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Politics on Film? Yes please!

“Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film does, and goes...

The Psychology of Performing Arts

Shakespeare, Marlowe, Racine, Moliere, Chekhov… famous playwrights whose plays are still...

Explore the landmark anniversary of D-Day: 75 Years in 2019

The year 2019 will mark the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, one of the most historic events in British...

Hair, Beautiful Hair

From elaborate powdered wigs to carefully sculpted handlebar moustaches, hair is the ultimate...

Et tu, Brute?

Feeling stabbed in the back by politics? Villain or revolutionary, some of history’s most...

The Evolution of the Bicycle

According to some historians it is almost 200 years since the first documented bike ride by Karl...

130 Years of Kodak, and the Philip de László Archive: hidden moments from the 20s & 30s

This September is the 130th anniversary of the founding of the Eastman Kodak Company (referred to...

Invented by Accident

Many of the things we enjoy in our daily lives were discovered by mistake. Bridgeman has an...

The Art of War (1914-18)

Representing the ravaged landscapes and soldiers who would never return, we bring you images by...

The Golden Age of Hollywood(land)

Hollywood, which represented not just a city, but also an industry, a lifestyle and,...


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