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  • Media Screen Roundup – July 2015

    The monthly roundup of film and television publications compiled by Simon Baker, Institute of Historical Research, & published here at the BUFVC by Linda Kaye. In light of the current debate over BBC funding and production it’s interesting to note Roddy Flynn’s article on a similar discussions in Ireland in the 1960s. This article is […]

  • Making the Most of your ERA Licence

    Booking Now Open for Making the Most of Your ERA Licence Event, 7 October 2015 7 October 2015 BAFTA, Piccadilly, London On 7 of October 2015, The Educational Recording Agency (ERA) will host an event for ERA licensees from FE and HE institutions. The event – Making the Most of Your ERA Licence – will focus on […]

  • Media Screen Roundup – June 2015

    The monthly roundup of film and television publications compiled by Simon Baker, Institute of Historical Research, & published here at the BUFVC by Linda Kaye. This issue opens with a rather morbid work and sets the trend for other works in the issue. Michele Aaron’s Death and the moving image examines the representation of death, […]

  • Media Screen Roundup – May 2015

    The monthly roundup of film and television publications compiled by Simon Baker, Institute of Historical Research, & published here at the BUFVC by Linda Kaye. Music videos feature in articles by Vogel and Unger. While Vogel explores masculinity and race in Michael Jackson’s Black and White, Unger looks at K-Pop Girl Group Music Videos in […]

  • Media Screen Roundup – February 2015

    The monthly roundup of film and television publications compiled by Simon Baker, Institute of Historical Research, & published here at the BUFVC by Linda Kaye. Highlights in this month’s Roundup include a special forum in the Journal of Sport history entitled The Sports Documentary in/as Sport history covering contemporary sporting documentaries as well as sports […]

  • Jenny Barraclough event at BFI

    Jenny Barraclough: Filming Through the Cracks 11, 13 and 18 March 2015 The BFI Southbank is hosting a series of screenings and events celebrating the work of documentary filmmaker Jenny Barraclough. Man Alive: Gale Is Dead + And the Queen Passed By… 11 March 2015 6:10 PM Gale is Dead became something of a cult […]

  • New BUFVC Schools Membership

    Schools across the UK can join BUFVC and access a range of specialist membership services and support. Membership now includes access to BoB (Box of Broadcasts). BoB in Schools Membership allows schools to view and record well over 1.2 million TV and radio programmes (including foreign language content). Registered users can access an extensive archive […]

  • BBC Genome online

    The Beta version of the BBC Project Genome project has now gone live: http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ The site contains the BBC TV and radio listings information originally printed in Radio Times magazine between its launch in 1923 and 2009. The site can be searched by title, individuals, magazine issues and specific date ranges. It also includes cover […]

  • BBC radio drama listening events

    The British Library is hosting a short series of classic BBC radio drama listening events, in partnership with listening event specialists In the Dark and Bournemouth University’s Centre for Media History. At these free events, held at the British Library’s Foyle Suite, listeners can enjoy some outstanding archival recordings in a group setting, including Dylan […]

  • BoB maintenance completed – Thursday 17 July

    The BoB National service underwent an upgrade this morning, which is now complete.  Normal service has been resumed. Apologies for any inconvenience caused and please do get in touch if you experience any issues with the service at bob [@] bufvc dot ac dot uk