The history of television culture and production
John Hill and Lisa Kerrigan of the British Film Institute presented the results of a survey, conducted in association with the Media Studies Commission of FIAT/IFTA, of academic archival access and forms of research collaboration undertaken by members of Fédération 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 …
Broadcast only once – or at most twice – in a time before on-demand, catch-up or the video recorder, most of the drama made for British television up until the early 1980s has lain unseen for decades. Since 2013, the 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 …
In February 2017, Lez Cooke, John Hill and Billy Smart programmed a second season of ‘Forgotten Dramas’ at BFI Southbank as part of the AHRC-funded ‘History of Forgotten Television Drama in the UK’ project. Here they report on the screenings 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 …