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Professor Mark Knights on the history of misconduct in public office

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:35:08 GMT

Professor Mark Knights, a leading expert on the history of corruption and misconduct in public office in Britain, explains that historically allegations follow a recurring pattern.

Dr David Wright and Dr Heidi Ashton on the Hodge review of the Arts Council England

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:30:00 GMT

Dr David Wright and Dr Heidi Ashton from the Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies give their reaction to Dame Margaret Hodge's review of the Arts Council England.

Dr Tom Hemingway gives his view on the 2025 Oscar nominations

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:39:23 GMT

Dr. Tom Hemingway, Teaching Fellow in Film and Television Studies at The University of Warwick gives his view on this year’s Oscar nominations.

Dr Tom Hemingway comments on the Star Wars franchise

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 10:38:00 GMT

Time has been kind to The Phantom Menace. This week’s 25th anniversary re-release of the 1999 Star Wars film demonstrates how perceptions around a film can change over time.

Professor David Wright comments on recent study by Art UK

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:48:16 GMT

In recent years, statues have tended to be in the news when they've come down, so it is really interesting to see a story about statues going up, and to see some positive outputs from the campaigns to diversify who is represented in our towns and cities.

Dr Heidi Ashton on abuse in music industry

Tue, 30 Jan 2024 15:52:31 GMT

The experiences of women in the music industry is part of an ongoing and pernicious issue in the Creative Industries more broadly.

Tom Hemingway discusses Oscar nominations

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 15:15:02 GMT

The big story from this morning’s Oscar nominations is the dual snub of Barbie’s Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig for Best Actress and Best Director respectively.

Dr Jen Baker on Lynda La Plante

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 09:36:46 GMT

Dr Jen Baker, who lectures on British crime fiction of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, particularly praised La Plante’s award as indicative of her keen grasp, exploitation, and representation of the gender politics long at play in the history of crime fiction writing.

Tom Hemingway comments on BAFTA nominations

Thu, 18 Jan 2024 15:31:00 GMT

This year’s BAFTA film nominations feature the usual mixture of expected nods and surprising snubs.

Dr Julie Labalzo-Wright comments on the upcoming Golden Globe Awards

Fri, 05 Jan 2024 16:20:00 GMT

Once the known as the awards show where film and television stars partied in a hotel banquet room, the Golden Globes had fallen on hard times in the last few years.