Science and Film-making

The essay reviews the literature, mostly historical, on the relationship between science and film-making, with a focus on the science documentary. It then discusses the circumstances of the emergence of the wildlife making-of documentary genre. The thesis examined here is that since the early days of cinema, film-making has evolved from being subordinate to science, to being an equal partner in the production of knowledge, controlled by non-scientists

Radio Times summary of a segment on the 1971 shortlist

Cuttings referring to Booker Prize shortlist, including review

London greets the cease-fire : spontaneous rejoicing at the conclusion of an unparalleled ordeal

Magazine clipping of a photograph shows a crowd of young men and women waving British flags, celebrating the cease-fire of World War I. Picture caption: "The manner in which the Great War was fought after 1916 has decided the nature of the century we live in."Image credited: Radio Times Hulton Picture LibraryTitle from caption