Inside the Life of Monocle Journalist Fernando in Soho, London
Video description from @nevertoosmall
Sign up for Milanote for free with no time limit: https://milanote.com/nts7Monocle Radio Senior Correspondent Fernando Augusto Pacheco opens the door to his everyday life in London’s Soho, a neighbourhood he has called home for more than a decade. From record shops and independent newsstands to rare book stores, Brazilian design galleries and historic pubs, Fernando introduces us to the people and places that have shaped his relationship with the city. Along the way, we discover a neighbourhood shaped by music, print, nightlife, creativity and community, where Soho’s multicultural history sits alongside Fernando’s connection to his Brazilian culture. Through favourite local institutions and the people behind them, we see why, after almost two decades in London, Fernando still finds the city extraordinary and Soho the place he wants to call home. My City, My Backyard explores the places people return to, and the stories that make a city their own.
Places we visited this episode:
- Sounds of the Universe https://www.instagram.com/sounds_of_the_universe/
- Good News https://www.instagram.com/goodnews.soholondon.magazines/
- Idea https://www.instagram.com/idea.ltd/
- The French House https://www.instagram.com/thefrenchhousesoho/
- Monocle HQ
- JIG Studio https://www.instagram.com/jig_studio/
- The Coach & Horses https://www.instagram.com/thecoachandhorsessoho/
Featuring: Fernando Pacheco
Creative Director: Colin Chee
Executive Producer: James McPherson
Executive Producer : Nelson Khoury
Series Producer: Luke Clark
Head of Production: Lindsay Barnard
Co-Producer: Jordan Barrett
Co-Producer: Olive Bilic
Director: Rhys Graham
Director of Photography: Sam Kostevc
Fixer / B Cam: Tim Gibson
Editor: Jess Ruasol
Colourist: Jess Ruasol
Music: Artlist.io
Medium Up by Daniel Dor
We Really Don’t Know by Brian Claxton
Sophy with the Sad Eyes by Amos Ever Hadani
Sous Le Soleil De Minuit by Curtis Cole feat. Loren Noyman
She Did It by Roger Rivas
The Tale of Tarzan & Jane 1979 by WEARETHEGOOD
Streets by Curtis Cole
Saturday Special by Skipp Whitman
Well Oiled Machine by Tony Balluff
Surefoot by Tony Balluff
Back to Reality by Okaya
Por Ti Vivire by Tania Matus
Dream Loop by Ariel Shalom
This Year by Brian Claxton
Come of Age by Bob Hart
Principal production funding from @ScreenAustralia in association with VicScreen.
Financed with the assistance of Scout Production Finance.
With support from @T2tea
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