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Keep Talking: Thur 4 June, 2026: Not on the BEEB: Who Owns the Narrative Now?

After C19, with genocide in plain sight and divide-and-conquer in full swing, where next? Mark Playne, founder of 'Not On The Beeb' and author of AI & I, charts a way forward. This is his first talk to Keep Talking, and I wish him a warm welcome.

Topic:   Who Owns the Narrative Now?

Speaker: Mark Playne of 'Not on the BEEB'

Date: Thursday, 4 June, 2026

Time: 7:00 – 10:00 pm (tea etc 7:00 -- 7:30; talks etc 7:30 +)

Location: The Tea House Theatre, 139 Vauxhall Walk, London, SE11 5HL. Tel: 02072074585

Entry: £5

Mark Playne is a British filmmaker, author and independent journalist, whose work has long gone where others look away. His short film, Love at First Sight, won 76 international awards, and is archived by the British Film Institute, and his peace film '2 by 2' was made for an international project confronting genocide and the work of reconciliation. Since 2020, under the Not On The Beeb banner, he has carried out extensive COVID-19 investigations; despite PayPal defunding, YouTube demonetisation and repeated bans, that work has been archived by the British Library for future generations.

His book AI & I: Cracking the C19 Code turns that same instinct on more recent history. It is a forensic dialogue between Playne and an artificial intelligence: he constructs careful questions and records the answers, pressing the AI like a barrister teasing testimony from a reluctant witness. Readers have called the result mind-blowing, and one of the most important books they have read. The conclusion is damning.

Join us for an evening where Mark takes you inside the investigation, the method behind it, and what the AI was finally made to admit. Expect a frank talk, a Q&A, and the chance to have your copy signed.

From Vauxhall Station walk Eastwards, under the railway lines, to the junction of South Lambeth Road and Kennington Lane (A4304), cross to Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, and walk along the path Northwards, taking the left path where the path forks. When you reach the other side of the grass, suddenly you're there. Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens is open 24 hours a day.

By Rail: Vauxhall Underground Station is on the Victoria Line, and is located next to the mainline station.

By Bus: Vauxhall Bus Station is next to the Underground station, and is served by a number of routes (https://tfl.gov.uk/bus/stop/HUBVXH/vauxhall/). London Bus routes are 2, 36, 77, 87, 88, 156, 185, 196, 344, 360, 436 and 452 serve the adjoining Vauxhall bus station.

By Car: The North side of Kennington Lane is the boundary of the London Congestion Zone: Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens is within it, but Vauxhall Station is outside.

If there are any problems on the night, please ring my mobile – except that during the talk I shall probably be using my phone for videoing, so contact the venue on 02072074585 .

Best wishes and keep talking,

Ian Fantom