BSN - British Satellite News - was one of the media outlets that came to meet me while I was living in my bomb shelter in the Great Eastern Hotel last July.
According to an article in The Guardian, BSN is a Foreign Office-funded fake news propoganda unit, that feeds positive British stories to Arabic news broadcasters.
However, they've subsequently printed a rebuttal from BSN Editor Mike Nolan.
So now I don't know what to think.
Interestingly, their interview with me was recorded a week before the London Bombings, but transmitted seven days after the attacks, which would have obviously altered the context somewhat.
Here's an abridged transcript; see if you can detect any hidden agenda:
LEADING HOTEL PLAYS HOST TO SOME UNUSUAL ART
Category: Culture
LONDON - 13 July 2005
One of London's leading hotels plays host to a most unusual art exhibition-
including a living "nuclear bunker" piece. Much of the other art works were
inspired by the style and shapes of hotels themselves.
STORY: ART EXHIBITION AT TOP LONDON HOTEL
LOCATION: LONDON, UK
DATE SHOT: JUNE 30, 2005
TXN DATE: JULY 13, 2005
SUGGESTED INTRO:
A major exhibition of work by some of East England's brightest emerging artists is on display at a somewhat unusual location. 'Stay' is a collection of site-specific pieces inspired by the secret life of a central London hotel.
SCRIPT:
'Stay' is a unique art exhibition. Inspired by the Great Eastern Hotel's impressive architecture and rich history as one of Victorian London's most opulent hotels during the golden age of the steam train, eleven artists from across the East of England have created a provocative mix of work using a variety of media, from projector film to wallpaper.
SOT: ENGLISH SPEECH: Lucy Lumb, Commissions East:
"The hotel has a really vibrant sort of range of guests, international visitors, people from all over the world and we are really hoping that the visual art on display here will show them the vibrancy of the scene and the talent in England, in London and from the east of England region where the artists are based."
Participating artist Richard Dedomenici has created a piece around the Protect and Survive campaign, which was launched by the British Government twenty-five years ago. The campaign gave advice to citizens on how to survive a nuclear attack. Richard has created a nuclear bunker in one of the hotel rooms following this advice, and will remain inside it until the end of the exhibition.
SOT: ENGLISH SPEECH: Richard Dedomenici, Artist:
"The hotel has been very accommodating. Obviously there have been negotiations -- some of them have been quite fraught -- but overall I think we managed to reach consensus and that's the main thing really. So I'm very pleased because I think that what I have constructed is safe and durable and hopefully some of the other hotel guests may deem it worthwhile doing in their own rooms!"
'Stay' is on at the Great Eastern Hotel in London until mid-July.
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