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British Academy Television and Film Awards

10/05/2016

Dropped Mic at the BAFTAs

Who else inhaled audibly on Sunday night when Peter Kosminsky mentioned John Whittingdale? Who else wants to see his full speech plus a lil interview with some awkward filmmakers? I am one hundred percent done with any and all British and/or world politics at the moment but the BAFTAs made me sit up a little straighter, pick up a pen and write… Continue reading

Art, Complaints, DISCUSS., Government and Politics, May 2016, THE WORLD *head in hands*, TV, Videos

‘Wolf Hall’, ‘Wolf Hall’ BAFTA, BAFTAs 2016, British Academy Television and Film Awards, Indifferent Ignorance, John Whittingdale, Peter Kosminsky

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British Academy Television and Film Awards

Dropped Mic at the BAFTAs