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Dr Rachel Haworth @rahaworth.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Yesterday I gave a talk at the Voglia d’Italia society in Doncaster about what it is that is Brits love so much about Italian crime dramas. I had fun and we talked about locations, mise-en-scène, stereotypes, and teletourism.

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Dr Rachel Haworth @rahaworth.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Writing update: I now have 300 pages of notes for the Johnny Dorelli chapter, which consist mostly of screenshots & annotations of things in a Word Document. About 5,000 words on how many time he’s on TV between 1954 and 1976 and what for. The final chapter should only be 5,000 words… 😬 #AmWriting

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Dr Rachel Haworth @rahaworth.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

It is time. I’ve been stuck with the variety TV book of late, for all sorts of reasons. But I am determined to get unstuck. So diving in with Chapter 11, on Johnny Dorelli, and collecting some ideas. #AmWriting

Photograph of laptop screen showing a Word document with initial notes and a plan for a book chapter on singer Johnny Dorelli

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Dr Rachel Haworth @rahaworth.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I still would like to write something about the Beatles. And something else about Morecambe and Wise and European variety television tropes of the 1950s. #TooManyIdeasTooLittleTime

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Beatles Archive @beatlesarchive.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

The #Beatles, Milan, Italy, June 1965

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Dr Rachel Haworth @rahaworth.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

All my various hats/professional identities are converging at the Education through Podcasting conference, hosted at the University of Leeds. I’m talking about the TV Italian Style podcast, alternative ways of conducting research, & exploring academic identities through finding my podcasting voice.

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Engaging the public in humanities & social sciences feels more important than ever. So we are offering £8k grants for researchers to work with galleries, libraries, archives, museums or performing arts organisations to do this. Please help spread the word! www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...

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SHAPE Involve and Engage

A funding programme for innovative public engagement from the British Academy.

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Dr Rachel Haworth @rahaworth.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Bookmarking to read because yes, this

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Dr Rachel Haworth @rahaworth.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

In Cambridge today speaking at the Notes on Work conference. My paper is on the unseen labour of bringing music and literature to the Italian small screen as evidenced in Biblioteca di Studio Uno.

Photograph of Westminster college in Cambridge. Old brick building behind high black railings, with bright blue sunny sky behind

Pop up stand for the Notes on Work conference standing on the grass next to paving slabs

Leckhampton Hall at Corpus Christi College. Old red brick building with green garden and bushes and trees in leaf against a blue sky and well lit with sunshine which produces shadows across the front of the building.

Screenshot of the conference programme for 1 May

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BSHS @bshsnews.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

⏳ Two days left The BSHS Small Grants deadline is 31 March - don't miss the chance! Grants of £50–£500 are available to support research activities such as archival visits, research trips, or remote archive assistance. More info & application: bshs.org.uk/grants/#rese...

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Dr Rachel Haworth @rahaworth.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Tanti auguri alla regina Mina, che compie oggi 86 anni 🎂 And now for something a little bit different www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4cI...

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Mina - Nessun dorma (Official Video)

YouTube video by Mina Mazzini Official

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Dr Rachel Haworth @rahaworth.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Happening everywhere. Solidarity to colleagues affected ✊

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Dr Rachel Haworth @rahaworth.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

If anyone needs me this month and can’t find me, I’ll be watching Italian TV - Canzonissima is back 💜 www.rai.it/ufficiostamp...

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''Canzonissima''

Con Milly Carlucci da sabato 21 marzo

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Dr Rachel Haworth @rahaworth.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Tanti auguri a Johnny Dorelli! 89 today 🎉 And yes, in case you were wondering, there is indeed an episode of the TV Italian Style podcast on Johnny Dorelli if you want to learn more!

Black and white screen shot of Johnny Dorelli singing whilst sitting on a sofa

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Dr Rachel Haworth @rahaworth.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

This is certainly my experience of 2026

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Dr Rachel Haworth @rahaworth.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Wasn’t aware of this. Solidarity to colleagues affected.

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Dr Rachel Haworth @rahaworth.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Made lasagna for lunch. Can’t wait to eat it 😋

Lasagna in a large rectangular glass dish. The top is covered in melted, browned cheese. The dish is on a cooker top.

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Dr Rachel Haworth @rahaworth.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

What am I doing? Just resting my paws

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Dr Rachel Haworth @rahaworth.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

What am I actually doing today? marking PG Certificate in Academic Practice assignments. What do I wish I was doing today? Watching La Biblioteca di Studio Uno (1964) and writing about these four

Screenshot of the black and white cover of the Radiocorriere listings magazine from 1964, showing the four members of the Quartetto Cetra in period costume.

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Beatles Archive @beatlesarchive.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

The #Beatles in Italy, Genoa, 26 June 1965.

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Dr Rachel Haworth @rahaworth.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Spent some time today writing 2 abstracts: a conference paper on La Biblioteca di Studio Uno and the unseen labour of bringing music & literature to the small screen & a book chapter on the reframing of Marcello Mastroianni’s star image on Italian variety TV 59-76. Excited to get writing!

