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Deputy Vice-President for Education (Student Experience) @sheffielduni, Professor in Film & Television Studies @shefenglish. Mundane tweets about sport, mainly.

Joined December 2008
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If you're in London on November 25th, and you want to hear me talk about Kes, regional filmmaking, class, and authorship, this might be the event for you: whatson.bfi.org.uk/online/de…
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Barry Hines' film Threads was first broadcast on the BBC 40 years ago today. This Archive on 4 documentary explores the making & legacy of the film, and features @davidsforrest talking about items from Hines' archive held here @unisheffieldlib bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00236…
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Myself and @DavidSForrest will be talking about our Estate Project today at 4pm @FestivalMind Spiegeltent in Sheffield. There's also an exhibition at @yartspace festivalofthemind.sheffield.…
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Myself and @DavidSForrest are discussing our Estate project @FestivalMind come along and join in.
Join us on a visual and textual exploration of working-class culture and landscapes through the lens of working-class writers. Read more: bit.ly/3MBTQnu #FOTM2024
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Join us on a visual and textual exploration of working-class culture and landscapes through the lens of working-class writers. Read more: bit.ly/3MBTQnu #FOTM2024
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So here's what I've been working on all summer...an hour digging into the creation & legacy of the incredible BBC-commissioned nuclear war film Threads, broadcast 40 years ago this month, with a soundtrack by Ghost Box Records. Artwork by Catrin James. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00236x…
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First author copies of Black Arsenal: Club, Culture, Identity. Amazing to see the physical outcome of nearly a decade researching @Arsenal and Black identity, difference and multiculture. A beautiful book by @wnbooks @orionbooks 🙏🏽
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We are *beyond* excited to announce that @FestivalMind is back this September! #FOTM2024 brings our pioneering research to life through immersive exhibitions, films, performances & more. Our amazing researchers work with local creatives, bringing you over 40 free events 🎉 Full details 👇 bit.ly/3SWRYcq
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Estate is a visual and textual project exploring working-class culture and landscapes through the lens of working-class writers. Patrick Murphy & @DavidSForrest will use Sheffield University @speccollshef Archives to create a new body of work: Estate. @FestivalMind
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New special issue of the Journal of British Cinema and TV on the British New Wave ed. by @BritFilmMelanie& @DavidSForrest out now! Featuring my article on Brenda and Doreen in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning - I can't wait to read all the others!
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Hooray! It was a real pleasure to co-edit and contribute to this issue. There is so much more to say about the British New Wave, and class and region in British film and TV - watch this space!
New special issue of Journal of British Cinema and Television, co-edited by @DavidSForrest and me, on the British New Wave, out now (with sexy Albert Finney on the cover too)! euppublishing.com/toc/jbctv/…
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What a brilliant job Dan’s done here - great piece 👏🏻
With a new book on Kes out by @DavidSForrest, Threads turning 40 and getting a new doc, plus @andothertweets re-publishing The Gatekeeper. I dive into the powerful yet often overlooked world of Barry Hines for @sheffieldtrib. +words from @KenLoachSixteen open.substack.com/pub/thetri…
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It was great to chair this panel and to hear such enlightening perspectives on what remains a hugely challenging but remarkable piece of TV drama. Big thanks to @showroomcinema for making it happen 👏🏻
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Are you an emerging documentary filmmaker who loves archive film? The Make Film History Challenge offers you access to 40 archive films for creative reuse. Make a short film (up to 3 mins) which reinterprets the archive in new and imaginative ways!
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My Billy and Kes sculpture got unveiled today in Barry Hines home village of Hoyland Common. It stands across from his former home which also features a blue plaque about him. 1/4
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Rob (@spectralfilms) and I are seeking the identity of the traffic warden in THREADS for a documentary on the film. If you know who played this iconic character or have any leads for us, we’d love to hear from you. Please email [email protected] with any information. Thanks!
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40 years of Threads! Screening and panel discussion @showroomcinema on June 6th: showroomworkstation.org.uk/t…
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Lovely busy screening of Kes with @DavidSForrest intro at the launch of his BFI Classics book last night at @showroomcinema! The book is out now and the excerpt we heard was wonderful!
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Really excited for this tonight! Featuring an introduction from @sheffielduni Professor @DavidSForrest, hot off the heels of his new book on Kes in the BFI Classic Film range. Head to the @showroomcinema for tickets!
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