Tag: Films Archives and archivistsThe Archivist’s Guide to Film: Target for TonightSunday 25 July 2021Eighty years ago, on 25 July 1941, the Ministry of Information released a film...Archives and archivistsThe Archivists’ Guide to Film: The Bridge on the River KwaiThursday 13 August 2020Correspondence between film companies and the War Office turns up in a number of...Behind the scenesMental Health on Record: A film created by young peopleMonday 16 December 2019‘Lunatic’, ‘hysterical’, ‘eccentric’, ‘imbecile’ are just some of the words which have been used...Behind the scenesThe ‘spider’ man’s legacy in British animationFriday 22 September 2017As briefs for commissioned films go, at first glance this is not the most...Records and researchA movie disaster: The Lackey and the LadyTuesday 27 September 2016This is the story of a film made nearly 100 years ago that culminated...Records and researchI want to believe: UFOs in the archiveFriday 22 January 2016Inspired by The X-Files we take a look at some of our own UFO...Records and researchTell Them Of Us: the story behind the filmTuesday 12 January 2016My great uncle, Robert Ashley Crowder, is one of the five names on the...Behind the scenes‘Lampson Unlocked’: the films of the revolution!Wednesday 25 March 2015All you budding thespians and artists, please take a look at the films below...Managing informationThe Information GameWednesday 10 December 2014Alan Turing. A name you might be familiar with. The mathematician with a penchant...Records and researchTreasury Island: the filmTuesday 25 November 2014We are always looking to make the records we hold as accessible as possible, particularly...Records and researchThe Hollywood battalion – part twoMonday 20 October 2014In the first part of this blog post we learnt that four well known...Records and researchTheatre of war: the drama of the Special Operations ExecutiveWednesday 6 August 2014It’s a bit glib to say so, but in some ways the Special Operations... 1 2 »