The history of television culture and production
Lisa Lin’s book on changing production practices in Chinese television ‘Convergent Chinese Television Industries’ has recently been published. The book is based on Lisa’s PhD which was awarded in 2020. Further information on the book may be found here.
The UK’s largest immersive storytelling project StoryTrails is beginning its tour of the UK in 15 locations, starting in Omagh on 1-2 July 2022. Drawing on television archival material from the BBC, the BFI and regional collections, the project involves Read More …
The Department of Media Arts is happy to announce excellent results in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF). The department’s research outputs, which included books, journals and television productions linked to the work of the Centre, were ranked 2nd for Read More …
A Special Issue of the Journal of British Cinema and Television (Vol 19:2) on ‘Play for Today at 50’, edited by John Hill, has been published online. In addition to Hill’s contributions this volume includes a range of articles by Read More …
PhD researcher Rose Baker, in collaboration with the Belfast Film Festival and Northern Ireland Screen, will present an archival programme of television material broadcast on Ulster Television from the late-1950s to the late-1960s at the Irish Film Centre, Dublin, on Read More …
CALL FOR PAPERS CHANNEL 4 THEN AND NOW 23-24th September 2022 Channel 4’s first programmes were broadcast on 2 November 1982, 40 years ago. Royal Holloway University of London’s School of Performance and Digital Arts, and Centre for the History Read More …
Fifty of the next generation of UK creative talent have been recruited by StoryFutures Academy to help develop and deliver StoryTrails, a unique immersive storytelling experience for audiences in 15 town and cities across the UK as part of UNBOXED, Read More …
As part of her TECHNE-funded Collaborative Doctoral Award with the BFI and BBC, PhD researcher Katie Crosson has curated an overview of Play for Today for BBC Canvas which may be viewed here: https://canvas-story.bbcrewind.co.uk. /playfortodayat50/. Her post for the BFI Read More …
Play for Today at 50 Play for Today constitutes one of the most important series ever of British television drama. Beginning on BBC1 on Thursday 15 October 1970, it continued until 1984, running to over 300 individual plays and regularly Read More …
Registration is now open for Play for Today at 50, a free online symposium on the 14th and 15th October 2020. Registration for the symposium is free through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/play-for-today-at-50-tickets-122011059363 Play for Today constitutes one of the most important series Read More …