Conference reflections

20th July 2026

John Wyver writes: Just over a fortnight since The Cultures of Early Television wrapped, with much – although far from all – of the admin done, and with the distractions of a weekend in Paris and the World Cup now more

The Sunday dozen

19th July 2026

John Wyver writes: Something of a catch-up today, and even so my posting is both late and melancholy. The past few weeks have been somewhat consumed by The Cultures of Early Television conference, and only now am I getting back more

The Sunday dozen

7th June 2026

John Wyver writes: Technical troubles meant that I missed posting last weekend - apologies. But I'm back today with another group of articles that have engaged and interested me, along with -- as a hommage to the changeable weather of more

The Sunday dozen

24th May 2026

John Wyver writes: Just leaving Provence now, which is why there was no Sunday dozen last week. I loved the landscape, and was struck time and again by memories of the artworks of Paul Cezanne. So here is 'Montagne Sainte-Victoire', more

The Sunday dozen

10th May 2026

John Wyver writes: I am in Provence, deep in the Luberon, which makes me appreciate all the more the wondrous Cezanne above, Hillside in Provence, about 1890-2, hanging in the National Gallery in London. Everywhere I look there are views more