Ken Loach in Conversation: The Films They Tried to Silence

Ken Loach discusses his most controversial and suppressed films: The Gamekeeper, The Navigators, The Save The Children Fund Film, Which Side Are You On?, and A Question of Leadership. Hosted by Abla Kandalaft.

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Recorded on 17th October 2025 at The Garden Cinema
39-41 Parker Street London WC2B 5PQ

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00:00 // Intro & season overview
00:01:59 // Ken Loach joins — opening remarks
00:03:03 // Context: censorship & distribution of early films
00:05:44 // The Gamekeeper — making and themes
00:10:12 // The Navigators — privatization of the railways
00:14:31 // Thatcher years & Channel 4 commission — unions under attack
00:22:51 // Question of Leadership / Which Side Are You On — censorship history
00:27:35 // Miners’ strike film — police violence and delayed broadcast
00:35:02 // Save the Children film — neocolonialism & reaction
00:42:56 // Audience Q&A — including Palestine, filmmaking & missed stories
01:08:42 // Closing applause & final remarks