THE CULTURES OF EARLY TELEVISION Registration is now open for this two-day University of Westminster conference about television before the WWII in Britain, the United States, continental Europe and the Soviet Union. Registration is free via Eventbrite here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-cultur...

THE CULTURES OF EARLY TELEVISION Registration is now open for this two-day University of Westminster conference about television before the WWII in Britain, the United States, continental Europe and the Soviet Union. Registration is free via Eventbrite here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-cultur...

Scaffolding all down from one of my favourite London facades, Tournament House at Paddington.

Scaffolding all down from one of my favourite London facades, Tournament House at Paddington.

Very happy to reunite Magic Rays of Light with the original of the painting used on the cover, Harry Rutherford’s Starlight at BBC Written Archive Centre, Caversham.

Very happy to reunite Magic Rays of Light with the original of the painting used on the cover, Harry Rutherford’s Starlight at BBC Written Archive Centre, Caversham.

A fine morning for an AP visit

Another plug for this, which in addition to its specific tale attempts to start a discussion about the importance of seeing film and television histories as intimately entangled - and in this way reshaping the ways in which these histories have to date been largely developed separately.

British television in the endtimes of silent cinema, 1928-30 My words at Friday's British Silent Film Festival Symposium, arguing for the need to see cinema and TV histories as intimately entangled, in the late 1920s but also from the late 19C to today. www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/british-tele...

The Sunday dozen for Monday Bruce and (Richard) Brody, the 1930s Film Society and Jia Zhangke, Mint and The Pitt, the General Strike and Virginia Woolf, Artemis II and Altman, a story about French road signs, and a great cover of John Cage, and more... www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/the-sunday-d...

British television in the endtimes of silent cinema, 1928-30 My words at Friday's British Silent Film Festival Symposium, arguing for the need to see cinema and TV histories as intimately entangled, in the late 1920s but also from the late 19C to today. www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/british-tele...

The Sunday dozen Mint and The Pitt, a modernist brochure and an AI video, Virginia Woolf and the General Strike, Artemis II and road signs in France, and a pitch-perfect cover version of John Cage. www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/the-sunday-d...

The Sunday dozen Mint and The Pitt, a modernist brochure and an AI video, Virginia Woolf and the General Strike, Artemis II and road signs in France, and a pitch-perfect cover version of John Cage. www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/the-sunday-d...

Great list - I’ve read just 10 www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...

Worse than limited opening hours, it's the withdrawal of 2/3 of the archive for curiosity-driven research that is the real scandal for what is supposed to be a public-service organization.

Delighted to be going today to the British Silent Film Festival Symposium at the wonderful Cinema Museum to talk about... television. cinemamuseum.org.uk/scheduled/br...

Had never noticed before the wonderful lettering on the Mount Pleasant sorting office building; London locations on top; British places below. Glorious.

“We live in an era of polarisation and grift, of blatant lying and blaming institutions. But the British only got here by passing such milestones as the Brexit vote of 2016” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

ICYMI, this @timeshighered.bsky.social article was published just before the holidays. I know there's so much else going on in media, and the world more generally, but this remains an important issue.

ICYMI: last night's BBC Radio 4 Front Row with @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social chairing a discussion on early television with the BFI's Lisa Kerrigan, author Francis Spufford, legendary producer Joy Whitby - and me. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

ICYMI: last night's BBC Radio 4 Front Row with @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social chairing a discussion on early television with the BFI's Lisa Kerrigan, author Francis Spufford, legendary producer Joy Whitby - and me. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Electrickery! ⚡️ Easter Special BBC Front Row exploring the magical early years of TV.📺 with Joy Whitby (creator of Play School, Jackanory oh and Catweazle) Francis Spufford, Lisa Kerrigan and John Wyver…expertly produced by Tim Bano. 715pm or link after: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

A reminder of tonight's Front Row about early television, on BBC Radio 4 at 19.15. With me, curator Lisa Kerrigan; novelist Francis Spufford, and pioneer Joy Whitby. Many thanks to @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and producer Tim Bano for such an enjoyable experience. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

I mean, we got married over five years ago, and remain so. But still.

