Tag Archives: Richard Attenborough
A brief encounter with Richard Attenborough & his best friend Bryan Forbes
When the British Film Institute ran a Richard Attenborough retrospective back in the early 2000s, Sir Richard came to introduce every screening. The gesture seemed to capture his enthusiasm, modesty, kindness and warmth for cinema and audiences. At the screening … Continue reading
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Tagged bfi, british cinema, Bryan Forbes, cinema, FTW, Richard Attenborough, seance on a wet afternoon
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The Guinea Pig — experiments in schooling deprived teenagers
Looking at all the wistful posters for the new TV series, Jamie’s Dream School immediately made me think of the Boulting Brothers’ fascinating film sixty three year- old film The Guinea Pig — also for popular entertainment — about an … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Education, Film, Politics, TV, Uncategorized
Tagged 40s, Boulting Brothers, cinema, culture, elitism, film, FTW, grammar schools, politics, Richard Attenborough, tv
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