David Forrest
@davidforrest.bsky.social
Professor in Film and Television Studies - work on British cinema, television and literature with a focus on class and region.
Deputy VP Education at The University of Sheffield.
Football, fiction, music, running and cricket the rest of the time.
Deputy VP Education at The University of Sheffield.
Football, fiction, music, running and cricket the rest of the time.
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A very welcome repeat of this landmark 1992 series which also led to a BFI book of the same name. One of its researchers, Stephen Bourne, would be quick to point out it depended heavily on exploratory research of BBC files. You couldn't do that now.... www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Black and White in Colour: Television, Memory, Race - 1936-68
Documentary that explores, through archive clips and stories of performers, the contribution made by black and Asian people to TV. First broadcast in 1992.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 16, 2025 at 10:10 AM
A very welcome repeat of this landmark 1992 series which also led to a BFI book of the same name. One of its researchers, Stephen Bourne, would be quick to point out it depended heavily on exploratory research of BBC files. You couldn't do that now.... www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Book cover reveal! The Films of Lindsay Anderson, EUP, 2025. @baftss.bsky.social
July 30, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Book cover reveal! The Films of Lindsay Anderson, EUP, 2025. @baftss.bsky.social
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Delighted to have finally published a new journal article: ‘They’re knocking our life and times away!’ – ‘slum clearances’ & working-class spatiality in 1960s British cinema
Should be Open Access here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Should be Open Access here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
‘They’re knocking our life and times away!’ – ‘slum clearances’ & working-class spatiality in 1960s British cinema
This article explores the representation of post-war urban redevelopment in the 1960s British cinema, with a particular focus on the impact and legacy of ‘slum clearances’ in the North of England. ...
www.tandfonline.com
June 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Delighted to have finally published a new journal article: ‘They’re knocking our life and times away!’ – ‘slum clearances’ & working-class spatiality in 1960s British cinema
Should be Open Access here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Should be Open Access here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by David Forrest
New post just out:
"Amusing Ourselves to Death"
On the shift from a literate to visual culture, it's impact on politics and what we can do about it.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/a...
"Amusing Ourselves to Death"
On the shift from a literate to visual culture, it's impact on politics and what we can do about it.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/a...
Amusing Ourselves to Death
Before getting to today’s article a couple of announcements.
open.substack.com
March 23, 2025 at 9:01 AM
New post just out:
"Amusing Ourselves to Death"
On the shift from a literate to visual culture, it's impact on politics and what we can do about it.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/a...
"Amusing Ourselves to Death"
On the shift from a literate to visual culture, it's impact on politics and what we can do about it.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/a...
Some recent work from me www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... I’m exploring the ways that the experience of playing sport informs creative practice through the workof David Storey 🏉 and Barry Hines ⚽️ and about Northern masculinities, class, and mental health.
These sporting lives: David Storey, Barry Hines, and the case of the author-athlete
This article introduces the concept of the ‘author-athlete’ as a mechanism for examining the sporting narratives produced by authors who have experienced high level sport. This concept is examined ...
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February 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Some recent work from me www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... I’m exploring the ways that the experience of playing sport informs creative practice through the workof David Storey 🏉 and Barry Hines ⚽️ and about Northern masculinities, class, and mental health.
My first post!
Very much looking forward to working on this with Melanie.
Very much looking forward to working on this with Melanie.
Quick announcement: very pleased to have signed a contract to co-edit (with Dave Forrest) a new book series on British cinema for BFI. Further news to come, but in the meantime if you've got ideas for innovative books on any aspect of British film culture, do think about sending them our way!
a close up of a movie projector projecting a film
Alt: a close up of a movie projector projecting a film
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January 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
My first post!
Very much looking forward to working on this with Melanie.
Very much looking forward to working on this with Melanie.