Writer, researcher, mum, partner, Leftie, feminist, TV lover. Now at: [email protected] Prof. of TV at Uni of Leeds. Opinions my own.
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Dr Beth Johnson retweeted
Coming up this Thursday - Making of BBC Eid Live Online Q&A. Panel guests include Zulfi Karim (Bradford Central Mosque), Aaqil Ahmed @aaqil1969, Daisy Scalchi (Head of Commissioning, Religion and Ethics) and hosted by Beth Johnson. Full details here rts.org.uk/event/making-bbc-…
Dr Beth Johnson retweeted
Just over a week left to submit abstracts for this symposium. Deadline is July 4th! ✨
CALL FOR PAPERS: "What's Class Got to Do With It? Rethinking TV from the Inside Out"
- One-day symposium @LeedsUniMedia, 19 Sept 2025
- Keynote: @PhilipRalph9
- Abstracts (250 words) due 4 July at [email protected] @whatsonTVclass
- Registration is free (details TBA)
Dr Beth Johnson retweeted
Very excited to have a
CALL FOR PAPERS out: "What's Class Got to Do With It? Rethinking TV from the Inside Out" - One-day symposium @LeedsUniMedia
19 Sept 2025
- Keynote:
@PhilipRalph9
- Abstracts (250 words) due 4 July at [email protected]
- Registration is free
Dr Beth Johnson retweeted
CALL FOR PAPERS: "What's Class Got to Do With It? Rethinking TV from the Inside Out"
- One-day symposium @LeedsUniMedia, 19 Sept 2025
- Keynote: @PhilipRalph9
- Abstracts (250 words) due 4 July at [email protected] @whatsonTVclass
- Registration is free (details TBA)
Dr Beth Johnson retweeted
Tonight's the night we revisit the Bradford Aunties. Looking forward to hearing more about the project and the making of this BBC doc. FREE tickets here shorturl.at/V07g0
@bradford2025 @RTS_media @c_work_stories @pictureville_BD @womenzonebfd @bfdcityoffilm @UniofBradford
Dr Beth Johnson retweeted
Looking forward to the @RTSYorkshire1 @bradford2025 event next Tuesday, celebrating the brilliant contributors to #TheBradfordAunties. Do pop along if you can - should be a fun and insightful evening.
Looking forward to being joined by a fantastic panel of cast and creators for next weeks The Bradford Aunties: Revisited event @pictureville_BD
FREE TICKETS here: rts.org.uk/event/bradford-au…
@bradford2025 @c_work_stories @womenzonebfd @Bradford_TandA @bcbradio @TheUnitBradford
Dr Beth Johnson retweeted
🚨 NEW: Opportunities for the poorest young people in London far outstrip the rest of England, we have found.
Our new Opportunity Index reveals how the area young people grow up in shapes their life chances, with huge differences between constituencies across the country 🧵⬇️
Dr Beth Johnson retweeted
In the early 90’s I played ‘Sue’ in the first national tour of ‘Rita, Sue & Bob Too.’ It was surreal listening to Andrea Dunbars words again last night in her home city @bradford2025 What a wonder she was and what a joy to see the brilliant @KatMartin92 championing her work.
Dr Beth Johnson retweeted
💫ONE WEEK TO GO💫
✨CfP!✨ The @MeCCSARace and @meccsawmsn are inviting abstracts for our joint event Paradoxes of Visibility: Navigating Race, Gender and Power in the UK Political and Media Landscape. Full CfP here: tinyurl.com/4cp4xfbb
Dr Beth Johnson retweeted
Important research was released last week on working conditions within post production. Please read this article, share and make sure it gets to the people who need to see it. link to the full report is in the replies. Proud to have consulted on this.
theguardian.com/media/2025/j…
Dr Beth Johnson retweeted
our PI @BethLJohnson spoke at @QUBelfast on Friday on large, complex grants and the experience of our @ahrcpress project 'What's on? Rethinking class in the television industry' #Research 👏
Dr Beth Johnson retweeted
If you're in London on November 25th, and you want to hear me talk about Kes, regional filmmaking, class, and authorship, this might be the event for you: whatson.bfi.org.uk/online/de…
Dr Beth Johnson retweeted
TV and film particularly offers an opportunity to represent the lives and experiences of people from different backgrounds, but access to the top of this profession is not equal.
We found that 1 in 3 BAFTA-nominated actors were educated privately.
Dr Beth Johnson retweeted
🚨 Those from upper-middle-class backgrounds, and the privately-educated, are significantly overrepresented in the creative professions in the UK.
Our new research uncovers stark inequalities in access to careers in the creative industries, including television, film, and music 🧵
Dr Beth Johnson retweeted
Author of 'Reclaiming Female Authorship in Contemporary UK Television Comedy' on the @seriousfeather channel!
You can find more details on the book here:
edinburghuniversitypress.com…
Thank you @seriousfeather for having me on to discuss my book! Really enjoyed our conversation about female authorship in UK TV comedy 🎭 Check out the interview here tinyurl.com/2u7bvpmu
Dr Beth Johnson retweeted
Leeds/Bradford folks! We’re at the brilliant @leedsfilmfest and still have two more screenings; tomorrow and Weds - come through! 🤩#TheGirlWiththeNeedle
After a sold out screening of A Real Pain last night, we have 3 more #LIFF2024 screenings coming up at the historic @CottageRoad - The Girl with the Needle (13 Nov), Conclave (14 Nov) and Gloria! (17 Nov).
🎟️ bit.ly/LIFF2024CottageRoad
Dr Beth Johnson retweeted
Why is the #MAFSUK hashtag flooded with classist insults targeting women? My new @ConversationUK piece examines how these Twitter/X exchanges reveal deeper truths about class, gender, and British reality TV @MAFSUK #MAFS theconversation.com/married-…
Dr Beth Johnson retweeted
Was lovely discussing my research yesterday as part of the New Connections series, thanks @FilmUoS for hosting me, thank you @bellecobb for the thoughtful response and questions, to @baftss for supporting this research, and to everyone who came and asked questions!
