Elstree Studios: A Celebration of Film and Television

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Elstree Studios is a tribute to almost a century of film and television production at the studios. These renowned film studios have been home to some of the most successful and enduring film and television programmes produced in the UK, from Star Wars, Indiana Jones and The Avengers to The King's Speech and TV shows such as Strictly Come Dancing and Big Brother.
With contributions from actors, directors and behind-the.scenes personnel, this book traces the studios' history, from humble beginnings, through the golden age of film, tough times and the threat of closure to becoming London's go-to film and television studio today. This fascinating history is lavishly illustrated with over 250 photographs and film stills.

Published in association with the studios, this is a celebration of world-class film and TV, and provides an intriguing insight into the past glories and hurdles faced by Elstree Studios and the film and television industry, looking forward to an exciting future.

Author Bio

Paul Burton is a prolific writer, producer and theatre, film & TV historian. His previous credits include working with Gary Morecambe and the Eric Morecambe Estate on Eric Morecambe: Lost and Found (2012). More recently, Paul has worked as a writer, researcher and archivist on projects - including a TV documentary - relating to the Hippodrome Casino and Matcham Room in London. Paul has been working on projects relating to the history of Elstree Studios for a decade. His passion and enthusiasm for London's No.1 Film and Television Studio is well known to many in the industry, and to those who run the facility. Morris Bright is Chairman of the Board of Directors at Elstree Studios. Morris has worked as a journalist - both as a writer and broadcast journalist - for twenty-five years. He has written ten books, one of which, for the BBC, ranked within The Times newspaper's Top Ten bestsellers. Titles he has authored include the definitive histories of Pinewood Studios and Shepperton Studios. Morris continues to produce features and act as a consultant in film, television and other media and is a regular guest broadcaster on British television and radio. He is also a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.