In November 1940, German bombers destroyed much of the city centre of Coventry and reduced the city’s medieval cathedral to rubble. Just 22 years later, in May 1962, a new cathedral designed by Basil Spence was consecrated on the site. more
Play for Today was a series of single dramas broadcast by BBC Television between 1970 and 1984. These were years of crisis when the consensus politics of Britain's post-war world began to unravel, when industrial relations, education and the health service more
The show itself had Laurence Llewelyn Bowen look at the issues surrounding the exponential rise in tattooing across the UK. Once tattoos were the markers of transgression, of the exotic, of forbidden sexuality, Laurence looks at the many and various more
Illuminations were asked to make a series of short documentaries and dramas to illustrate the story of the theatrical scene that thrilled London between the 1570s and 1642. The Shakespearean London Theatres (ShaLT) tells the full story behind the vast more
Illuminations was commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery to make a short film with the artist Paul Emsley working in his studio on his painting of the Duchess of Cambridge in November 2012. The portrait was unveiled to the world's more
Written by Bart's biographers, this documentary for BBC 4 draws paints a vivid, poignant picture of the rise and fall of one of Britain's favourite songwriters. Drawing on his unseen personal archive and interviews the documentary also features contributions by Barbara more
Hear from the students and tutors on the course and why it offers such a unique approach to their training. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yceUgUYZUB4
Wadham celebrates academic excellence, diversity and independence within a progressive and liberal community. Illuminations teamed up with Wadham College to help promote these values and the college's commitment to attracting a diverse range of students. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JaN5c0Q0TE
Maximilian Schell was one of the most successful non-English speaking actors in the history of American cinema. He will perhaps be best remembered for his Oscar-winning performance in Stanley Kramer's Judgment at Nuremberg (1961). However, his more overlooked yet equally more