Ken Loach in Conversation: The Films They Tried to Silence

Ken Loach discusses his most controversial and suppressed films: The Gamekeeper, The Navigators, The Save The Children Fund Film, Which Side Are You On?, and A Question of Leadership. Hosted by Abla Kandalaft. Part of Ken Loach: A Retrospective – book tickets: https://www.thegardencinema.co.uk/sea... Recorded on 17th October 2025 at The Garden Cinema 39-41 Parker Street London WC2B 5PQ Visit our website: https://www.thegardencinema.co.uk/ Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/thegardencinema Follow us on Instagram: https://instragram.com/thegardencinema 00:00 // Intro & season overview 00:01:59 // Ken Loach joins — opening remarks 00:03:03 // Context: censorship & distribution of early films 00:05:44 // The Gamekeeper — making and themes 00:10:12 // The Navigators — privatization of the railways 00:14:31 // Thatcher years & Channel 4 commission — unions under attack 00:22:51 // Question of Leadership / Which Side Are You On — censorship history 00:27:35 // Miners’ strike film — police violence and delayed broadcast 00:35:02 // Save the Children film — neocolonialism & reaction 00:42:56 // Audience Q&A — including Palestine, filmmaking & missed stories 01:08:42 // Closing applause & final remarks