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Spaces of Television researchers uncover ‘lost’ Ken Loach film

Spaces of Television researchers Leah Panos and Billy Smart today had the happy experience of coming across a 1973 BBC programme long believed to be lost, including a film directed by Ken Loach (featuring an early performance by Ben Kingsley). … Continue reading

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The Cherry Orchard (BBC, 1981)

Although only a handful of stage adaptations for British television were ever made on location on outside broadcast (OB), the technologies and working practices could also be used inside, as well as away from, the studio. This unusual method of … Continue reading

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Spaces of Television panel and papers at Westminster ‘Theatre Plays on British Television’ conference

Four presentations of ‘Spaces of Television’ research can be heard at the ‘Theatre Plays on British Television’ one-day conference at the University of Westminster on Friday 19 October. We are presenting a panel entitled ‘Spaces of television, spaces of theatre’: … Continue reading

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