Alicia for President
Whisper it softly but the best drama on American television - or should that be television tout court? - is about to come to an end. Depending on quite how far along you are on More4 this side of the Atlantic, more
Whisper it softly but the best drama on American television - or should that be television tout court? - is about to come to an end. Depending on quite how far along you are on More4 this side of the Atlantic, more
I purchased my first artwork in, I believe, 1972. I'm not talking here about an Athena poster, but rather a print that I could just about imagine encountering in what was then London's only Tate Gallery. Not that I dared enter a more
If you are thinking of coming to the 'From Stage to Screen' workshop in Nottingham on Saturday, the details of which I posted yesterday, then the perfect prep for this would be to watch the 2013 more
I'm very much looking forward to this workshop on Saturday in Nottingham. The event is free but do please register online if you would like to attend - there are just a few places left. I hope there will be plenty of more
Last weekend was a touch busy, what with getting Prince Charles, Judi Dench and one or two others on screen, so forgive these Links being a couple of days late. • William Shakespeare, playwright and poet, is dead at more
Saturday night's celebration of Shakespeare on BBC Two and in cinemas, Shakespeare Live!: From the RSC, started life back in November 2013. Illuminations was not involved as a production company, but in my role as Director, Screen Productions for more
Next Saturday, 23 April, I am one of the producers on the Royal Shakespeare Company-BBC collaboration Shakespeare Live! From the RSC. It is going to be a great show, and you can see it at 8.30pm on BBC more
Links to interesting stuff from the past week. • How offshore firm helped billionaire change the art world for ever: the first of two stories about what the Panama Papers reveal about the high end of the art market, this more
I am fascinated by the history of early experiments towards television, including those made by one of the key pioneers John Logie Baird. One of the strangest tales that I have just been reminded of in my reading today concerns more
Given the dismal state of television criticism in this country, I guess I should not be surprised that BBC Two's Inside Obama's White House has not attracted more thoughtful attention than it appears to have done to date. For the Guardian Mark more