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Following on from Ieuan Franklin's excellent blog which discussed such mind-bendingly psychedelic Films on Four as Born of Fire (Jamil Dehlavi, 1987), Shadey (Phillip Saville, 1987) and Silent Scream (David...
Messages from Poland: Using, losing and resurrecting 'A Different World' In 1987 Channel 4 broadcast the nine-part documentary series, The Struggles for Poland. One of its parts, A Different World, is now...
Professor Michael Berkowitz looks at the hitsory behind Claude Lanzmann’s monumental 10-hour documentary 'Shoah' (1985) in the light of a new book dedicated to the film in the BFI Film Classics range:...
In March 2014 Channel 4 promised to let viewers share live the experience of being an astronaut on the International Space Station. Dr Michael Allen, Birkbeck, University of London, considers the perils and...
To celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the launch of Channel 4, in November the University of Portsmouth held a two-day conference dedicated to the output of the UK’s fourth terrestrial TV channel. Dr...
Taryn Storey looks behind the scenes of a digital collaboration between the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and Ravensbourne College. About the Author: Dr Taryn Storey was appointed Higher Education...
JS: Aside from your established track record in television, you’d done a stint as Head of the BFI Production Board in the late 1970s. Was film always a personal passion? What were your reasons for...
Although the idea of film funding wasn't directly discussed in the Annan Report which led to the creation of Channel 4, it was a passion of the Channel’s first Chief Executive, Jeremy Isaacs. In Europe...
Explore the history of women in British film and television production with our interactive timeline. [timeline_multiple title="ACT/T Timeline"] 1927 Cinematograph Films Act The Cinematograph Films Act...
[caption id="attachment_324" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="David Hare in conversation. Image courtesy Museo Reina Sofia "][/caption] David Hare’s Page Eight, which premiered at the Edinburgh...
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