1 00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:04,680 Speaker 1: In the late nineteen fifties, a cultural and artistic movement 2 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 1: known as kitchen sink realism formed in Britain. For many, 3 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:11,400 Speaker 1: it was the first time seeing the harsh realities of 4 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: the downtrodden represented in creative media. Kitchen sink realism first 5 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:20,080 Speaker 1: took form in the shape of theatre productions such as 6 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:23,120 Speaker 1: Look Back in Anger, which is set entirely in an 7 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:26,479 Speaker 1: overcrowded council flat in the East Midlands, which happens to 8 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: be where I'm from. Kitchen sink realism dramatized the underbelly 9 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:33,240 Speaker 1: of Britain, bearing it warts and all to the nation. 10 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:37,920 Speaker 1: At that time, artificial feel good plays about happy families 11 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 1: were generally the North. Meanwhile, the country was a rough, 12 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:45,160 Speaker 1: harsh and broken place to live for the vast majority 13 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 1: of the underprivileged. Whilst the old plays offered soft escapism 14 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: for the viewer, kitchen sink realism did the opposite, kicked 15 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 1: the door in and aired out the dirty laundry. This 16 00:00:57,600 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: is a concept close to my heart and as all 17 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 1: it's been at the back of my mind. We're producing 18 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 1: all of my own independent projects. The problem is there's 19 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 1: less and less of this in today's more than media. 20 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:12,639 Speaker 1: As a response to all of this, I've created Away Days, 21 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 1: a new project that you could say is kitchen sync journalism, 22 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:20,960 Speaker 1: reportize from the fringes of society that doesn't seek to 23 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: caricature it or soften the blow at all. I'm presenting 24 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: to you real, live countercultures without frills and judgment at 25 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: its base. Away Days is an independent video documentary series 26 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 1: that you can watch over the next few months at 27 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 1: YouTube dot com, slash at away Days TV subscribe their asap. 28 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: We've also teamed up with cool Zone Media and iHeartRadio 29 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 1: to bring you this podcast version that goes deeper with 30 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 1: all the nerves left raw. Away Days is a pushback 31 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 1: against the climate of fakery. We're not phoning in once. 32 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 1: We're actually outside making something real and at times unapologetically ugly. 33 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: This is reporting from the underbelly. We will show you 34 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: parts of the world you never knew existed. Underground no 35 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: rules fight clubs in Europe, a legal street racing in Japan, 36 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 1: football hooliganism in Kazakhstan, gang governments in the favelas of Brazil, 37 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:25,799 Speaker 1: and much much more. We've been there and now we'll 38 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 1: show you it all. Listen to the Away Days podcast 39 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 1: reporting from the underbelly on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, 40 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 1: or wherever you get your podcasts.