Reposted by Justin Smithfilmisfabulous! @filmisfabulous.bsky.social · 19/06/2026NME Report on recent Beatles find! The Beatles’ missing 1964 ‘Top Of The Pops’ performance footage found Original 35mm film of 'Can't Buy Me Love' and 'You Can't Do That' will now be restored and returned to the BBC archives www.nme.com/news/music/t... 04514
Reposted by Justin Smithfilmisfabulous! @filmisfabulous.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Support Our Initiative Film is Fabulous! is a charitable trust. Its primary aim is to ensure that vulnerable film collections held privately in the U.K. are preserved when film collectors, and former industry professionals, pass away. filmisfabulous.org.uk/the-film-is-... 2215
Reposted by Justin Smithfilmisfabulous! @filmisfabulous.bsky.social · 12/05/2026The Morecambe and Wise Show Film is Fabulous! has collaborated with BBC Archives to return a recovered episode of The Morecambe and Wise Show from 1968. It will be shown on BBC Four and released on the BBC iPlayer on Thursday 14th May, at 8pm. 26716
Reposted by Justin Smithfilmisfabulous! @filmisfabulous.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Morecambe and Wise’s co-star Ann Hamilton, Morecambe and Wise’s co-star, is excited to see the lost episode. She has no memory of performing the sketch in which she plays Pauline, manageress of a nudist camp; a scene in which she stood behind a carefully positioned hedge. 1212
Reposted by Justin Smithfilmisfabulous! @filmisfabulous.bsky.social · 13/10/2025To donate to 'Film Is Fabulous!', a charitable trust, please follow the link below filmisfabulous.org.uk/the-film-is-... 411060
Reposted by Justin Smithfilmisfabulous! @filmisfabulous.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Film is Fabulous! will provide more insight into the restoration of the two recovered episodes of ‘The Daleks’ Master Plan’, prior to their release on BBC iPlayer. filmisfabulous.org.uk/missing-doct...filmisfabulous.org.ukMissing Doctor Who Recovered | Film is Fabuloushttps://filmisfabulous.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CJBALL_DOWNLOAD_BREAKFAST_BBC_13th_MARCH_2026.mp4 1366
Reposted by Justin Smithfilmisfabulous! @filmisfabulous.bsky.social · 23/03/2026R3Store Studios in London have delivered the two restored episodes of ‘The Daleks’ Master Plan’ to BBC Archives. The content is now being prepared for release on BBC iPlayer this Easter. The full details will be published shortly. 318747
Justin Smith @justintpsmith.bsky.social · 28/01/2026bsky.app/profile/dmus... @filmisfabulous.bsky.social 062
Reposted by Justin SmithDMU Archives and Rare Books @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social · 22/01/2026'Smoke me a kipper...!' Check out our latest display in the @librarydmu.bsky.social showcasing the St. Clare Collection, a fab trove of cult #TV scripts, incl. #DrWho #Blackadder #RedDwarf & more. #CultTV #TVscripts #TVhistory #CultClassics #ComedyTV #BritishTV #ThrowbackThursday #dmu_film_studies 152
Reposted by Justin Smithfilmisfabulous! @filmisfabulous.bsky.social · 23/10/2025To learn more about the cataloguing process, please visit: filmisfabulous.org.uk/documenting-...filmisfabulous.org.ukDocumenting Private Film Collections | Film is Fabuloushttps://vimeo.com/1067162332 0102
Reposted by Justin Smithfilmisfabulous! @filmisfabulous.bsky.social · 26/10/2025BIG SCREEN TIME The Film is Fabulous! team attended the latest London film collectors’ convention, where a combination of film dealers and screenings attracted enthusiast from across the country. 0394
Reposted by Justin Smithfilmisfabulous! @filmisfabulous.bsky.social · 12/10/20253 key members and trustees of the Film is Fabulous! team joined Tim of the 'Missing Episodes Podcast' Film collector John Franklin, De Montfort University’s Prof Justin Smith & Sue Malden, renowned former Head of Broadcast Archives at BBC YouTube Link youtu.be/CK02j_Mi6iE?... 139742
Justin Smith @justintpsmith.bsky.social · 04/10/2025Delighted to announce that Film is Fabulous! has been awarded charitable trust status - a significant step change enabling its work, in partnership with De Montfort University, Leicester, to enter an exciting new phase. More on our website…https://filmisfabulous.org.uk/the-film-is-fabulous-trust/ 010
Justin Smith @justintpsmith.bsky.social · 15/08/2025ANCXF, VJ Day, Minden, Germany 1945: ‘Big news – someone’s just been in and piped “Splice the Main Brace” for the Wrens as well as Matelots! We’ll all be typing upside down after that I should think! Still, it’s only once in a lifetime (I hope!).’ From: www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...openbookpublishers.comThe Birds That Wouldn’t Sing: Remembering the D-Day WrensThis compelling book offers a unique perspective on D-Day and its aftermath through the personal testimonies of the Wrens who worked for Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay during Operation Overlord. Drawing o... 000
Justin Smith @justintpsmith.bsky.social · 08/05/2025L/Wren Jean Irvine, Paris on VE-night: “All the shops and hotels stayed open and drinks were on the house. Lights shrouded for so long blazed all night, the fountains were turned on and floodlit and hundreds of people joined hands and danced in the water.” www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...openbookpublishers.comThe Birds That Wouldn’t Sing: Remembering the D-Day WrensThis compelling book offers a unique perspective on D-Day and its aftermath through the personal testimonies of the Wrens who worked for Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay during Operation Overlord. Drawing o... 000
Justin Smith @justintpsmith.bsky.social · 07/05/2025www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/ne...dmu.ac.ukNostalgic Leicester film festival to screen vintage lost TV episodesLost footage from a 000