A reminder of tonight's Front Row about early television, on BBC Radio 4 at 19.15. With me, curator Lisa Kerrigan; novelist Francis Spufford, and pioneer Joy Whitby. Many thanks to @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and producer Tim Bano for such an enjoyable experience. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

The work of artist Ben Enwonwu is prominently featured in Tate Modern's 'Nigerian Modernism'. Today's blog post adds a footnote, highlighting Enwonwu's appearance in February 1948 on an edition of the BBC television series 'The Eye of the Artist'. www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/the-eye-of-t...

An Easter Sunday dozen for Easter Monday morning www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/an-easter-su...

Should have include this in the Sunday dozen, but didn’t…

Many thanks to John for the plug!

An Easter Sunday dozen Wishing everyone a happy and peaceful holiday weekend. www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/an-easter-su...

DTF St Louis (on Sky/NOW) is, well, truly weird - and that's a really good thing. Acute dialogue, surprising but never gratuitous plot shifts, oddball humour, great characters (including - especially - the cops), warmth and cynicism, an entirely unique tone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1XH...

A cutdown on p.20 of today's Times.

Many thanks @hetanshah.bsky.social and The British Academy; more details about the conference, including registration, coming next week.

Scholars urge BBC to rethink changes to archive access Matthew Reisz for @timeshighered.bsky.social on the profoundly problematic (my words) research restrictions at BBC Written Archives [£; but free to read if you register] www.timeshighereducation.com/news/scholar...

Another exemplary @theguardian.com feature from (as it happens, my daughter) Kate Wyver www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/a...

Scholars urge BBC to rethink changes to archive access Matthew Reisz for @timeshighered.bsky.social on the profoundly problematic (my words) research restrictions at BBC Written Archives [£; but free to read if you register] www.timeshighereducation.com/news/scholar...

Delighted to be taking part in BBC Radio 4's Front Row on Easter Monday, 6 April at 19.15. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... Chaired by Samira Ahmed, the programme is wholly dedicated to early television, with children's TV pioneer Joy Whitby, BFI TV curator Lisa Kerrigan, and author Frances Spufford.

Delighted to be taking part in BBC Radio 4's Front Row on Easter Monday, 6 April at 19.15. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... Chaired by Samira Ahmed, the programme is wholly dedicated to early television, with children's TV pioneer Joy Whitby, BFI TV curator Lisa Kerrigan, and author Frances Spufford.

Here's a local news write up about the WAC Campaign's submission to the Charter Review - twinned with the usual weak quote from the press office. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

For Monday morning…

The Sunday Dozen Late today I know, but here are recommended links about, am ong others, Grace Wyndham Goldie and Charles Urban, Vladimir and Rooster, Caillebotte and Emin, Jess and Morgs, baseball and LLMs. www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/the-sunday-d...

Image of the day / month / year by @jillphotola.bsky.social; I expect (and hope) to see this everywhere www.latimes.com/california/l...

Bruce Springsteen. #NoKings

Make us all proud, America.

And so it begins... (This in fact is good - and funny.) www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Truly remarkable.

Fascinating contrast currently btwn BBC1 + ITV 9pm Sun serials, both w new eps weekly/twice weekly (no series drops): Gone is traditional murder mystery; realist setting, plotting; largely rural; psychologically, emotionally complex characters; nostalgic in feel... www.itv.com/watch/gone/1...

Fascinating contrast currently btwn BBC1 + ITV 9pm Sun serials, both w new eps weekly/twice weekly (no series drops): Gone is traditional murder mystery; realist setting, plotting; largely rural; psychologically, emotionally complex characters; nostalgic in feel... www.itv.com/watch/gone/1...

The Sunday dozen for Monday morning. www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/the-sunday-d...

Final week for this exhibition at London’s Imperial War Museum; it’s an exemplary display of huge interest and significance