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David Forrest

@davidforrest.bsky.social
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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.

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Jennifer Williams @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
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Melanie Williams @britfilmmelanie.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
'If a piece of meat held between the finger and thumb of the gloved hand is offered to the hawk, it will probably bend down and pull at the meat with its beak.' Yep, I'm entering the falconry discourse with this piece on Kes for BFI www.bfi.org.uk/inside-the-a...
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How to train a kestrel: the original notes from the making of Kes
These production notes reveal how Ken Loach’s commitment to authenticity connected Billy Casper’s self-taught falconry on screen with first-time actor David Bradley’s own crash course in handling bird...
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arseblog @arseblog.com · 05/07/2026
This is just pure, unadulterated corruption. Nothing against Flo Balogun obviously, although I think it was red, but you can't pick and choose when rules apply. Belgium should be furious.
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Ian Greaves @greavesian.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
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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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.
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Will Kitchen @willkitchen.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Book cover reveal! The Films of Lindsay Anderson, EUP, 2025. @baftss.bsky.social
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Dr Jonny Smith @jsmithy64.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
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....
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‘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. ...
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
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...
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Amusing Ourselves to Death
Before getting to today’s article a couple of announcements.
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David Forrest @davidforrest.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
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.
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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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David Forrest @davidforrest.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
My first post! Very much looking forward to working on this with Melanie.
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