Why the BBC’s failure to edit the BAFTA slur highlights a need for better education and production protocols. BAFTA judge Jonte Richardson has announced his resignation following Sunday evening's controversial events during the awards ceremony. In a sharp critique of the incident, Richardson described the events during Sunday night’s awards ceremony as "utterly unforgivable."  Michael B Jordan & Delroy Lindo at the BAFTAs 2026 The Incident   The controversy arose during the p

As Director of Cornwall Film Festival, delivered by Mor Media Charity, I’m writing this to raise awareness of a quiet but serious issue facing the UK’s cultural landscape: independent cinemas have been excluded from the Government’s recent £1.5 billion investment in culture . Like many in the sector, we welcome this significant investment and recognise its potential to support sustainable cultural organisations that contribute to economic growth, wellbeing and social cohesion

Brief Encounter (1945), 1946 UK release, directed by David Lean, screenplay Noel Coward, starring Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard Written by ©Judith Noble, November 2025. Professor Emerita (Film and the Occult) Brief Encounter has classic status; one of the most beloved of British films; the ultimate weepie, British audiences cited it as the film most likely to make them cry. Its reputation has grown in the last forty years; time has changed our appreciation of it. It was mod