The Times and The Sunday Times have released the next two instalments in The Unquiet Film Series. The short film, ‘Bringing The World To Britain’, offers an interesting insight into the travels of war reporter, Christina Lamb OBE, and shares her experiences over the years and her search for stories and truth.
Christina Lamb OBEDirected by Channel 4’s Liz Unna, the first of the new releases, ‘Bringing The World To Britain’, is told through the eyes of multi-award winning foreign correspondent Christina Lamb OBE and her restless desire to tell the stories from the world around us.
One of the UK’s most incredible women, Lamb has a collection of moments to be proud of. Winning Young Journalist of the Year in 1988 when there were very few women in the field, she also began working in Pakistan and Afghanistan long before the world turned its attention to these areas, bringing back the real-life stories of family life in these countries.
Christina talks about her love for war reporting:“I’m incredibly curious – my mum would say I’m nosy. I want to see things for myself and I’m really determined, like there’s no where I haven’t got into.‘No’ Is like a starting point for me and I want to tell the stories of people who have no way of getting their own stories told.
"If I see something that’s really shocking that’s happened I want people outside to know about it and I want to know about it because I hope that that will change.”
Liz Unna commented on the film: “Through Christina’s story we learn how the paper has historically nurtured and supported foreign correspondents. The overarching theme is of Christina as a bridge between worlds, for that’s what she does as a correspondent, bringing what might be inscrutable or alien back to the British public.
Christina Lamb OBE“Christina’s unique perspective brings a woman’s critical eye to world events, too often missing from the discourse. Still today, most foreign correspondents are men, and in many parts of the world they aren’t given access to interview women, thus missing out on a huge part of the story.
"Her perspective is a little different (moving away from the focus of warfare, soldiers, weaponry) and includes women who are as much part of the story as the men. Christina is the ultimate bridge between the heart of other cultures, and our own.”
This is followed by ‘Cultural Impact’, which delves into the influence The Times and The Sunday Times have had on popular culture, resonating beyond the story. From Billy Russell redefining war journalism in 1854 and inspiring Tennyson’s famous poem ‘Charge Of The Light Brigade’, to ex-editor William Rees-Mogg’s written words helping to free rock icons the Rolling Stones, criticising their jail sentence for possession of drugs in 1967.
The project is the result of a collaboration between News UK, Team News creative agency Grey London, Production Company Betsy Works and Creative and Commercials Director, Phil Lind.
For more information and to watch both of the latest instalments, visit: www.ForeverUnquiet.co.uk
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