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Ellen Cheshire
Dec 21, 20241 min read
Lads of the Village: from stage to silent film to court
In 1919 a film version of the hit stage show Lads of the Village lurched into cinemas. The show had been touring the UK for two years...
Ellen Cheshire
May 7, 20201 min read
The Cinematologists - 100th anniversary
One of my fave podcasts, The Cinematologists, recently celebrated its 100th episode. I've been a fan from the outset enjoying both the...
Ellen Cheshire
Dec 7, 20191 min read
The Tall Guy - 30th anniversary revisit
It's been 30 years since I first saw The Tall Guy (1989) directed by Mel Smith from a script by Richard Curtis. It stars Emma Thompson...
Ellen Cheshire
May 6, 20191 min read
Perfect Night In
Neil Perryman host of podcast Perfect Night In invited me to plan my perfect night of television for his Desert Island Disc-style show......
Ellen Cheshire
Nov 22, 20181 min read
Charlie Chaplin - BBC World Service
Back in May 2013 I started working on Taschen's The Charlie Chaplin Archives edited by Paul Duncan. This was an amazing project for...
Ellen Cheshire
Nov 14, 20182 min read
Jane Campion - 25th Anniversary
2018 saw the publication of my book In the Scene: Jane Campion (Supernova Books/Aurora Metro, 2018). A book that has been 25 years in the...
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