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Film studies ‘is a necessary part of life’ according to award-winning producer
The award-winning producer of the films City of God and The Constant Gardener, believes that the study of film is more than just an academic discipline. Donald Ranvaud made the comment after being conferred with an honorary doctorate during one of the University’s 2016 graduation ceremonies.
Public Festival of the Imagination marks 50 years of University of Warwick
A TV chef, a pioneer of Coventry’s musical heritage and a polar explorer and will be helping to highlight the contribution the University of Warwick has made at home and abroad since it was established 50 years ago.
University of Warwick Honorary Graduate Sir Peter Bazalgette on how class conflict popularised Big Brother in the UK
In the week of the Big Brother final we publish this podcast interview with Sir Peter Bazalgette who brought the Big Brother TV format to the UK. The interview was recorded on the occasion of him receiving his Honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of Warwick. He reflects on how Big Brother was predicted by the 1968 television play The Year of the Sex Olympics and how class conflict popularised Big Brother in the UK.