Rupert Ferguson
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Environment |
| Occupation | Journalist and Filmmaker |
| Location | Durham, Durham, United Kingdom |
| Introduction | A lineal descendant of Captain Robert Ferguson (1719-1799) the older brother of the great Scottish Enlightenment Philosopher and historian Adam Ferguson (1723-1816); the friend of Hume, Gibbon and Adam Smith. Also related to the great feminist author and playwright Rachel Ferguson. Has written extensively on a vast range of subjects, been published in print as a book author and in various journals and magazines into the bargain. Early work as an underground film maker on the early Goa Trance and radical anti-CJB political scene in the 1990s has since become more refined and ambitious and has since been a regular contributor to such high profile events as the Portobello Film Festival Annual Film Maker’s Convention….. |
| Interests | History, Geography, Sociology, Mythology, Celtic Studies, Environment, Climate Change, Economics, Globalization, Civil Society, Scottish Enlightenment |
| Favorite Movies | 'Colonel Redl', 'Sicario', 'Jason Bourne', 'Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon', 'Zu Warriors of the Magic Mountain', 'Odine', 'CAL', 'Land and Freedom', 'The Revenant', 'The Long Riders' |
| Favorite Music | Fairport Convention, Harald Foss, Folque, Thibaut de Chanpagne, Henry Purcell, The Chieftains, Pink Floyd, Joan Baez, Natalie Merchant, Ultravox, Andy Irvine |
| Favorite Books | Nicholai Tolstoy 'The Quest for Merlin' 'The Mabinogion', John Mporris 'The Age of Arthur', Homer 'The Illiad', Ernest Hemingway 'For Whom the Bell Tolls', Michael Dames 'The Silbury Treasure, Christopher Hibbert 'Redcoats and Rebels' |