John Wyver writes: Just a reminder that BFI Members' booking for the BFI Southbank Magic Rays of Light season opens today at midday. Booking for everyone else opens on Thursday at the same time. You can book for the two more
John Wyver writes: Between an appearance by the ventriloquist D'Anselmi and a short programme called The Accompanist Speaks, with pianist Ivor Newton, television's main offering on the evening of Monday 28 November 1938 was the second edition (above) of the more
John Wyver writes: As noted earlier in the week, I have curated a screening season at BFI Southbank in January to tie in with the publication by Bloomsbury and the BFI of Magic Rays of Light: The Early Years of more
John Wyver writes: After a lengthy hiatus and posts concerned with other matters, we need to return our attention to the pre-war television schedules. So let's look back 88 years to Thursday 25 November 1937 when the high definition service more
We are thrilled to announce that Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker! and Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty have arrived - just in time for Christmas. Both spectacular films are now available to download or stream from our Film Shop - more
John Wyver writes: Exciting news just released by the British Film Institute: throughout January BFI Southbank has a season of documentaries and early feature films linked to the publication of my monograph Magic Rays of Light: The Early more
John Wyver writes: Some six weeks ago I posted a Call for Proposals for a one-day symposium about the films of the important documentary maker Robert Vas (above). My colleagues James Jordan and Eleni Liarou and I have received more
John Wyver writes: Three weeks ago the BBC released a report titled Our BBC, Our Future (link to the report's home page) which collated responses to an online questionnaire earlier in the year. 'We asked you to tell us more
John Wyver writes: Some of you will know that I have been very involved over the past months with attempts to reverse the wrong-headed changes to access at the BBC Written Archives Centre (above, with thanks to Ian Greaves for more
John Wyver writes: After yesterday's post about Television Comes to London, let's stay in the first week of the official high definition television from Alexandra Palace, and turn our attention to the afternoon of Friday 6 November 1936. This more