This film is part of Free

Title of error

Tariq Ali

The radical activist discusses anti-Vietnam protests, violence and the true nature of international power

1968 28 mins

Overview

At the height of protests against the Vietnam War, the Pakistani-born radical discusses activism, militancy and direct action in this filmed interview with Bernard Braden's for the unbroadcast TV series Now and Then. In terms that will be familiar to many today, Ali talks of growing disillusion with mainstream party politics, blaming economic decline and a failure to change economic direction, as well as a Labour party that has betrayed the Left. Real power, he argues, rests with international bankers.

Ali was interviewed on 17 April 1968, exactly a month after one of the largest anti-Vietnam demonstrations in London. The march and assembly in Trafalgar Square were largely peaceful, but a later protest outside the US embassy in Grosvenor Square saw violent clashes with police, and some 200 arrested. Ali denies that he supports individual violent protest, but insists that real political change is all-but impossible without the use of force.

Featuring

Tariq Ali and Derek Hart

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Subjects

Protest demonstrations Direct action Violence Guevara, Che (1928-1967) Radicalism Vietnam War (1954-1975) Media coverage Press

Watch for free

The Bradford Godfather The Bradford Godfather

1976 49 mins Location: Bradford

Meet Mohamed Fazal Hussain, elder statesman and all-round Mr Fixit of Bradford's Muslim community, and a film mogul in the making...

Watch for free

The Referee The Referee

Animation & Artists Moving Image 1976 4 mins

Wrestling as a metaphor for race relations in this short aimed at Britain's South-Asian community

Watch for free

Asian Pub Landlord Asian Pub Landlord

News 1968 2 mins Location: Newbridge

Mr Dhanjal from Wolverhampton: custodian of one of the most vital positions in any community.

Watch for free

Oriental Atmosphere Oriental Atmosphere

Non-Fiction 1928 1 mins Silent Location: Woking

Britain's oldest mosque welcomes a vast crowd of worshippers, visitors, curious onlookers and the odd newsreel camera!

Watch for free

Gandhi in England British Screen News No. 335 Gandhi in England British Screen News No. 335

Non-Fiction 1931 2 mins Silent

Mahatma Gandhi's arrival in England for the second India Round Table Conference at St James's Palace

Watch for free

Sikh Matron Sikh Matron

Magazine and Review show 1985 8 mins Location: Kinver

From the temple to the hospital Kartar Singh is a leading practitioner of Sikhism.

Watch for free

Starve Acre - Exclusive Q&A Starve Acre - Exclusive Q&A

Short interview 2024 24 mins

Daniel Kokotajlo talks to Nia Childs about Starve Acre, his folk horror about a couple digging deep into grief in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales.

Watch for free

Sky Peals - Exclusive Q&A Sky Peals - Exclusive Q&A

Short interview 2024 30 mins

Sky Peals director Moin Hussain and lead actor Faraz Ayub talk to Tomisin Adepeju about their magic realist drama.

Watch for free

Inside the Archive: The Early Films of Michael Powell Inside the Archive: The Early Films of Michael Powell

Documentary 2024 42 mins

Documentary exploring the BFI National Archive’s role in rediscovering and remastering the early films of Michael Powell.

Watch for free

Inside the Archive: The Riviera Revels Inside the Archive: The Riviera Revels

Short documentary 2024 12 mins

Bryony Dixon, curator of silent film at the BFI national archive, explores the origins of a series of comic travelogues, and Michael Powell's involvement in making them.