Richard Dhillon
@richarddhillon.bsky.social
Sessional Tutor, Film and Television Studies, Warwick. British/queer television and film histories. Not that kind of doctor. 📺 he/him
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/scapvc/film/staff/dhillon/
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/scapvc/film/staff/dhillon/
Pinned
Next April, I’ll be running @manchestermarathon.bsky.social to support the vital work of @tht.org.uk.
Fundraising page: www.justgiving.com/page/richard...
Fundraising page: www.justgiving.com/page/richard...
October 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
My notebook’s better than yours!
October 17, 2025 at 10:12 AM
My notebook’s better than yours!
10 years married to this beaut! 🥰
October 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
10 years married to this beaut! 🥰
Reposted by Richard Dhillon
The reason the Right are so invested in the myth that the arts have no value isn’t because the arts don’t generate wealth (they do); it’s that studying the arts teaches people to imagine better ways of judging the value of an idea than by counting how much money it makes…
October 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The reason the Right are so invested in the myth that the arts have no value isn’t because the arts don’t generate wealth (they do); it’s that studying the arts teaches people to imagine better ways of judging the value of an idea than by counting how much money it makes…
Next April, I’ll be running @manchestermarathon.bsky.social to support the vital work of @tht.org.uk.
Fundraising page: www.justgiving.com/page/richard...
Fundraising page: www.justgiving.com/page/richard...
October 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Next April, I’ll be running @manchestermarathon.bsky.social to support the vital work of @tht.org.uk.
Fundraising page: www.justgiving.com/page/richard...
Fundraising page: www.justgiving.com/page/richard...
A great piece from @katiecrosson.bsky.social, who, it’s safe to say, knows a thing or two about Play for Today. 📺
Play for Today is back – nine ways Channel 5 can make it as successful as the original
Channel 5 has a lot to live up to, but research into the original BBC drama series has inspired nine principles the new Play for Today should live by.
theconversation.com
September 3, 2025 at 10:07 AM
A great piece from @katiecrosson.bsky.social, who, it’s safe to say, knows a thing or two about Play for Today. 📺
Reposted by Richard Dhillon
Thank you to @theobserveruk.bsky.social for giving attention today to the campaign for independent access to the BBC Written Archives. The Corporation is still yet to engage with our argument and properly defend the policy shift. That is because it is indefensible. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Historians dismayed by ‘scandal’ of BBC cutting access to...
Critics say new limit to trove of information sounds knell for independent research
observer.co.uk
August 24, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Thank you to @theobserveruk.bsky.social for giving attention today to the campaign for independent access to the BBC Written Archives. The Corporation is still yet to engage with our argument and properly defend the policy shift. That is because it is indefensible. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Huge kudos to Channel 5, here – but the BBC needed to be running with this, long before now. 📺
Channel 5 revives BBC’s Play for Today to ‘help shape future of British drama’
Series aims to follow original in tackling ‘thornier issues’, and to support talent from lower-income backgrounds
www.theguardian.com
August 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Huge kudos to Channel 5, here – but the BBC needed to be running with this, long before now. 📺
I simply would not have had a thesis without this place ... 📺
August 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I simply would not have had a thesis without this place ... 📺
📺 An OPEN LETTER responding to the recent access restrictions at the BBC Written Archives Centre – changes that effectively mean an end to sustained research into histories of the BBC, and those of television more broadly. Read the letter, spread the word, and join the campaign here:
Open letter BBC Written Archives - August 2025
Join the campaign to protect the future of independent research at the BBC Written Archives Centre The following text is an open letter expressing the concern of historians and researchers about chan...
docs.google.com
August 18, 2025 at 11:21 AM
📺 An OPEN LETTER responding to the recent access restrictions at the BBC Written Archives Centre – changes that effectively mean an end to sustained research into histories of the BBC, and those of television more broadly. Read the letter, spread the word, and join the campaign here:
Ali Smith, Gliff (2024)
July 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Ali Smith, Gliff (2024)
July 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Reposted by Richard Dhillon
That Wes Streeting, a gay man who used to work at stonewall, is having to attempt to rebuild bridges with his own community because he burnt them by selling us out in the hope of getting his slimy hands on the keys to 10 Downing Street is shameful.
May he never be welcome in an LGBTQ+ space again.
May he never be welcome in an LGBTQ+ space again.
"(Wes Streeting) has taken steps to build bridges with the LGBT+ community and stakeholders by hosting constructive, open and honest roundtable discussions, and has set out his intention to maintain an open dialogue and to continue to listen to all views."
Every word is a lie.
Every word is a lie.
May 16, 2025 at 11:01 AM
That Wes Streeting, a gay man who used to work at stonewall, is having to attempt to rebuild bridges with his own community because he burnt them by selling us out in the hope of getting his slimy hands on the keys to 10 Downing Street is shameful.
May he never be welcome in an LGBTQ+ space again.
May he never be welcome in an LGBTQ+ space again.
Really looking forward to this whole issue. Two articles already available (Rebecca’s, and Faye Woods’s), #openaccess. 📺
EastEnders at 40, @cstonline.bsky.social
EastEnders at 40, @cstonline.bsky.social
My own article in my EastEnders at 40 special issue @cstonline.bsky.social is now online in open access
Solving ‘The Six’: EastEnders, convergence culture, and ‘forensic fandom’ #FanStudies
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Solving ‘The Six’: EastEnders, convergence culture, and ‘forensic fandom’ #FanStudies
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
May 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Really looking forward to this whole issue. Two articles already available (Rebecca’s, and Faye Woods’s), #openaccess. 📺
EastEnders at 40, @cstonline.bsky.social
EastEnders at 40, @cstonline.bsky.social
"to advocate against trans women is to advocate against equality" — @notaphaseorg.bsky.social
April 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"to advocate against trans women is to advocate against equality" — @notaphaseorg.bsky.social
Solidarity. Always.
April 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Solidarity. Always.
April 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Excellent funded PhD opportunity, working on a fascinating research project at @cujournmedcul.bsky.social in collaboration with Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales: 'The Reg and George archive: co-creating stories about love, care and LGBTQ+ relationships in later life'
www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
PhD Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Programme - PhD Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff University, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
April 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Excellent funded PhD opportunity, working on a fascinating research project at @cujournmedcul.bsky.social in collaboration with Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales: 'The Reg and George archive: co-creating stories about love, care and LGBTQ+ relationships in later life'
www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
Finally made it to the fabulous @queerbritain.bsky.social — and also managed to lose an hour in @unioftheartslondon.bsky.social’s brilliant Transcestry exhibition, celebrating 10 years of the Museum of Transology. It’s on until 11 May, and is well worth a trip!
April 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Finally made it to the fabulous @queerbritain.bsky.social — and also managed to lose an hour in @unioftheartslondon.bsky.social’s brilliant Transcestry exhibition, celebrating 10 years of the Museum of Transology. It’s on until 11 May, and is well worth a trip!
From some viewing I did today at the BFI Mediatheque for a potential new project:
April 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
From some viewing I did today at the BFI Mediatheque for a potential new project:
A scene from the life of an early career researcher; or, a covering letter.
March 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A scene from the life of an early career researcher; or, a covering letter.
Chris Lang has knocked it out of the park – again.
February 14, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Chris Lang has knocked it out of the park – again.
Feels like an appropriate time to give this another boost:
February 13, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Feels like an appropriate time to give this another boost: