Looking forward to this at the BFI next month: whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...

AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) - The Making of the National Archive: The First Century of the Public Record Office
phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2475...

Gurinder Chadha joined us in January for our @womensscreenwork.bsky.social In Frame discussion at BFI Southbank.
She's back at the BFI on Tuesday for this excellent programme:

whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...

Pet hate: when you see an interesting CFP then notice that the deadline is the next day...

If people are outraged that Andrew was lobbying the government, well, yeah, that's what the RF do for their own private interests, and continually get away with it. King Charles, Queen Elizabeth II are/were both guilty of this.

Promotional slide captioned “Ways of Working with the Wayback Machine, 9 February 2026, Internet Archive HQ,” with Internet Archive Europe and Wayback Machine logos at the top. The slide includes a photo of about ten adults seated in a bright room with large windows and wooden floors, arranged in a casual circle discussion. To the right is a graphic of a magnifying glass over a document icon.

🧵 Curious how researchers, journalists, and artists dig into the web’s past? 🌐

WAYS OF WORKING WITH THE WAYBACK MACHINE shows how the #WaybackMachine opens up a world of discovery and creativity.

Learn more ⤵️
www.internetarchive.eu/2026/02/18/w...

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#WebArchives #DigitalResearch

Sign the Petition Erasing a Word Erases a People: Reinstate Palestine in the British Museum

Please sign: www.change.org/p/erasing-a-...

Today I accidentally bought 14 oranges instead of 4.
That's my news.

National Lottery Because of You – Explore the BFI National Archive As part of National Lottery Open Week in March we are offering a rare chance to explore the BFI National Archive.

www.bfi.org.uk/competitions...

“I have made so little”: what the archives of two women filmmakers tell us about the film industry The paper archives of Gurinder Chadha and Tina Gharavi reveal both filmmakers’ prodigious creativity and dedication to their craft, but also the challenges and pushbacks they’ve faced in a male-domina...

Our @womensscreenwork.bsky.social post-doc, Dr Jessica Boyall, wrote this lovely piece about Gurinder Chadha and Tina Gharavi's archives held at Screencraft, BFI National Archive: www.bfi.org.uk/features/bey...

Wonderful last night of our Beyond the Frame: Women Filmmakers & their Archives season, BFI. We watched Bride & Prejudice with a lively audience then Gurinder Chadha Q&A, ending the night with Gurinder meeting artists Athen & Nina & seeing their Bend It installation. @womensscreenwork.bsky.social

Thrilled with wk 1 of Beyond The Frame: Women Filmmakers & their Archives. Last night we saw Tina's brilliant I Am Nasrine, after which she discussed her work & archive with @lindaruthwilliams.bsky.social @womensscreenwork.bsky.social
Amazing to bring women filmmakers' archives to cinema audiences

That's my Facebook and Twitter accounts finally deleted. Feels ok!

Athen Kardashian and Nina Mhach Durban

Artist duo, Athen & Nina, were commissioned by BFI Screencraft and supported by @womensscreenwork.bsky.social to respond to Bend It Like Beckham materials in the Gurinder Chadha Collection. If near Southbank, do take a look at their installation. Until 1st Feb.
whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...

My excellent colleague, Chantelle Boyea, introduced Tina Gharavi's short films last night, with some highlights from Tina's fascinating archive.
Come here Tina speak about her work and archive on Friday at the BFI!

BAFTA-nominated filmmaker Tina Gharavi donates personal collection to the BFI National Archive Gharavi was BAFTA-nominated for I Am Nasrine and her work focuses on the migrant experience, representation and storytelling.

Very please to share this BFI press release about Tina Gharavi's archive coming to the BFI National Archive. I am currently working on this collection - which is fascinating.
www.bfi.org.uk/news/bafta-n...

Mother Country | Official Trailer YouTube video by Bridge + Tunnel Productions

One of the highlights of the Beyond the Frame: Women Filmmakers and their Archives season (aside from Tina Gharavi being there in person!) is that Gharavi's Mother/Country will be screened: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPKY...

Woman with a Movie Camera is back! I'll be on a panel with BFI digital archivist, Grace Johnston, talking about the archives of Tina Gharavi and Gurinder Chadha, then we'll host an archive show and tell...

whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...

Come see this lovely short season at the BFI!
Beyond the Frame: Women Filmmakers & their Archives
As leading figures in British cinema, Tina Gharavi & Gurinder Chadha’s work remains relevant for both current and future audiences.
@womensscreenwork.bsky.social #BFI
whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...

Peter Watkins obituary: radical British filmmaker behind The War Game and Punishment Park The maverick filmmaker and pioneer of the docudrama, whose anti-establishment works redefined political cinema and challenged the very language of mass media, has died aged 90.

www.bfi.org.uk/features/pet...

PAST Surveillance and Society: Reading records against the grain Participants are invited to critically engage with case studies of a broad range of 20th century surveillance records at the archives

Interesting training event at TNA: PAST Surveillance and Society: Reading records against the grain - Participants are invited to critically engage with case studies of a broad range of 20th century surveillance records at the archives www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/past-surve...

The Materiality of the Archive: Creative Practice in Context The Materiality of the Archive is the first volume to bring together a range of methodological approaches to the materiality of archives, as a framework for their engagement, analysis and interpretati...

Very pleased that the book Sue and I edited, The Materiality of the Archive: Creative Practice in Context, has just come out in paperback (so a bit cheaper!).

www.routledge.com/The-Material...

‘La tapisserie, c’est moi’: Macron accused of putting politics first in Bayeux tapestry loan Organiser of petition says French president ignoring expert advice that artefact too fragile to be transported to UK

The British Museum is also to be held responsible for this decision - they should care about the potential/probably damage as much as the French conservators. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

The shooting script for Sally Potter’s Orlando Packed with notes, sketches and Polaroids, this shooting script for Sally Potter’s film of Virginia Woolf’s Orlando illustrates the complexity of one of cinema’s undersung roles: the script supervisor...

www.bfi.org.uk/features/sho...

What Isn’t at the V&A Storehouse You can’t escape it: this is the same colonial museum we know, in a shiny new suit

Interesting & critical review of the new V&A Storehouse by @profdanhicks.bsky.social

artreview.com/what-isnt-at...

Laura Mulvey to receive a BFI Fellowship The BFI’s highest honour recognises the huge global impact of Mulvey’s work through her groundbreaking writing and filmmaking, including her seminal essay ‘Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema’.

Laura Mulvey to receive the BFI Fellowship this year:
www.bfi.org.uk/news/laura-m...

Experimental Archives Conference - Kingston University, Uk Come explore the innovative and boundary-pushing world of experimental archives at Kingston University on 11th and 12th September 2025!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/experiment...

Woman’s memoirs give fascinating insight into life in 17th-century northern England Newly reunited manuscripts by Alice Thornton show how she navigated personal crises during tumultuous events such as the civil war

www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

Home working in school hols:
Me: I'm working & need to concentrate, don't interrupt for a bit.
5 mins later son runs to me:
Son: There's a big problem.
Me: What?
Son: I don't know how to say it, but I need you to come.
Me: Just tell me what it is.
Son: I've got a bit of slime stuck to a newspaper.