BoB Curated Playlists
A growing collection of BoB Playlists specially curated by academics from a diverse range of disciplines.
A rich resource of collected clips and individual Television or radio broadcasts created by academics around specific subject areas or modules.
Featured Playlists
Experimental Radio: Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the BBC’s broadcast of The Comedy of Danger by Richard Hughes
Other Playlists
Teaching Research Methods through Popular Films
By Ninna Makrinov, Assistant Professor (Research Methods), Warwick University
Subject: Education
Women Writing UK TV Comedy
By Dr Laura Minor, School of Arts and Media, Salford University
Subject: Television Studies, Feminist Media Studies, Gender and Women Studies, Cultural Studies
Japanese Cinema after World War Two
Professor David Martin-Jones, University of Glasgow
Subject: Film studies, History, Japanese Studies, East Asian Studies
Reporting of the UK Illegal Migration Bill in Television News
By Ellie Baskerville, Dr Marina Morani and Dr Lizzy Willmington, School of Journalism, Cardiff University
Subjects: Journalism, Television Studies
The Business of Sport
By Dr Matthew Hindmarsh, Liverpool John Moores University
Subject: Business studies
Spatial Justice
By Professor Laura Vaughan, Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL
Subjects: Urban planning, Human geography, Urban history
Poverty and Inequality: UK Insights
By Dr Lee Gregory, University of Nottingham
Subjects: Sociology, Social Policy
Black British Culture
By Iris Wakulenko, London College of Communication
Subjects: Film studies, Media studies
Co-ordinating Complex Care: Nursing (Mental Health)
By Ass. Professor Victoria Skerrett, University of Birmingham
Subject: Nursing
Adventures in Cinematic Storytelling
By Dr Dominic Topp, University of Southampton
Subject: Film studies
Digital Learning
By Dr Wayne Barry, Learning and Teaching Enhancement, Canterbury Christ Church University
Subject: Education
The Art of Medicine
By Giskin Day, Principal Teaching Fellow, Imperial College London
Subjects: Medical humanities, Health humanities, Medicine, Nursing
Postcolonial Film and Geopolitical Contestation
By Dr Alex Hastie, Coventry University
Subject: Film studies
Chinese Whispers: China in Western Minds since 1300
By Dr Stephen McDowall, University of Edinburgh
Subject: Chinese studies
Essential Shakespeare
By Professor Nandini Das, University of Oxford, Exeter College
Subject: Literature
Rome to Renaissance
By Professor Jonathan Harris, Royal Holloway, University of London
Subject: History
Theology and Film
By Dr Stuart Jesson, York St John University
Subjects: Theology and Religious Studies
Africa, South of the Sahara
By Jennifer Skinner, Centre of African Studies, Cambridge University
Subject: African Studies
AHRC Disinformation project
By Dr Marina Morani, Dr Nikki Soo and Professor Stephen Cushion, Cardiff University
Subject: Journalism
Forensic Psychology
By Dr Kendra Meyer, Kingston University London
Subjects: Applied psychology, Criminology
BBC 100: Female Pioneers of Science
By Elaine Sinclair and Chris Lovell, BBC Archives
Subject: Gender and Women Studies
Miscarriages of Justice
By Professor Claire McGourlay, The University of Manchester
Subject: Law and Criminology
Supply Chain Management
By Dr Sarah Schiffling, Liverpool John Moores University
Subject: Business Management
Cultural Studies and Creative Industries
By Professor Margaretta Jolly, University of Sussex
Subjects: Cultural Studies and Creative Industries
Sport Concussion and Dementia
By Dr Clare Stevinson, Loughborough University
Subject: Sport and Health sciences
Mental Health in Sport
By Dr Clare Stevinson, Loughborough University
Subjects: Sport and Health sciences, Psychology
Gender, Media and Society: Contemporary Issues and Debates
By Professor Karen Ross, Newcastle University
Subjects: Television studies, Gender and Women’s studies, Sociology
A History of British Cooking Programmes
By Kevin Geddes, Edinburgh Napier University
Subjects: Television Studies, Food Studies, Media History
Courts and Criminal Justice
By Dr Elizabeth Peatfield, Liverpool John Moores University
Subjects: Sociology, Criminology
Cinéma-Monde: New Directions in French and Film Studies
By Dr Jamie Steele, Bath Spa University
Subjects: Film Studies, French Studies
Entrepreneurs and Innovators: From the Middle Ages to the Modern Day
By Dr Catherine Casson, The University of Manchester
Subject: Business studies
Grierson 50th Anniversary Must See Documentaries
By Carol Nahra, Royal Holloway, University of London and London College of Communication
Subject: Film studies
World Cinema: Contemporary Perspectives
By Dr Jamie Steele, Bath Spa University
Subject: Film Studies
Representing the American Civil War
By Dr Rachel Williams, University of Hull
Subject: American Studies
Tourism on Screen
By Professor David Martin-Jones, University of Glasgow
Subjects: Film studies, TV studies, Tourism studies
American Gothic
By Dr Kevin Corstorphine, University of Hull
