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IPUP is committed to producing media output related to its research projects and partnerships with museums, galleries and the creative industries.

 

Simon Schama At IPUP

Historian and TV Presenter Simon Schama in conversation with Helen Weinstein at IPUP on history in the public realm and the school curriculum; academic writing in the ivory tower and the skills for scripting and making 'A History of Britain'; the future for IPUP and for history on the web.

Dan Snow At IPUP

Broadcaster and historian Dan Snow in conversation with Helen Weinstein at IPUP on history, its importance, and its relationship with the media.

Martin Davidson at IPUP

BBC Commissioner, Martin Davidson, speaking about the importance of ideas and content in packaging thepast for mass audiences on TV, and his role as a translator of academic work to make research into something everyone can watch and enjoy, as well as rising to the challenge of new digital platforms and widening audiences.

An Introduction to Shandy Hall

Patrick Wildgust in conversation with Helen Weinstein to introduce Shandy Hall, Coxwold, where Laurence Sterne wrote and lived.

The Black Page

A film produced by IPUP for an exhibition marking the 250th anniversary of the publication of the black page in Volume I, page 73 of Tristram Shandy: the page that announces the death of Parson Yorick.

Five Sisters

Helen Weinstein interviews artists Emma Biggs and Matthew Collings about their art installation in York St Mary's, the Five Sisters.

Cock and Bull Story

Helen Weinstein interviews the makers of the film A Cock and Bull Story, including the Director, Michael Winterbottom, and the Producer, Andrew Eaton.

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