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Dr Rachel Haworth @rahaworth.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

So obviously the most important thing when writing a book is to procrastinate with the writing by thinking about a cover image. Option 1: this AI-generated interpretation of the prompt ‘Italian variety television 1950s, 60s, 70s’

A series of stylised squares on a beige theme, some with stylised images of faces. The squares resemble television screens.

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Dr Rachel Haworth @rahaworth.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Looking back at photos of better weather given all this rain

Canal reflecting a blue sky with white clouds lined with green trees on both sides

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Dr Rachel Haworth @rahaworth.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Thank you to everyone who keeps listening to the TV Italian Style podcast! I’m really pleased that the episodes are of interest and strike a chord. You can listen online via tvitalianstyle.wordpress.com - I recommend the less-listened to episodes, too (episodes H, P, Q, U and W!)

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TV Italian Style

Listen to the podcast and rediscover the golden age of Italian television

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Dr Rachel Haworth @rahaworth.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Been having a bit of an identity wobble of late - so have had a read of Stephen Gundle’s review of The Many Meanings of Mina. Not sure I feel like the pioneer and leading expert but if Stephen says it, then it bears thinking about!

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For those with an interest in Italian culture or Italian popular entertainment and music, this book will be a very welcome addition in an area that is, perhaps surprisingly, under-researched. Given Italy's strong association with music, it might be expected that popular song would be a key sub-field of Italian cultural studies. In fact, this is not the case and Haworth is one of only a handful of scholars to have made this her specialism. Indeed, she can be regarded as the pioneer and a leading expert in the field. Even in Italy, it must be said, most serious writing about popular music is conducted outside the academy by journalists and freelance authors. The reason for this marginalisation has nothing to do with the music itself, although there are many in Italy who do not conceal their preference for American and British sounds over domestic products, and everything to do with the way some cultural forms and media acquire legitimacy as objects of study while others struggle to gain the same recognition.

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Dr Rachel Haworth @rahaworth.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Urlatore Tony Dallara has passed away - RIP www.corriere.it/spettacoli/2...

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Open Library of Humanities @openlibhums.org · 15/01/2026

The Open Library of Humanities Open Access Award 2026. Applications for OLH funding of up to £500 are welcomed from individuals or organisations and may be used to help fund events, projects or activities on #OA or with an #openaccess component. 📅 Deadline 30/06: www.openlibhums.org/news/882/

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The OLH Open Access Award 2026: call for applications

The Open Library of Humanities (OLH) is proud to continue its work towards its open access mission across the globe with the OLH Open Access Award 2026, a fund dedicated …

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Dr Rachel Haworth @rahaworth.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Home from hospital. Staff were brilliant. I feel tired. What a start to 2026!

Photo of Pinderfields hospital at a distance at nighttime. In the foreground is the road to the hospital and zebra crossing. The road is lit with street lamps. Behind the buildings of the hospital are visible against a black sky.

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Dr Rachel Haworth @rahaworth.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Something from five years ago and the other place but I’m resharing here as a way of bookmarking and reminding myself that this goldmine exists: Explore more than 51M of artworks, artefacts, books, videos and sounds from across Europe t.co/vd94xJipJk

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https://www.europeana.eu/portal/en

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Dr Rachel Haworth @rahaworth.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Long day in hospital today so a flashback to a walk the other week and photos my husband captured of our local sparrow hawk on the hunt!

Photo of a hovering sparrow hawk hunting. The sun is catching the underside of the wings giving them a warm hue. The sky behind is clear and shows signs of an approaching sunset.

Another Photo of a hovering sparrow hawk hunting. The wings are in a V shape. The sun is catching the underside of the wings giving them a warm hue. The sky behind is clear and shows signs of an approaching sunset. There are power lines visible across the bottom half of the photo.

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Dr Rachel Haworth @rahaworth.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Poorly six and dreaming of better times

A green palm tree with a brown truck against a bright blue sunny sky. There is a little cloud too right and a chimney bottom left.

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Dr Rachel Haworth @rahaworth.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

The TV Italian Style podcast is coming up to its two year anniversary so here are the top five episodes, all of which you can still listen to via the podcast website: tvitalianstyle.wordpress.com

List of the top 5 episodes with numbers of listeners (episode J with 265, A with 183, I with 101, C with 90 and R with 71)

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Dr Rachel Haworth @rahaworth.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Nothing like a CFP to make you feel old. CFP - Turning Points in Media Studies: The Long 1990s in Global Internet Histories edited volume Nothing wrong with this one I know. And yet, I work on the long 1960s and that’s clearly history. The long 1990s were yesterday, no?

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an elderly woman is sitting at a table holding a pair of glasses and saying `` your an old lady now '' .

ALT: an elderly woman is sitting at a table holding a pair of glasses and saying `` your an old lady now '' .

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