Most of these come from my
Random blog, which is an electronic scrapbook of stuff I thought I might like to view at some time or other. For those who want to view stuff on drugs I've collected the very best links here. Unless otherwise stated these are full-length features, usually an hour or more.
If you have a slow connexion and are unused to viewing multiscreen films on Youtube here's what to do: click the first one and play on mute, stopping and starting as it does. Then, when it's done, click on Repeat Play and you get the full entertainment without interruption. While you watch screen one, do the same to screens 2, 3 and so on. So as each bit finishes, the next part's ready and waiting.
Mexican Black Tar Heroin: "
Dark End"
Khun Sa, whose name meant Prince Prosperous, had been, before his death in the mid 2000s, the world's biggest dealer in China White Heroin: "
Lord of the Golden Triangle"
In-depth portrait of the Afghan heroin trade at its very height. Includes heroin-lab bust. "
Afghanistan's Fateful Harvest"
Classic miniseries whose title became a catchphrase for the misery of life in East Asian prison. Nicole Kidman plays a privileged middle-class girl set up to mule heroin through Thai customs with the inevitable consequences. This is so long it had to be posted in two parts. "
Bangkok Hilton 1" (first 2 hours or so); "
Bangkok Hilton 2" (last couple of hours).
Short film: from tapwater-clear H4 in the USA to murky black Afghan brown in Norway: "
Heroin Addicts Speak"
Before his untimely death this guy kept a video diary. Here's the hour-long highlights as broadcast on BBC TV: "
Ben: Diary of a Heroin Addict". Thanks to
Noah for the original link.
Some of the most entertaining scenes from Britain's top soap (as much for the poor research as anything else). Not even Phil Mitchell would go from nought to multi-hundred pound binges this fast: "
Phil Mitchell on Crack" (just over 5 minutes).
Scientist lady shows us how to cook up gear: "
How Much Citric?" Lucky cow: her brown is 70% purity! Oddly we never see her actually do her hit... maybe she got camera shy...
And lastly:
German documentary following a life from teenage addiction to untimely death before the age of 30. The decline in this girl's appearance is truly shocking. "
Süchtig: Protokoll einer Hilflosigkeit". Sorry no subtitles; this is here for anyone learning German who's after practice material a little more gripping than Lindenstraße!
18 comments:
i love amy's music. i posted about her a while ago, so, sadly, i echo your sentiments...
wonder how long SHE'S gonna last...
I clicked on 6 or 7 different programs and it said the same thing. Only available in the U.K.
Due to licensing, etc.
It also said that it was working on the international bla bla bla...so maybe later it will work.
oh well.
I'm loaded with BBC TV on DVD anyway.
cheers!
grrr! how did I KNOW that would happen... bloody typical!!
I have to wonder about Amy too, her and Pete Doherty are drugs personified! I am adding you to my blogroll. Hope you don't mind!
Hye there! Thanks for stopping by and saying hello! You're in London? I love London!! Awesome city.
Re your comment: I drove through a hail storm once and while it didn't crack any windows, it damaged my car pretty badly. The car wasn't even a year old either!
BBC iplayer - just as jim dandy mentioned UK only viewing at the mo.
I love your new id photo ... very studious looking. Smiles *!*
I wish I could perch effortlessly on a blade of grass....ho hum.
I was laughing so hard at that one little mouse that kept getting thrown out of the wheel. Bless his heart, he just kept on trying.
Hi, Gleds. Sadly, I am getting a message that says "Only available to view in UK". I wanna know what happened in Holby City!!
Works fine here!
What would you recommend as a British?
Darn. No BBC iplayer for us here in the States. We'll just have to stick with GledTV. It's better anyway. Haha.
oh i've been meaning to check out that TV thing, thanx.
those mice are so so sweet. the one on the grass stalk can't make up her mind, can she? i love how she balances with her tail on the way down
( I esp. like your pandable avatar - also so so sweet)
Gleds, re that piece you wrote about Whitehouse: no, I meant submit as a freelance piece. Try the Guardian or the Independent maybe. Give them a little of your background and the piece. It's worth trying I think. Hang on, I'll go and see if they have a place to submit to.
Righto:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardian/article/0,5814,180763,00.html for contributors' guidelines
the Independent isn't so helpful:
http://www.independent.co.uk/service/contact-us-759589.html
Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog.
The iPlayer is great as I use it to catch up with Doctors. It's got over the teething problems it had and I wouldn't be without it now :).
Damn, Gleds. You had my hopes up with that video thing. I love British t.v.
Amy Winehouse breaks my heart. As did Janis, as did Billie. She doesn't seem too motivated to me and you know how important motivation is.
Sorry I've been missing you, Gleds. Too much going on. Happy happy new year a little late.
Doesn't work in Canada either Gleds. Sometimes the radio does but not the TV. I don't understand.
Your new avatar is very nice. Such a serious fellow. Not at all laid back like me!
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