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Richard Dhillon @drricharddhillon.bsky.social · 8h

Learning to project this term - teaching in Screen 1 at Warwick Arts Centre

Richard Dhillon @drricharddhillon.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Do any of you lovely folks happen to have a copy of Private Eye, issue 1659, dated 3 October 2025? I’m looking for the review of The Hack (ITV) in the EYE TV column. 📺 This is the issue’s cover:

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Richard Dhillon @drricharddhillon.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

A rant: One of the most frustrating things about the current academic job market is the lack of feedback on applications not shortlisted for interview.

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Richard Dhillon @drricharddhillon.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

A huge shoutout to the tool who yelled “batty man” at me from his car — nothing screams masculinity held together with masking tape like drive-by homophobia.

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Richard Dhillon @drricharddhillon.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I’m delighted to announce that I have just received another job rejection email.

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Illuminations @illuminations.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Dear BBC Archives... A letter to thank you for Mañana, the Ibsen collection and more, to express my disappointment at how in certain ways you fail to treat these precious fragments with proper respect, and to suggest how you could do things better. www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/dear-bbc-arc...

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Dear BBC Archives... - Illuminations

In a way, you’re spoiling us – and we’re grateful. ‘Us’ being the nerdy types fascinated by television’s deep archive. For so long, because of rights restrictions and a general lack of interest, telev...

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Richard Dhillon @drricharddhillon.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

10 years married to this beaut! 🥰

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

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…

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Richard Dhillon @drricharddhillon.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

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...

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Ian Greaves @greavesian.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

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...

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Historians dismayed by ‘scandal’ of BBC cutting access to...

Critics say new limit to trove of information sounds knell for independent research

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Richard Dhillon @drricharddhillon.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

I simply would not have had a thesis without this place ... 📺

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Richard Dhillon @drricharddhillon.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

📺 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:

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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...

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Richard Dhillon @drricharddhillon.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

"It's the end of civilization, true. But the television is superb." 📺 #rolli #television #cartoon

Line drawing by cartoonist Rolli. Two figures holding glasses facing one another. The caption reads: "It's the end of civilization, true. But the television is superb."

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Arthur Webber 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @bernietranders.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

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.

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Richard Dhillon @drricharddhillon.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Really looking forward to this whole issue. Two articles already available (Rebecca’s, and Faye Woods’s), #openaccess. 📺 EastEnders at 40, @cstonline.bsky.social

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Richard Dhillon @drricharddhillon.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

"to advocate against trans women is to advocate against equality" — @notaphaseorg.bsky.social

White and purple text on a black background.
HOW TO HELP IF YOU'RE A TRANS+ ALLY:

DONATE TO TRANS+ CAUSES

FUNDRAISE FOR TRANS+ CHARITIES

RESHARE HELPFUL RESOURCES

MARCH FOR TRANS+ RIGHTS

CONTACT YOUR MP SUPPORTING THE PROTECTION OF TRANS+ RIGHTS

DISRUPT UNCOMFORTABLE
CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS, LOVED ONES, AND COLLEAGUES

PURCHASE & READ TRANS+ LITERATURE

BE LOUD & PROUD
IN YOUR SUPPORT.

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Richard Dhillon @drricharddhillon.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

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...

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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

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Richard Dhillon @drricharddhillon.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

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!

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Richard Dhillon @drricharddhillon.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

From some viewing I did today at the BFI Mediatheque for a potential new project:

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Richard Dhillon @drricharddhillon.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

A scene from the life of an early career researcher; or, a covering letter.

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Richard Dhillon @drricharddhillon.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Chris Lang has knocked it out of the park – again.

Publicity photo for Unforgotten series 6.

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Richard Dhillon @drricharddhillon.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Feels like an appropriate time to give this another boost:

Rainbow banner hung on the railings of an unknown retail outlet. Large text on the banner: ‘We proudly support the LGBT+ community’, followed by smaller text: ‘whenever profitable and convenient’.

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Richard Dhillon @drricharddhillon.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Talking to a Stranger (BBC2, 1966) 📺 In my view, this is one of the most captivating pieces of television ever made. Currently on BBCiPlayer.

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Richard Dhillon @drricharddhillon.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Education: “at its best, it should be disruptive” Mona Siddiqui

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Richard Dhillon @drricharddhillon.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Mr Loverman (BBC, 2024) is just brilliant! Feel like it may have slipped under the radar a bit … www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

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Richard Dhillon @drricharddhillon.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Some of my 2024 telly highlights 3/3 📺 The Traitors - series 2 (BBC1) Tree on a Hill (S4C/BBC1) Truelove (Channel 4) Unforgotten - series 5 (ITV)

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Richard Dhillon @drricharddhillon.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Some of my 2024 telly highlights 2/3 📺 Lost Boys and Fairies (BBC1) Mr Bates vs. the Post Office (ITV) Sherwood - series 2 (BBC1) Slow Horses - series 4 (Apple TV+)