The Number 9 Bus to Utopia: A six-part comedy-drama series
Andrew Mailing
6 episodes
1 month ago
After his partner leaves him for someone ‘younger but more mature’ David sets himself the life changing talks to be a more sharing, loving person. As a man with a taste for the exotic however, this is never going to be resolved by a weekend course in mindfulness. Instead, he embarks on a global adventures to learn how to live with others. He visits an anarchist community in the heart of Copenhagen, a futuristic city in the desert, free love communities and a futuristic city being built in the desert. Most fantastic of all is Damanhur, a community in the Alps with an underground temple the size of St Paul’s Cathedral, a village of tree houses and a ‘fully-functioning time machine’.
Along the way David’s quest raises issues that best many of us. Why is depression rife amongst those who have wealth and relative freedom. Is getting what you want really utopian? And can alternative communities really teach us a better way to live, without having to dress in tie-dye?
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After his partner leaves him for someone ‘younger but more mature’ David sets himself the life changing talks to be a more sharing, loving person. As a man with a taste for the exotic however, this is never going to be resolved by a weekend course in mindfulness. Instead, he embarks on a global adventures to learn how to live with others. He visits an anarchist community in the heart of Copenhagen, a futuristic city in the desert, free love communities and a futuristic city being built in the desert. Most fantastic of all is Damanhur, a community in the Alps with an underground temple the size of St Paul’s Cathedral, a village of tree houses and a ‘fully-functioning time machine’.
Along the way David’s quest raises issues that best many of us. Why is depression rife amongst those who have wealth and relative freedom. Is getting what you want really utopian? And can alternative communities really teach us a better way to live, without having to dress in tie-dye?
The Number 9 Bus to Utopia: A six-part comedy-drama series
26 minutes 39 seconds
8 years ago
Bringing it all back home
Nearing the end of his journey, David heads to the Arizona Desert in search of an entire eco-city built from scratch by Italian architect, Paolo Soleri. Arriving back at his home in Brighton after twelve months he wonders how he might bring a sense of community and utopia to his own backyard, only to discover someone has beaten him to it.
The Number 9 Bus to Utopia: A six-part comedy-drama series
After his partner leaves him for someone ‘younger but more mature’ David sets himself the life changing talks to be a more sharing, loving person. As a man with a taste for the exotic however, this is never going to be resolved by a weekend course in mindfulness. Instead, he embarks on a global adventures to learn how to live with others. He visits an anarchist community in the heart of Copenhagen, a futuristic city in the desert, free love communities and a futuristic city being built in the desert. Most fantastic of all is Damanhur, a community in the Alps with an underground temple the size of St Paul’s Cathedral, a village of tree houses and a ‘fully-functioning time machine’.
Along the way David’s quest raises issues that best many of us. Why is depression rife amongst those who have wealth and relative freedom. Is getting what you want really utopian? And can alternative communities really teach us a better way to live, without having to dress in tie-dye?
