Pictures & Words: Raymond Briggs and Jill Paton Walsh
From the collection of
Screen Archive South East at the University of Brighton collects, preserves, catalogues and provides public access to its collection of films and magic lantern slides. The collection charts the rise of screen culture in the region and the nation and captures many aspects of life, work and creativity in the South East from the late 19th century to the present day. It is available for research, screenings, creative re-use and commercial access.
Pictures & Words: Raymond Briggs and Jill Paton Walsh
An insightful conversation on writing, children's books and illustration.
A programme featuring Sussex based novelist and children's writer Jill Paton Walsh in conversation with author and illustrator Raymond Briggs. Together they discuss how they became writers and illustrators, their individual styles and their work with students and staff at the Polytechnic.
Note: There are Issues with intermittent loss of picture from the start of the programme which were present in the source videotape.
Once upon a time... How television celebrates the joy of reading
The magic of reading is all in the mind, with words and pictures lighting up our imaginations and taking us on extraordinary journeys without us ever having to leave our armchairs. And yet, the relationship between books and television has existed since the very beginning, with countless stories making the leap from page to screen and back again.
Picking up the baton from radio, television was the great entertainer and educator of the latter half of the 20th century. Dramatisations of literary classics and contemporary page-turners are a familiar fixture in TV schedules, but beyond the art of adaptation lie programmes that capture the joy of reading, that bring books to life and that take us behind the curtain to meet the beloved wizards and dreamweavers whose work delights us all.
This is no more the case than in the world of children’s books and, more broadly, learning to read. Within this collection, you will find documentaries and discussion programmes, government campaign films and local news reports, magazine shows and more. And at the heart of it all is the power of the story and the written word, and the simple, magical pleasure of reading and being read to.
Are you sitting comfortably? Then we’ll begin.
