John Wyver writes: The usual weekly round-up of some of the stuff that has engaged and interested me over the past week; more literary than some weeks, and with much, mostly cultural, from across the Atlantic, but with some strong more
John Wyver writes: The successful series of screenings at BFI Southbank continues on Sunday, 18 January, with the first of three programmes of British feature films that offer imagined versions of television at its start. First up is more
John Wyver writes: The BFI Southbank season continues tomorrow, Thursday 15 January, with an early evening screening in NFT2 of two remarkable programmes. First is a 1970 edition of the BBC2 arts magazine series Review which features a more
John Wyver writes: Taking a break from posts about Magic Rays of Light, I am delighted to highlight another article of mine that has just been published in the latest edition of VIEW: Journal of European Television and Culture. more
John Wyver writes: Tonight in the Reuben Library at BFI Southbank, I am in conversation with BFI Television Curator Lisa Kerrigan talking about, of course, Magic Rays of Light: The Early Years of British Television, which was published more
John Wyver writes: too much politics today perhaps, but it's been that kind of a week; otherwise there are a couple of great film links and a terrific AI essay, along with other articles well worth your time. This week's more
John Wyver writes: Publication day! And just in time, my copies of Magic Rays of Light: The Early Years of Television in Britain arrived yesterday. Unsurprisingly perhaps, I am thrilled. The book feels substantial but not (I hope) intimidating; more
John Wyver writes: The Magic Rays of Light season at BFI Southbank kicks off tomorrow night, Thursday 8, with a programme of four documentaries made for the early television service. On what is also publication day for the more
John Wyver writes: Just ahead of the publication of Magic Rays of Light on Thursday, and the accompanying BFI Southbank season that starts the same day, I am delighted to share the first news of an international conference, more
John Wyver writes: My weekly round-up of stuff that has engaged me over the past seven days begins with a selection with rather less film and television than usual, although both feature, and a perhaps more eclectic range including the more