Tales from the forest

11th March 2026

John Wyver writes: In 2007 the great Polish director Andrzej Wajda, then in his early eighties, released Katyń, a historical drama about the massacre across thrtee months in 1940 of at least 14,000 Polish more

Tony Blair faces the camera

24th February 2026

John Wyver writes: I have hugely enjoyed Channel 4's The Tony Blair Story (broadcast last week and available on catch-up), for which the series director and narrator is Michael Waldman (who I should own is a friend). more

Robert Vas events: registration open

17th February 2026

John Wyver writes: Registration is now open for the one-day symposium on 27 March centred on the films of the great television documentary filmmaker Robert Vas. The symposium is complemented by a rare screening of Vas' remarkable film about the more

Coming up…

13th February 2026

John Wyver writes: In case any of the below is of interest, I thought it might be useful to detail the events I'm involved with over the coming months. It would be very good to see any of you present more

Dear BBC Archives…

6th February 2026

In a way, you're spoiling us - and we're grateful. 'Us' being the nerdy types fascinated by television's deep archive. For so long, because of rights restrictions and a general lack of interest, television's history, beyond select monetisable shows like more