Subjects: Film Studies, Television Studies, Gothic Studies
Popular Music, Media and Culture
By Dr Lucy Bennett, Cardiff University
Subjects: Media studies, Television studies
Discovering Lesbian Film History Through Mulholland Drive
By Dr. Clara Bradbury-Rance, King's College London
Subject: Film Studies
National and Transnational Spanish Cinema
By Professor Nuria Triana Toribio, University of Kent
Subjects: Hispanic Studies and Cinema
British Youth Culture
By Dr Ruth Adams, King’s College London
Subjects: Cultural studies, Creative industries
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Documentaries
By Professor Nathan Abrams, Bangor University
Subject: Film
South from the North: the Mexico-US Border and Beyond
By Professor Niamh Thornton, University of Liverpool
Subjects: Latin American studies, Television studies
Anarchist Themes in Film and Television
By Dr Chris Nunn, University of Greenwich
Subjects: Film and Television Studies
Storytelling in Film & Television
By Diane A. Rodgers, Sheffield Hallam University
Subjects: Film studies, Television studies, Media studies
Geography: Using a GeoCapabilities Approach for Additional Support Needs Students
By Don MacKeen, City of Glasgow College
Subjects: Education, Geography
Intelligence in Contemporary Politics
By Dr Claudia Hillebrand, Cardiff University
Subjects: Politics, International relations
Education and the Environment
By Dr Lynda Dunlop, University of York
Subject: Science education (primary and secondary)
Transformative Services of Botanic Gardens
By Nicholas Catahan, Edge Hill University
Subjects: Accountancy, Business and Marketing
Female Filmmakers: Non-fiction
By Iris Wakulenko, London College of Communication
Subjects: Film studies, TV studies, feminist studies, documentary film studies.
East Germany on-screen: before and after the end of Communism
By Dr Nick Hodgin, Cardiff University
Subject: German studies
HIV and AIDS: fear, community and hope
By Ant Babajee, Middlesex University
Subject: Health and Social Care
Alternative Media
By Diane A. Rodgers, Sheffield Hallam University
Subjects: Media studies, Television studies
Cultural Politics of Contemporary Hollywood
By Borte Tsogbadrakh and Hazel Ravu, with Dr Hannah Hamad, Cardiff University
Subjects: Film studies, Cultural studies
Marvel Studios’ Perfect Fit: Representing Gender in Contemporary Society
By Darcy Whitaker with Dr Rebecca Feasey, Bath Spa University
Subjects: Celebrity studies, Feminist media studies, Culture studies
John Boyega and Celebrity Activism
By Eleanor Coyne with Dr Rebecca Feasey, Bath Spa University
Subject: Film studies
Robert Pattinson: An Actor’s Conscious Diversion of Career Trajectory
By Joseph Michell with Dr Rebecca Feasey, Bath Spa University
Subject: Film studies
Feminisms and Television History
By Gabii Rayner and Tabby Down, with Dr Hannah Hamad, Cardiff University
Subjects: Television studies, Feminist studies
Fashion, Sustainability and Beauty
By Jennifer Williams-Baffoe, at University Arts London
Subject: Fashion
Chinese Politics and Society
By Thomas R Johnson, University of Sheffield
Subject: International Relations
Film and Existentialism
By Dr David Sorfa, University of Edinburgh
Subjects: Film studies, Philosophy
Stars, Stardom and Representation
By Dr Julie Lobalzo Wright, University of Warwick
Subjects: Film and Television Studies
Shakespeare: Performance and Politics
By Dr Ailsa Grant Ferguson, University of Brighton
Subject: Literature
Marketing Communications
By Stephen Raybould, Business School, Birmingham City University
Subject: Marketing Communications
Welsh History, Language and Cultures/Hanes, ieithoedd a diwylliannau Cymru
By Dr Lloyd Roderick, Aberystwyth University
Subjects: Welsh Literature, Language, History, Cultural Studies.
21st Century German Film Pasts, Presents and Futures
By Dr Elizabeth Ward, The Institute of Modern Languages Research, University of London
Subject: German Studies
Infertility and non-traditional family building on screen
By Dr Rebecca Feasey, Bath Spa University
Subjects: TV studies, Media Studies
Literature and Dance
By Dr Lynsey McCulluch, Coventry University
Subjects: English Literature, Dance Studies
Women and Theatre
By Dr Bridie Moore, University of Huddersfield
Subjects: Drama, Theatre studies, Performing Arts
Sustainability Marketing
By Stephen Raybould, Birmingham City University
Subjects: Marketing, Business studies
Race and Ethnicity on British TV 1970 - 1995
By Dr Gil Toffell, Learning on Screen
Subjects: Sociology, History, Cultural Studies, Media Studies, Human Geography
Angelina Jolie: Film Stardom, Gender, and Humanitarianism
By Dr Joshua Gulam, Liverpool Hope University
Subject: Film studies
Creative Immersive Storytelling and Human Trafficking
By Dr Shreepali Patel, Anglia Ruskin University, StoryLab
Subjects: investigative journalism, TV production techniques, experimental storytelling
Classical Music in Film
By Dr Jonathan Godsall, Royal Holloway, University of London
Subjects: Music, film