnell so I’ll go back to rewatch it more than some other doctors. 

[a---z]

TRANSMISSIONS

www.transmissions.tv

For the sixth and final episode of Season 3, we are pleased to announce an episode curated by Tosh Basco with Sophia Al-Maria, Patrick Belaga, Kelton Campos, Enantios Dromos, Josh Johnson, Asma Maroof, Fred Moten, Lorenzo Moten, Julian Moten,  Matthew Stone and Wu Tsang broadcasting on Wednesday 6th October 9PM BST / 4PM EST / 4AM CST REPLAY on Friday 8th October 10AM BST / 5AM EST / 5PM CST TRANSMISSIONS is back for Season 3!  In the past year we have learned that all forms of community are vital in providing mechanisms to support each other through this precarious time. In the continued pandemic landscape that we occupy many artists, writers and thinkers have had and continue to have exhibitions, opportunities and subsequent fees postponed or cancelled. In response to this, we established TRANSMISSIONS in 2020 as an online platform that commissions artists to share their work within a classic DIY TV show format. Our new season for 2021 comprising 6 episodes will stream on a monthly basis via our website from March to October 2021. Season 3 is supported by: BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Chisenhale Gallery, Forma Arts and Media, Manchester International Festival, Netwerk Aalst, Somerset House Studios, South London Gallery & Wysing Arts Centre.

Episode 6 | 6 October | 9PM BST | 4PM EST | 4AM CST REPLAY |  8 October | 10AM BST | 5AM EST | 5PM CST The Band and Friends The things that emanate from the ones I love. W/ Sophia Al-Maria / Tosh Basco / Patrick Belaga / Kelton Campos  / Enantios Dromos / Josh Johnson / Asma Maroof / Fred Moten / Lorenzo Moten / Julian Moten / Matthew Stone / Wu Tsang Tosh Basco

Tosh Basco is a movement-based performance artist whose work operates through improvisation as a mode of survival and world building in the liminal, performative space where becoming meets representation. Adamant about the visceral experience of live visual performance, she makes a case for how the movement of form can communicate what remains impenetrable in images, and through language. Her performances have been presented at the Gropius Bau, the Venice Biennale, the Sydney Biennial, the Whitney Museum of American Art, MoMA PS1, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, MOCA Los Angeles, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, ICA London, and Berghain. Tosh Basco has toured with Mykki Blanco, and collaborated with Korakrit Arunanondchai and Wu Tsang, as well as the streetwear label Hood By Air.

Thank you to:

All contributing artists, writers, composers and thinkers; Vanessa Carlos; Carlos Ishikawa; Adam Sinclair; Chloe Page; Maxwell Sterling; Simon Parris; Gabriella Price; Donald Smith; BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art; Cinenova; Chisenhale Gallery; Forma Arts and Media; Manchester International Festival; Netwerk Aalst; Somerset House Studios; South London Gallery; Wysing Arts Centre.

Transmissions.tv @transmissions2021

TRANSMISSIONS collective is composed of:

Anne Duffau is a cultural producer, researcher, and founder of A—Z, an exploratory/nomadic curatorial platform exploring artistic practices and knowledge exchange through collaborations, presentations, soundscapes, screenings and discussions. She has collaborated with a range of projects and organisations including ArtLicks, Southwark Park Galleries, Mimosa House and Danielle Arnaud Gallery, London Please Stand By, or-bits .com, PAF Olomouc Czech Republic & Tenderflix. Anne has previously run the StudioRCA Riverlight, London programme (2016-2018) and is currently the interim curator at Wysing Arts Center, a Tutor at the School of Arts and Humanities, and is the acting Lead in Critical Practice, within the Royal College of Art’s Contemporary Art Practice Programme. She has performed live music under Alpha through a number of projects and collaborations.

Hana Noorali is an independent curator and writer based in London. In 2019 she was selected (together with Lynton Talbot) to realise an exhibition titled The Season of Cartesian Weeping at The David Roberts Art Foundation as part of their annual curator’s series. She curated Lisson Presents at Lisson Gallery, London from 2017-2018 and from 2017 -2019, produced and presented the podcast series Lisson ON AIR. In 2018 Hana edited a monograph on the work of artist and Benedictine Monk, Dom Sylvester Houédard. Its release coincided with an exhibition of his work at Lisson Gallery, New York that she co-curated with Matt O’Dell. In 2007, she co-founded a non-profit project space and curatorial collective called RUN active until 2011. In Spring 2021 Hana and her curatorial partner Lynton Talbot published an anthology situated at the intersection of language and art with (p) (prototype) titled Intertitles. Forthcoming exhibitions include projects at Galerija Prozori in Zagreb, Croatia (2021) and Amant Foundation, New York (2022). Hana has written for Art Monthly, The Harun Farocki Institute, The Moving Image Review & Art Journal amongst other publications.

Tai Shani is an artist living and working in London. She is the joint 2019 Turner Prize winner together with Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock and Oscar Murillo. In 2019 Tai was a Max Mara prize nominee. Her work has been shown at Turner Contemporary, UK (2019); Grazer Kunst Verein, Austria (2019); Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Italy (2019); Glasgow International, UK (2018); Wysing Arts Centre, UK (2017); Serpentine Galleries, London (2016); Tate, London (2016); Yvonne Lambert Gallery, Berlin (2016) and Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin (2016).

