Robin Hood Gardens Estate – Comment
March 25, 2008
Recent controversy surrounding the demolition of Robin Hood Gardens estate in Poplar, east London, has exposed an array of prejudices among politicians, architects, and critics. Read the rest of this entry »
Playground Podcast
February 1, 2008
For two months, Ruth Hedges worked alongside Eastside Educational Trust in Woolmore School, Robin Hood Gardens Estate, east London, to document the lives of residents past and present – from the elderly who survived the war, to parents who emigrated from Bangladesh, and the local children whose school and homes will be demolished in the forthcoming regeneration. Read the rest of this entry »
Teenage wasteland
July 31, 2007
Following another London gang killing, Ruth Hedges – who worked with youngsters on the estate where the shooting occurred – describes the frustrations and alienation behind the headlines.
The news headline came through: fatal shooting of young boy in Stockwell. My heart sank and I quickly looked at the TV. Read the rest of this entry »
Charlie Boy
July 25, 2007
Edinburgh Festival Guide 2007 THE LIST
Hounded by the press and bullied by his own party, it’s no surprise to discover that Charles Kennedy is enjoying his political sabbatical. Ruth Hedges catches up with him and finds a man at ease with the world again
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Life through a lens
July 25, 2007
Edinburgh Festival Guide 2007 THE LIST
Ruth Hedges introduces this year’s World Press Photo exhibition, which runs throughout August at the Scottish Parliament and powerfully documents people and places from across the globe.
In Lady Macbeth’s army of orphans
June 19, 2007
It took six months to turn Moray pupils into a tribe of feral children for an imaginative new production of the Bard’s Scottish play, discovers Ruth Hedges
Me, myself and the chickens
April 1, 2007
Let Ashleen, 13, take you on a magical mystery tour of her local farm in this short film produced by Ruth Hedges with Headliners, and find out why Floppy can’t be the father of the new kids.
Breaking the silence
March 1, 2007
Working with Headliners and Body and Soul, Ruth Hedges produced these candid pieces by teenagers living with HIV in London in 2007.
Horsing around to save the country
June 21, 2005
The Herald Society
Tuesday June 21, 2005
The UK needs rural workers, inner-city youths need jobs. Is it a perfect match?
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Pawns and Queens
April 19, 2005
The Herald Society
Tuesday April 19, 2005
As Romania and Bulgaria come into the EU fold, Ruth Hedges talks to the women seizing the chance to head west
It’s Friday night in Suceava, north Romania. Irina is set for a big one. She is 18 and in her crucial last year at high school.
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