FILMS OF FACT

Britain has long been recognised for its proud contribution to documentary cinema, yet its long tradition of scientific and medical documentaries remains underrepresented in the literature on nonfiction film. Films of Fact is the first in-depth history of the genr e, which began with amateur hobbyists in the early twentieth century, played a key role in government post-war health programmes, an d became a treasured part of popular culture with BBC2s Horizon and the programming of Channel 4. Central to the narrative is Paul Rotha, a pi...[Read more]