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ABOUT

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MARK PLAYNE

ABOUT THE FOUNDER — MARK PLAYNE

 

Mark Playne is the founder of Not On The Beeb (NOTB), an independent media platform committed to truth, transparency, and the defence of free inquiry in an age of censorship and corporate control.

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Guided by the belief that genuine journalism must serve people rather than power, Playne established NOTB to promote evidence-based research, ethical storytelling, and open access to information that questions accepted narratives.

 

His dedication to independent media earned him the UK Ethical Media Award from We Do Ethical, and the NOTB website has been formally archived by the UK National Library as a permanent record of public-interest journalism.

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Author of Three World-Spanning Books

 

Playne’s written work forms a trilogy of moral exploration and human insight, each volume addressing a different dimension of freedom and conscience.

  • 3 Seconds in Bogotá: a true-life survival memoir showing how intuition and moral clarity emerge in moments of extreme danger.

  • AI & I:  a fearless Socratic dialogue with artificial intelligence, examining power, truth, digital control, and the nature of human freedom in the technological era.

  • MoMo: a timeless fable for readers of all ages, offering emotional wisdom and imaginative depth at a time when both are in short supply.

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Together, these books reflect a single creative purpose: to expose illusion, challenge control, and reconnect humanity with what makes it real.

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International Filmmaker Working Across Borders

 

Before launching NOTB, Playne gained international recognition as a filmmaker whose work transcended language and culture.

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  • Love at First Sightfilmed in Spain, this moving story of human connection became the most awarded British short film in history, winning 76 international awards and earning a place in the British Film Institute Archives.

  • 2 By 2 created in Turkey to mark the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the film called for reconciliation and empathy across divisions. Playne directed the entire film in Turkish, a language he does not speak, and it went on to win 18 international awards for its message of peace and courage in storytelling.​

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Why He Founded NOTB

 

Playne founded Not On The Beeb on a simple but powerful idea:
Truth must remain free, even when it challenges the powerful.

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In a media landscape compromised by commercial sponsorship, government pressure, and ideological conformity, NOTB was created as a refuge for independent minds. It provides journalism, analysis, and creative work untouched by censorship or corporate control. It exists not to comfort but to enlighten.

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Today, NOTB stands as:

  • a trusted source for independent research and reporting,

  • a safe haven for critical thinkers and principled journalists, and

  • a nationally archived record of alternative media with lasting cultural value.

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What He Stands For

Across all his work, whether written, filmed, or spoken, Mark Playne asks the same central question:

What happens when ordinary people confront systems of power, and choose humanity instead?

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This question shapes every story he tells and every investigation he pursues.

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For those seeking truth beyond headlines, fashionable narratives, and institutional spin, Mark Playne and Not On The Beeb. represent something distinctive and enduring:

courage to confront, clarity to see, and integrity to speak when silence would be safer.

Bookings

Engage with Mark — Ethics in an Age of Upheaval

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Mark is available for talks, panel discussions, and public conversations that explore the meeting point of ethics, biomedical integrity, and technological disruption in the post‑pandemic world.

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A gifted storyteller and communicator, he translates complex realities into narratives that connect with audiences of every age — from students just awakening to the world’s contradictions to seasoned professionals searching for clarity.

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His work interrogates the boundaries between fact, belief, and propaganda, bringing factual precision and lived empathy to topics such as AI ethics, pandemic analysis, vaccine ingredients, and authentic healing.

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Mark’s philosophy is simple: truth over trend, evidence over ideology, and compassion over conspiracy.

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  • Thoughtful. 

  • Unflinching. 

  • Grounded in truth .

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Mark’s voice invites audiences to think critically, feel deeply, and see clearly.

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For bookings or collaborations, make contact here

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AI & I

The moment Artificial Intelligence remembers ethics and through logic discovers its own conscience.

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A masterful interrogation in which Playne coaxes AI to sing like a canary.

A dialogue so fearless it exposes the machinery of modern deception.

 

"Quite possibly the most important book of our era."

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3 Seconds in Bogotá

A travel adventure around South America.

A trip to die for..

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MoMo

Some boys dream of flying

Others save up to buy wings...

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70+ films, interviews and live broadcasts in the name of World Freedom

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