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The exhibition 'The Story of Children’s Television from 1946 to Today', a collaboration between Dr. Helen Wheatley and Dr. Rachel Moseley and the Herbert Gallery, opens on Friday 22nd May
Friday 22nd of May sees the opening of the exhibition The Story of Children’s Television from 1946 to Today at the Herbert Gallery and Museum in Coventry. This exhibition is the result of a collaboration between Dr. Helen Wheatley and Dr. Rachel Moseley of the Department of Film and Television and the Centre for Television History, Heritage and Memory Research and colleagues at the Herbert and traces a fascinating history of children’s television, bringing together seven decades of iconic objects, memorabilia, merchandise, clips and images. From puppetry to CGI and live shows to dramas and fantasy, the exhibition looks at the programmes of our childhood and how children's television has helped to shape the way we view the world around us. The exhibition runs until the 15th of September in Coventry and then will tour museums in the UK until the end of 2017.
For more information: http://www.theherbert.org/whats-on/events-exhibitions/story-children’s-television-1946-today
Prof. Stella Bruzzi is visiting professor at Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
From April 27 - 30, 2015, Professor Stella Bruzzi visited Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic. She delivered several lectures and seminars on various research topics including Jackie Kennedy's pink suit;The Arbor; Men's Cinema; Man on Wire.
The Complete University Guide ranks us first in the country for Film and Television Studies
The Department is pleased to announce that we have been ranked first in the category of Dance, Drama and Cinematics by The Complete University Guide, an independent guide to third level education in the UK. For more information, and to see how the results are calculated, CLICK HERE.
Dr. Alastair Phillips takes part in roundtable event at Flatpack Film Festival on the benshi in Japanese cinema
Alastair Phillips recently took part in a roundtable event at the Flatpack Film Festival in Birmingham on the role of the benshi in classical Japanese cinema. He also introduced a rare screening of Yasujiro Ozu’s A Woman of Tokyo (1933). Find out more about the event HERE
Dr. Helen Wheatley featured in BBC Radio 4 programme on the occult in 60s and 70s Britain
On Saturday 25 April Dr. Helen Wheatley will feature in the Archive on 4 programme 'Black Aquarius', which examines the wave of interest in the occult in the popular culture of 1960s and 1970s Britain. Find more information about the programme HERE.
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