The televisual legacy of Britain’s Austerity Olympics
…non-existent in Germany at that time, viewers had to visit one of 28 local television parlours that each received six hours of live daily transmissions. 126,000 tickets were counted over…
Our obsession with productivity and the quantified self
…been working to hit your daily goals, you can let your friends know too. As devices feed an endless stream of data back to users and manufacturers, every piece of…
Game over! Press start to continue?
…of Meditation Games—small games that can be played in an hour and are delivered to you daily—and have been enjoying this experience so far! From Danish developer IO Interactive, Mette…
Cinema and history: The Great Victorian Moving Picture Show
…one steady camera and no editing. The films were about daily life, often documenting normal activities instead of telling a narrative with well-thought-out characters like today’s films. We’ve come a…
Bringing Bradford to you: The varied, the vibrant and the virtual
…get your daily exercise. If so, look out for colourful and uplifting window dressings supporting those on the frontline, like this one spotted in Saltaire. #HelloSaltaire project brightening up the…
The ambassadors of inspiration
…This is now being done using the power of the internet. Daily, Ambassadors are a godsend to many teachers because they can provide real-life insight and guidance. I often tell…
A history of Granada Studios
…reviews suggested he was right to be sceptical, with the Daily Mirror reporting on 10 December 1960 (one day after the first broadcast) that the show was “doomed from the…
The significance of spiritualism in the work of William Hope
…through daily mantras. From ancient times up until a few decades ago, spiritualism existed as a religious system that connected the final stages of our lives to the afterlife. It…
This week in broadcasting history: The BBC began daily transmissions
The first broadcast was read by Arthur Burrows, known as Uncle Arthur. Having previously held a position as a journalist for the Oxford Times, Burrows joined the BBC as Director…
Top Secret: Ciphers from Ancient Greece to the Second World War
…an ‘S’. These letter codes would change daily, making it extremely difficult for the allied forces to understand Nazi plans… The ‘Bombe’ codebreaking machine, 1943 … Until March 1940, when…
IMAX comes to Europe: 40 years of Bradford’s biggest screen
…seen millions of visitors, with epic screenings of blockbusters—from the Harry Potter films to the latest Marvel adventures—to daily screenings of the ever-popular IMAX 45-minute documentaries. If you speak to…
Blog from the Basement: Meet the collections services team
…colleagues internally, with external professional networks and curious people. I am privileged to have access to such a fantastic collection daily! At the moment, I am working on the paper-based…