film – Manchester Historian

In 1968 there were 55,000 men employed at Ford Motor Company’s Dagenham Factory and only 187 women. These female machinists were informed that their job had been degraded to ‘unskilled’ work resulting in reduced pay. Consequently, the women went out on strike demanding, quite rightly, their grading be changed, and that they be given the appropriate pay.

Lloyd Hammett reviews The Monuments Men and investigates how art and architecture have been affected by war.

Although not universally enjoyed, awards season has become a highlight on the calendar for many – despite being thousands or even hundreds of thousands of miles away from the events themselves. Charlotte Johnson explores why we are so enamoured with awards ceremonies.

Charlotte Johnson charts awards ceremony fashion through the decades.

Jack Crutcher reviews the Oscar-nominated, Golden Globe winning film, 12 Years A Slave. He looks why slavery has become a popular focal point of challenging cinema in the last couple of years.