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The entire newsreel archive of British Movietonews has been published on a Movietone YouTube channel by AP Archive who manage the collection. What does this mean? The publication of thousands of news...
British newsreels Newsreels were a regular feature of British cinema programmes between 1910 and 1979. For the first twenty years of their existence they were silent, with titles to introduce and describe...
Our books and special collections are available for consultation by researchers from BUFVC members. Find out here if your institution is in BUFVC membership, or consider taking out membership of the...
[caption id="attachment_1166" align="alignright" width="200"] News Theatre, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne c.1937[/caption] In the early 1930s people went to the cinema to watch the newsreels, to see...
Today we can watch the news at any time, from any place. 'News on demand' is one of many aspects of the digital revolution that is changing news production and distribution as we speak. In the late 1920s...
There is very little material on early sound newsreels and even less on this period of David Lean's career. Kevin Brownlow's book provides the most detail, the rest are glimpses and context. BUFVC pdf on...
Duration: September 2011 - July 2013 Funded by: BUFVC Partner(s): Associated Press Archive (AP) Key objectives: Publish 300 items of content from September 1973 from the United Press...
At the Oscars this year THE KING'S SPEECH was awarded the prize for best film, best director, best actor and best screenplay. Details of the night's awards can be accessed here. Director Tom Hooper’s film...
Bert Baker book collection The late Bert Baker, who wrote for The Morning Star and Variety (as Stuart Lane), amassed a notable collection of books relating to television and media studies. The collection of...
January 1930 Bi-weekly longer 'super edition' released alongside 'ordinary' edition. Required an expansion of the editorial team and likely that Lean joined now ...