Earth First! Action Update
Archive of the Earth First! Action Update – the newsletter of the UK EF! network 1991-2012
EFAU 66 - March 2000Back to list of articles in this issue

Porky Pie Productions

Kugelblitz is a London TV production company with close links through their director Martin Durkin to the virulently anti-environmentalist and mysteriously funded 'Living Marxism'. Kugelblitz made the distorted, pro-Monsanto 'Against Nature' and more recently have been making an 'Equinox' programme for Channel 4 on the scientifically proven 'wonders' of GMO’s. The mission seems to be 'pretend you’re radicals then turn the truth upside down'.

Kugelblitz seem set on discrediting the hard-work and time put in to expose the truth. They play to people's cynicism bombarding the audience with so many lies they end up totally confused about whatever the issue is. They are at the sharp end of the misinformationists and we need to stop them spreading lies.

After 'Against Nature' Channel 4 were so concerned about the proven bias of the programme, misrepresenting contributors and the motives of the programme makers that they put on a hastily-unscheduled discussion programme about the series. Greens, particularly George Monbiot, proceeded to pull apart the series and expose it as a pack of lies.

Both Kugelblitz and director, Martin Durkin, should have been told to go find a new career but no - they have been awarded new commissions by Channel 4's top science editor!

At the moment Kugelblitz are operating normally - hopefully not for long they live at: Kugelblitz, 4P Leroy House, 436 Essex Road, LONDON N1 3QP. Tel: 0171 688 1711/1705. Contact Equinox’s editor responsible, Charles Furneaux: cfurneaux@channel4.co.uk, and his assistant Marie to remind them that their decision to select Kugelblitz with their clear track record of distortion to make a so-called serious science programme for the Equinox series is a serious dereliction of duty. You can fax Charles Furneaux's office direct on 0171 306 8358.