The BBC have shown a terrific documentary about the artist, Maggi Hambling. You can wtch it here

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000nx23

London’s Design Museum has an exhibition of the work of typographer, Margaret Calvert. You can read about the exhibition, here

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/oct/23/doyenne-of-design-how-margaret-calvert

Margaret Calvert, with Jock Kinneir, designed the typeface for motorway signage and also the the sign system for Britain’s railway network. This has been recently digitised across a range of weights and sizes.

If you are interested in the acceleration effects on design for the modern world, begin here

The BBC iplayer is showing a documnetray about the great American band-leader, Count Basie.

His was the smoothest of swing bands. You can watch the programme, here

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000nnyq/count-basie-through-his-own-eyes

The illustration, above, is from 1968 by Roger Law for the Sunday Times Magazine.

The BBC are showing a series of films which describe the history of slavery and its terrible legacy. You can watch the film here

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000ngf2/enslaved-with-samuel-l-jackson-series-1-2-a-precious-cargo

The BBC showed a great documentary about Toots and the birth of reggae. You can watch the film here

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ymljb/toots-and-the-maytals-reggae-got-soul

The BBC showed a great film about the singer, Teddy Pendergrast. You can watch it here

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000ngdj/teddy-pendergrass-if-you-dont-know-me

The Imagine strand of cultural documentaries has a new film about Marina Abramovic. You can watch it here

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000nh5l/imagine-2020-marina-abramovic-the-ugly-duckling

The BBCiplayer has a cool film about John and Yoko in NYC. You can watch it here

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b012mjpz/imagine-summer-2011-3-lennon-the-new-york-years

Mubi are streaming Jóhann Jóhannsson’s End of Summer (2014). Frozen wastes, sounds and super-8; Terrific.