Justin Smith @justintpsmith.bsky.social · 25/04/2025www.cnn.com/2025/04/19/e...cnn.comWhy the 20-year-old ‘Pride & Prejudice’ film still bewitches audiences today | CNNJoe Wright’s “Pride & Prejudice,” starring Keira Knightley, is returning to theaters. In an age of dating apps, we examine why the 2005 film adaptation of Jane Austen’s work continues to resonate with... 000
Justin Smith @justintpsmith.bsky.social · 25/04/2025filmisfabulous.org.uk/television-f...filmisfabulous.org.ukTelevision Festival Programme | Film is Fabuloushttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dX3hkSLHCc 000
Reposted by Justin SmithDMU Archives and Rare Books @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Everyday is different in @dmuleicester.bsky.social Special Colls whether it's sharing our fashion collections with textiles, tidying the stores or organising theatre programmes. Whatever it is we ❤️ #ArchivesToday (and tomorrow) for @arascot.bsky.social #Archive30 & #DMUat155 @librarydmu.bsky.social 053
Justin Smith @justintpsmith.bsky.social · 27/03/2025filmisfabulous.org.uk/vintage-tele...filmisfabulous.org.ukVintage Television Festival | Film is Fabuloushttps://vimeo.com/1069706021 000
Reposted by Justin SmithDMU Archives and Rare Books @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social · 28/02/2025What do Jane Austen's House, Tate Modern & Leices Adult Ed Ctre have in common? Our collections are featured in 3 exhibitions celebrating #art #film & @dmuleicester.bsky.social history! More here: ow.ly/ARA050V7u3t @librarydmu.bsky.social @justintpsmith.bsky.social @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social 0111
Justin Smith @justintpsmith.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Delighted that @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social has been able to contribute to this fabulous new exhibition celebrating Jane Austen’s 250th anniversary, thanks to support from the AHRC: janeaustens.house/display/aust...janeaustens.houseAustenmania! | Jane Austen's HouseIn Jane Austen's 250th birthday year, Jane Austen's House in Hampshire celebrates 30 years of the iconic Jane Austen adaptations of 1995: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion and Clu... 085
Reposted by Justin SmithBAFTSS Adaptation SIG @adaptationsig.bsky.social · 24/01/2025We'll be at BAFTSS 2025 with a fantastic panel on Adaptation in Global Contexts. Hope to see lots of you there! 073
Reposted by Justin SmithSeda Öz @ssedaozz.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Oscars' Best Adapted Screenplay noms are out! 🎥🍿 Looking for a writer to tackle a review on adapting history & Conclave for Adaptation. Interested? Email me at sedaoz@udel.edu! ✍️ #Oscars2025 #Conclave #AdaptationStudies academic.oup.com/adaptationacademic.oup.comAdaptation | Oxford AcademicPublishes academic articles, and film and book reviews, dealing with literature on screen from both a literary and film studies perspective. 034
Justin Smith @justintpsmith.bsky.social · 19/01/202580 years ago, with the Wrens of ANCXF, St. Germain-en-Laye. From The Birds That Wouldn’t Sing - Remembering the D-Day Wrens: www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116... 000
Reposted by Justin SmithDMU Archives and Rare Books @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Introducing our new Takeover blog series by @dmuleicester.bsky.social’s #PHRC, where experts share insights on our #photographichistory collections. This month a focus on the 1st stereoscopic images: See 👇 ow.ly/6Fhz50UGLa7 #PhotoThursday @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @beapichel.bsky.social 074
Reposted by Justin SmithDMU Archives and Rare Books @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Fantastic session with Rachel Higginbottom's MA Digital Design students exploring the potential for heritage inspired projects & beyond. What a great start to teaching in 2025 🤩 #librarydmu #archivehashtag @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @dmuleicester.bsky.social #digitaldesign #design 051
Reposted by Justin SmithSeda Öz @ssedaozz.bsky.social · 07/01/2025🎉 We’re thrilled to invite you to the launch of Adaptation in Turkish Literature, Cinema, and Media (Palgrave Macmillan, Dec 2024)! 📅 Date: Jan 15, 2024 ⏰ Time: 15:00 GMT / 10:00 EST 📍 Join via Zoom tedu.zoom.us/j/7095579612 Spread the word! #AdaptationStudies #PalgraveMacmillan #BookLaunch 031
Justin Smith @justintpsmith.bsky.social · 06/01/2025www.bdcmuseum.org.uk/news/in-a-sp...bdcmuseum.org.uk In a Spin with Zoetropes by Peter Domankiewicz Our new blog comes from PhD student and early film historian Peter Domankiewicz. Peter worked with us in the summer as part of his studies and researched some of our nineteenth century optical media c... 000
Justin Smith @justintpsmith.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Delighted to be taking up a new role this new year as a Co-editor of the journal Adaptation academic.oup.com/adaptationacademic.oup.comAdaptation | Oxford AcademicPublishes academic articles, and film and book reviews, dealing with literature on screen from both a literary and film studies perspective. 110
Justin Smith @justintpsmith.bsky.social · 02/01/2025www.chu.cam.ac.uk/news/archive... @openbookpublish.bsky.social www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...chu.cam.ac.ukAdmiral Ramsay: ‘My Pilot face to face’ - Churchill CollegeA blog by Professor Justin Smith to mark the 80th anniversary of the death of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay. 031
Reposted by Justin SmithOpen Book Publishers @openbookpublish.bsky.social · 19/12/2024OUT NOW: The Birds That Wouldn’t Sing: Remembering the D-Day Wrens by Justin Smith! This book offers a unique perspective on D-Day and its aftermath through the personal testimonies of the women serving in the Women’s Royal Naval Service (WRNS). Read it here: buff.ly/3BmXU92 121