Black and White Minstrel Show, The (1958-78) - Screenonline
Running for an incredible 20 years, The Black and White Minstrel Show, evolved from the 'Swannee River' type minstrel radio show, developed into a 45-minute television format with …
BFI Screenonline: BBFC Classifications
In chronological order, this is a complete list of official BBFC classifications: U (1912-present) - This stood for 'Universal' and denoted that a film was suitable for everyone. A (1912-1982) - …
Johnny Go Home (1975) - Screenonline
The July 1975 screening of Yorkshire Television's Johnny Go Home across the ITV network had tremendous impact on viewers. That it is largely unknown by those not young enough to have …
Crown Court (1972-84) - Screenonline
The popular courtroom drama series Crown Court ran on ITV from 1972 to 1984. The twist was that though the cases were fictional, the jurors were real people drawn from a Granada TV …
BFI Screenonline: Brett, Jeremy (1933-1995) Biography
Actor. Born Peter Jeremy William Huggins on 3 November 1933, Jeremy Brett studied at Eton and the Central School of Speech and Drama before making his professional acting debut in 1954 …
BFI Screenonline: Cinemas and Cinemagoing
The first public performances of films before a paying audience in Great Britain began at the Polytechnic in Upper Regent Street, central London, on 21 February 1896. Consisting of short …
BFI Screenonline: Watch With Mother
At last the service became daily with the first episode of The Woodentops on Friday 9 September 1955. The classic Watch With Mother line-up was now in place: Picture Book on Monday; …
BFI Screenonline: Social Realism
Social Realism. Better than any other genre, social realism has shown us to ourselves, pushing the boundaries in the effort to put the experiences of real Britons on the screen, and shaping …
BFI Screenonline: Fallen Idol, The (1948)
The Fallen Idol (d. Carol Reed, 1948) brilliantly evokes the transition from pre-pubescent childhood to adolescence. Graham Greene based his script on 'The Basement Room', his …
BFI Screenonline: Long Good Friday, The (1979)
It might not have quite the iconic value of Get Carter (d. Mike Hodges, 1971) or the brash energy of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (d. Guy Ritchie, 1998), but for many The Long Good …