The history of television culture and production
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 …
J P Kelly has recently published an important article in Television and New Media entitled: ”This Title Is No Longer Available”: Preserving Television in the Streaming Age (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1527476420928480). This article examines several recent changes in the technological composition and market Read More …
Play for Today was launched on BBC1 in October 1970 and ran until 1984, commanding audiences of several millions. It is generally recognised to be one of the important series ever of British television dramas, responsible for over 300 single Read More …
Hands on Media History: A New Methodology in the Humanities and Social Sciences, edited by Nick Hall and John Ellis, and containing articles by ADAPT project researchers John Ellis, Nick Hall and Amanda Murphy, is now available as an open Read More …
Professor John Hill has secured an AHRC-funded TECHNE Collaborative Doctoral Award involving the Centre for the History of Television Culture and Production, Northern Ireland Screen and the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. Following the transfer of the majority of Read More …
The ADAPT TV Project, funded by the European Research Council and led by Professor John Ellis, has won an award for best online education resource at the Learning on Screen Awards 2019 for its ‘how television used to be made’ Read More …
As part of the ADAPT project into the history of the uses of television technology, both Tim Heath and Rowan Aust have now successfully completed their PhDs on the history of British television production practices. Tim’s research focused on the Read More …