The history of television culture and production
The ADAPT Social Media Project team has now published their final report: ‘Adapting to Social Media: Commerce, Creativity and Competition in UK Television Production’ by James Bennett and Niki Strange (May 2018). The report is free to download here. The Read More …
The Centre for the History of Television Culture and Production at Royal Holloway, University of London, has teamed up with the television archive organisation, Kaleidoscope, to co-host an event marking the fortieth anniversary of the BBC children’s TV drama, Grange Read More …
Electric Cinema, Birmingham 22 March 2018, 6.30pm, Screen 2 The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) presents a special screening of the Ken Russell film, adapted for the BBC. Co-written by a young Melvyn Bragg, this ambitious work about the Read More …
Following the release of The Frighteners on DVD in May 2017 there have been four more releases this year in the Forgotten TV Drama DVD range (in association with Network). The second release comprised three Nigel Kneale plays. The Crunch Read More …
Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th November 2017 National Science and Media Museum, Bradford Pioneering ex-BBC television crews responsible for bringing colour into our homes in the late 1960s will bring TV history to life in the foyer Read More …
On 3rd and 4th November 2017 the Centre is co-hosting two events in Belfast. These include some Forgotten TV Dramas on the evening of 3rd November and an all-day Missing Believed Wiped event on 4th November, supported by Northern Ireland Screen, Film Hub NI and the Belfast Film Festival. On Read More …
The ADAPT team has been busily working with the BBC on their celebrations of the 50th anniversary of regular colour broadcasting in the UK. Coverage of the project, including highlights of recently edited OB simulation footage, appears on the BBC Read More …
ADAPT project leader Prof. John Ellis spoke about the ADAPT project at the Nordic Media Festival in Bergen on Fri 11 May in 2017. “In an ambitious experiment, 20 retired BBC employees filmed while recreating a simple live broadcast using Read More …
The Centre for the History of Television Culture and Production was officially opened on 22nd February at a launch event at the BFI Southbank. The event brought together television scholars and industry professionals, highlighting shared interests, mutual concerns and the Read More …
We are pleased to announce that the Centre for the History of Television Culture and Production will be officially opened at a reception at the BFI Southbank on Wednesday 22nd February 2017 from 5pm – 6.30pm. Speakers will include: James Read More …