Disaster at 37,000 feet
06 January 2020Cambridge University Library archive reveals the facts behind the Hollywood myths of 'The Aeronauts'
Cambridge University Library archive reveals the facts behind the Hollywood myths of 'The Aeronauts'
What is it that makes a movie successful? A faculty member from the Cambridge Judge Business School believes that the industry and experts are looking in the wrong places when it comes to measuring the financial gain of a film - so often the bottom line when determining a ‘hit’.
The persuasive powers of Cold War PR, until now little recognised or discussed, was the subject of a three-day conference at Cambridge University.
First it was the Dambusters raid, now Cambridge University’s Dr Hugh Hunt has helped to recreate ‘The Great Escape’ from Germany’s infamous Stalag Luft III.
Why have writers been so fascinated by cinema? What role might this 19th-century invention play in the digital age?
With the curtains just closed on the 40th Cambridge Greek Play since the 1880s, Greek classicist Simon Goldhill reflects on how this creative genre still speaks to a modern audience.