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Plaid Cymru wants broadcasting powers devolved to Wales – how the conversation is changing
Writing in The Conversation, Jamie Medhurst, Professor of Film and Media, discusses how the result of the General Election could impact the ongoing debate about the devolution of broadcasting powers from Westminster to the Senedd
Read article![A.J. Odudu and Will Best present Big Brother on ITV. ITV](/en/tfts/news/news-article/file-20240429-16-j2i0m5-200x98.jpg)
Reality TV in the UK is almost dead – why The Traitors offers a last glimmer of hope
Writing in The Conversation, Professor Jamie Medhurst from the Department of Theatre, Film & Television Studies discusses reality TV in the UK and how shows like The Traitors could help reverse their declining popularity.
Read article![Matthew Tyler-Howells, Emily Hogg and Vic Kolbe (not pictured) won the Saving the Planet Award at the Royal Television Society Cymru Wales Awards 2024. Photo by Rahim Mastafa, RTS Cymru Wales](/en/tfts/news/news-article/Matthew-Tyler-Howells-and-Emily-Hogg-200x133.jpg)
Students win prestigious awards at Royal Television Society ceremony
Talented students and recent graduates from the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies have won awards at the Royal Television Society Cymru Wales annual awards ceremony.
Read article![BBC TV Panto, Dick Whittington, December 1937. Credit: Alexandra Palace Television Society Archive](/en/tfts/news/news-article/BBC,-Dick-Whittington,-Dec-1937.-Credit-Alexandra-Palace-Television-Society-Archive-200x110.png)
Enchanting Christmas television of the 1930s
For this festive article, Professor Jamie Medhurst from the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies takes a nostalgic look back at the long tradition of Christmas television programming from the BBC - including the live turkey-carving demonstration in 1936 and the world’s first TV pantomime in 1937.
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Doctor Who 60: show has always tapped into political issues – but never more so than in the 1970s
Writing in the Conversation, Prof Jamie Medhurst from the Department of Theatre, Film & Television Studies discusses how the show Doctor Who has always tapped into political issues – but never more so than in the 1970s.
Read article![The steps leading to Aberystwyth Arts Centre were transformed into the venue for a movie premiere during the filming of My Happy Ending.](/en/tfts/news/news-article/My-Happy-Ending---filming---web-version-200x111.jpg)
Sir Anthony Hopkins to deliver video message for Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies’ 50th anniversary event
Oscar-winning actor Sir Anthony Hopkins will deliver a video message to students who worked as crew on a new Andie MacDowell film shot in Aberystwyth as part of a special screening.
Read article![Students from Aberystwyth University’s Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies will attend the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space in June 2023](/en/tfts/news/news-article/Prague-Quadrennialweb-200x150.jpg)
Aberystwyth students set for international performance design festival
A group of Drama, Theatre and Performance Design students from Aberystwyth University will have an unrivalled opportunity to work alongside global artists, designers and theatre makers at a world-renowned festival in Czechia this month.
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