Pocket cinema: The Alchemists of Sound

November 19, 2013

Documentary The Alchemists of Sound about cult  BBC Radiophonic Workshop, originally founded back in 1958 as an audio department for effects and new music, features nice and rare insight view on the place of gathering of many British electronic composers, many of them being recognized nowadays as sound pioneers…

Pocket cinema: Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany documentary

July 8, 2011

BBC Four documentary ‘Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany’ is something you’re gonna watch more than once. Believe me…

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Photo bellow: Klaus Schulze

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Pocket cinema: The Genius of Photography documentary series, episodes 4-6

November 27, 2010

This is the second part of Pocket cinema section screening BBC documentary The Genius of Photography… If you’ve missed episodes covering early stages of photography history just click here – Pocket cinema: The Genius of Photography documentary series, episodes 1-3

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Photo above: Liz Shaking Fist at Ray by Richard Billingham (c)
Photo bellow: New Brighton by Martin Parr, Magnum (c)

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Pocket cinema: The Genius of Photography documentary series, episodes 1-3

Raise hands who like BBC documentaries on my blog… Oh, I see many hands, I’m satisfied… Well, I have great news for you! Here is one of the BBC latest documentary series The Genius of Photography.

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Photo above: Bichonnade Leaping by Jacques-Henri Lartigue
Jacques-Henri Lartigue Foundation (c)
Photo bellow: Motion Study by Eadweard Muybridge
Stanford University (c)

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