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Justin Smith

@justintpsmith.bsky.social
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Cultural historian. Prof of Cinema and Television History and Director of Research and Innovation Institute of Arts, Design and Performance at De Montfort University.

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filmisfabulous! @filmisfabulous.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
NME 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...
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filmisfabulous! @filmisfabulous.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Support 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-...
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filmisfabulous! @filmisfabulous.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
The 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.
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filmisfabulous! @filmisfabulous.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Morecambe 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.
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filmisfabulous! @filmisfabulous.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
To donate to 'Film Is Fabulous!', a charitable trust, please follow the link below filmisfabulous.org.uk/the-film-is-...
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filmisfabulous! @filmisfabulous.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Film 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...
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Missing Doctor Who Recovered | Film is Fabulous
https://filmisfabulous.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CJBALL_DOWNLOAD_BREAKFAST_BBC_13th_MARCH_2026.mp4
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filmisfabulous! @filmisfabulous.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
R3Store 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.
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Justin Smith @justintpsmith.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
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DMU 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
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filmisfabulous! @filmisfabulous.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
To learn more about the cataloguing process, please visit: filmisfabulous.org.uk/documenting-...
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Documenting Private Film Collections | Film is Fabulous
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filmisfabulous! @filmisfabulous.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
BIG 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.
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filmisfabulous! @filmisfabulous.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
3 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?...
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Justin Smith @justintpsmith.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Delighted 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/
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Justin Smith @justintpsmith.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
ANCXF, 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...
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The Birds That Wouldn’t Sing: Remembering the D-Day Wrens
This 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...
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Justin Smith @justintpsmith.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
L/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...
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The Birds That Wouldn’t Sing: Remembering the D-Day Wrens
This 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...
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Justin Smith @justintpsmith.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
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Nostalgic Leicester film festival to screen vintage lost TV episodes
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Justin Smith @justintpsmith.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
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Why the 20-year-old ‘Pride & Prejudice’ film still bewitches audiences today | CNN
Joe 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...
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Justin Smith @justintpsmith.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
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Television Festival Programme | Film is Fabulous
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DMU Archives and Rare Books @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Everyday 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
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Justin Smith @justintpsmith.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
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Vintage Television Festival | Film is Fabulous
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DMU Archives and Rare Books @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
What 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
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Justin Smith @justintpsmith.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Delighted 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...
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Austenmania! | Jane Austen's House
In 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...
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BAFTSS Adaptation SIG @adaptationsig.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
We'll be at BAFTSS 2025 with a fantastic panel on Adaptation in Global Contexts. Hope to see lots of you there!
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Seda Öz @ssedaozz.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Oscars' 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/adaptation
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Adaptation | Oxford Academic
Publishes academic articles, and film and book reviews, dealing with literature on screen from both a literary and film studies perspective.
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Justin Smith @justintpsmith.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
80 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...
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DMU Archives and Rare Books @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Introducing 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
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DMU Archives and Rare Books @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Fantastic 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
class of students looking at archives2 students looking at old technology
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Seda 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
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Justin Smith @justintpsmith.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
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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...
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Justin Smith @justintpsmith.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Delighted to be taking up a new role this new year as a Co-editor of the journal Adaptation academic.oup.com/adaptation
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Adaptation | Oxford Academic
Publishes academic articles, and film and book reviews, dealing with literature on screen from both a literary and film studies perspective.
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Justin Smith @justintpsmith.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
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Admiral Ramsay: ‘My Pilot face to face’ - Churchill College
A blog by Professor Justin Smith to mark the 80th anniversary of the death of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay.
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Open Book Publishers @openbookpublish.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
OUT 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
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