Book now for the British Silent Film Festival Symposium! atthepictures.photo.blog/2024/04/17/bri…

I'm still working on my Norwich Apocalypse project, after having photographed the bosses last week, but here's a taster:

'And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; and the

Why has it been so long since the last episode? Well... it's because one of our guests has been laid up with a nasty case of gout! He appears to be on the mend so will be hobbling into town next week to tell me all about his career flogging pornography in Soho in the 1980s.

Private Equity destroyed

Bernard Matthews
Cath Kidson
Comet
Debenhams
Flybe
Four Seasons Health Care
Maplin
Monarch Airlines
Paperchase
Planet Organic
Poundworld
Southern Cross
Thames Water
Toys R Us and more.
It now owns supermarkets. What will be next?
leftfootforward.org/2024/04/privat…

We are delighted to screen the new restoration of The Lavender Hill Mob, which was the only film that was unavailable during our Autumn season 'Celebrating Ealing Comedies'. On 29 March the film will be introduced by Lawrence Napper 🕷

29 March & 4 April
thegardencinema.co.uk/film/the-laven…

Make no mistake: the Tories’ introduction of photo ID to vote is designed to stop younger & historically marginalised people from voting. Do not let them.

The Mayoral election is 50 days away. Sign up for your free photo ID now & RT to raise awareness ⬇️
electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-ele…

Today I had visitors to my little home in the archives

Derek Bishton and Brian Homer delivered the Handsworth Self-Portraits archive. They brought a complete set of bromide prints and lots of lovely archive nuggets - including original prints from 1978 (complete with pin holes!)

Today I want to reiterate this important message:

London is a city that celebrates our diversity and values the rich contributions that people from all backgrounds make.

It makes us the greatest city in the world, and it makes me proud to be your Mayor.

Very happy to see this back on the London stage!

Stunning lineup for the Kennington Bioscope silent film weekend in April, including a a brand new 4K restoration of EAST LYNNE (1913) cinemamuseum.org.uk/2024/kenningto…

I am curating a series of online talks that brings together artists and scholars working with colonial archives.

We will be discussing the 'Archive as Material' on 6 and 7 March, and 'Archive as Institution' on 13 and 14 March.

Do help to share!

eventbrite.sg/e/archive-of-o…

We all passed our exams as well🤣 #CallTheMidwife

Do you love #FilmOnFilm ? Ever wanted to learn how to become a film conservator? There is a 6 month, paid trainee film conservator opportunity coming up at the #BFINationalArchive this April, see link for details and how to apply (closing date 20/2).

opportunities.creativeaccess.org.uk/jobs?search=BF…

'Exploring Cinema Memory' at BFI Southbank on Friday 1 March: reflections, presentations and discussions around memories of cinemagoing in the 30s. Film Studies @ QMUL LICA Sarah Neely Annette Kuhn imitating the dog Details and booking link: lancaster.ac.uk/fass/projects/…

Nice thread by Matt on how our new volume on masculinities in modern Britain takes the reactionary masculinities of the present as something to think through historically

Make no mistake: the Tories’ introduction of voter ID is designed to rig the next election by stopping younger and historically marginalised people from voting. Do not let them.

Sign up for your free photo ID now and RT to spread the word ⬇️ gov.uk/apply-for-phot…

Our book, Men and Masculinities in Modern Britain: A History for the Present, is OUT!! ✨
Loads of brilliant chapters/reflections/convos and an intro tying it all together

OA/free thanks to UCL Open Science and Scholarship UCL History and £25 hardback via Manchester University Press

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