Lori E Allen is a sound artist and experimental composer working in video, soundtrack/design, text and sculpture. Her collaborative work has been shown and performed in Tate Modern South Tanks, Chisenhale Gallery, Glasgow’s CCA, the Whitechapel Gallery, London Science Gallery, and the Royal College of Physicians. Some publications include Tears of the Material Vulture on the Tapeworm, A Hopeless Place on Wormhole Records, and Pluto’s Return on Bloxham Tapes. She is the Production Director for TRANSMISSIONS.

Mika Lapid is a London based sculpture graduate working as a creative assistant and maker in film and art. She worked with Our Workshop (NGO) and assisted Georgina Gratrix in South Africa before moving to the UK where she currently assists Tai Shani. Alongside this Mika freelances as an art director, set dresser and maker. She is the Production Associate for TRANSMISSIONS.

[scotianostra]

On December 28th 1734 Scotland's famous outlaw, Rob Roy MacGregor, died at home in his bed. 

Sir Walter Scott, portrayed Rob Roy as a dashing and chivalrous outlaw.  Of course, the truth was a little less glamorous. Robert acquired the name of ‘Roy’ early in life due to his mop of red curly hair. In the early eighteenth century, Rob Roy MacGregor had established a protection racket, charging farmers an average 5% of their annual rent to ensure that their cattle remained safe. He had complete control over Argyll, Stirling and Perth and could guarantee that any cattle stolen from his customers would be returned to them. Those who did not pay regretted it …as he had them stripped of all they possessed. Rob Roy was not a man to argue with!

He was certainly no Robin Hood character.

Robert MacGregor, was baptized March 7th, 1671, at Buchanan, Stirlingshire. His parents were Donald Glas MacGregor and Margaret Campbell. He was also descended from the Macdonalds of Keppoch through his paternal grandmother. Rob’s father, Donald MacGregor, a younger brother of the chief of the clan MacGregor, received a military commission from the deposed King James II after the Glorious Revolution. 

Rob was a freebooter with uncertain loyalty to James VII and was also engaged in cattle stealing and blackmail. When the penal laws against the MacGregors were reintroduced in 1693, Rob took the name of Campbell. Since his lands lay between those of the rival houses of Argyll and Montrose, for a time he was able to play one off against the other to his own advantage. James Graham, 1st duke of Montrose, succeeded in entangling him in debt, and by 1712 Rob was ruined. So Rob embarked on a career of brigandage, chiefly at the expense of Montrose. During the Jacobite rebellion of 1715, he was distrusted by both sides and plundered each impartially. After the rebellion was put down, he was treated leniently because of the intercession of John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll. In his old age Rob became a Roman Catholic. His letters show that he was well educated; the view of him as a mere brutish highwayman seems not to do him justice.

In January 1693, at Corrie Arklet farm near Inversnaid, he married Mary MacGregor of Comar, who was born at Leny Farm, Strathyre. The couple had four sons: James Mor – big Jimmie -MacGregor, Ranald and Robert, violent men in their own right, but that is another story

The most controversial claim concerns Roy’s behaviour during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715 when he allegedly betrayed his clan by acting as a paid agent to help the Hanoverian army. Previously, he had been regarded as a staunch supporter of the Jacobite cause and led his clan during the first uprising at the Battle of Killiecrankie. His involvement led to government mercenaries burning down his house.  

The sept of MacGregor claimed a descent from Gregor, or Gregorius, third son, it is said, of Alpin King of Scots, who flourished about 787. Hence their original patronymic is MacAlpine, and they are usually termed the Clan Alpine. They are accounted one of the most ancient clans in the Highlands and it is certain they were of original Celtic descent.

Rob Roy was eventually caught and imprisoned,. thrown into London's Newgate Prison to await transportation to the colonies as a "bonded servant," in other words, little more than a slave. In 1726, whilst still at Newgate he received a full Royal pardon and returned to Scotland there to live out his last few years. This he did and lived the rest of his life as a peaceful, law abiding citizen… apart from the odd duel or two.

Legend has it that when Rob was lying on his death bed awaiting his maker an old foe-man of his came calling upon him. Upon hearing this Rob rose from his death-bed and armed himself to the hilt. 

"Never let it be said that any enemy of MacGregor ever saw him defenceless and unarmed," were purportedly his words. When the offending person had been shown the door, Rob is reported as supposedly saying: "Now it is all over - let the piper play "Ha til mi tulidh (we return no more)," and before the lilt of the tune had drawn to an end, he slipped away............

I know many people see Rob Roy, as I said above, as some sort of Robin Hood, but others see him as a traitor and a spy, the truth is we will never know the full story, the Walter Scott version is in my opinion romantic tosh, but it sold books for the man and gave Rob Roy and  legendary status in Scotland and around the world.

Every telling of Rob Roy's story I read nowadays has a different slant, as the years roll by I try to give a slightly different slant on his life, it is up to the reader to believe their own version and to seek out more about the Legend.