John Wyver writes: Two years ago I compiled a list of stuff - books, films, journalism, television, exhibitions, online elements - that I had enjoyed, appreciated, learned from and generally been cheered by over the previous twelve months. Herewith, more
John Wyver writes: a tiny present in the form of a short selection of readings and listenings, some seasonal and some not, that caught my attention over the past week. The image is 'The Nativity with the Prophets Isaiah more
John Wyver writes: taking this one week at a time, but nonetheless I'm pleased to offer a second selection of articles, podcasts and broadcasts that engaged or informed or challenged me during the past week. There is some hard-edged politics more
John Wyver writes: It's a long time since I compiled the weekly 'Sunday links' - indeed it's a long time since I wrote anything substantial here. But with the changing circumstances for the company (see News, below), I'm minded, more
In the new year a season at BFI Southbank is showcasing the weird and wonderful history of the Scala Cinema, and as part of this programmer (and our friend) Dick Fiddy has organised an afternoon on Saturday 13 more
Late last year saw the passing of legendary fashion designer, Vivianne Westwood. Westwood was best known for her eponymous fashion brand and for helping to shape the look of not only punk, but also the New Romantics of the 1980s. more
Having finished interviewing Iain Sinclair for our new retrospective film on London Orbital and packed up the filming equipment, we chatted to him as he told us the story of a screening of London Orbital in more
I hope it will not seem immodest if I enthuse here about a screening in Stratford-upon-Avon last Sunday of the Illuminations/Royal Shakespeare Company Macbeth that we made in 2000. This is a film version produced for Channel 4 more
As part of our 40th-anniversary celebrations a few months ago, we delved into our archive to highlight some of the famous and, in some cases, infamous moments we've brought to the small screen. Chief amongst these more
The final blog post for our 40th anniversary is an interview with Jeff Bezos circa 1998. This is the first time we've made this clip available and it's a fascinating glimpse of when Amazon was 'just' a bookshop but also more