All Outputs (4)

Channel 4 at 40: The TV revolution (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Spicer, A. (2022, December). Channel 4 at 40: The TV revolution. Presented at Channel 4 at 40: The TV Revolution in Bristol, Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol

This is the full text of my opening introduction to a public-facing event at the Arnolfini Gallery on 3 December 2022 entitled 'Channel 4 at 40: The TV Revoution in Bristol'. In this overview I provide the social, political, cultural and historical... Read More about Channel 4 at 40: The TV revolution.

Exploring stardom: Sean Connery (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Spicer, A. (2022, September). Exploring stardom: Sean Connery

Sean Connery was one of a select few stars who have become an instantly recognisable cultural icon whose image and distinctive voice have penetrated deeply into global popular culture and public consciousness. Best known as the screen’s ‘first’ Ja... Read More about Exploring stardom: Sean Connery.

Bond and stardom (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Spicer, A. (2022, March). Bond and stardom. Presented at Cinematic Bond at 60: National and International Perspectives

Bond has become a modern and enduring folk hero and cultural icon, which has profound implications for the six actors who have played the role. In examining this, somewhat neglected, facet of that phenomenon – Bond and stardom – I argue that playing... Read More about Bond and stardom.

Public service broadcasters as place-makers and the politics of relocation (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Spicer, A. (2021, July). Public service broadcasters as place-makers and the politics of relocation. Presented at New Frontiers? Channel 4’s Move out of London, Online

This keynote discusses the place-making role of the UK's Public Service Broadcasters (PSBs). It argues that although PSBs are committed, by statute, to representing the diverse cultures of the UK's nations (Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) and i... Read More about Public service broadcasters as place-makers and the politics of relocation.