Guest of Honour Programme
Join us for a very special programme of films and talks reflecting our Guest of Honour.
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The Archivist
David "Doc" Rowe has spent decades preserving Britain's overlooked folk traditions. Now, with time running short, he faces a race to protect them.
  • Rob Curry, Tim Plester
  • 2026
  • Film Programme
Film
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The Archivist + Conversation
Join us for a special screening of the film, followed by a discussion with the directors, Rob Curry and Tim Plester.
  • Film Programme
Film
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The Eccentronic Research Council Live With Maxine Peake
Critically acclaimed stalwarts - nay, legends! - of the Sheffield Electronic music scene, the Eccentronic Research Council perform The Dreamcatcher Tapes live with Maxine Peake.
  • Talks Programme
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Maxine Peake in Conversation with Paul Sng
Actor Maxine Peake and filmmaker Paul Sng discuss how working class voices are represented in the media and on screen in the age of populism.
  • Talks Programme
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Nightcleaners
A groundbreaking record of the early 1970s campaign to unionize the women who cleaned London's office blocks at night, exploited and invisible.
  • Marc Karlin, Mary Kelly, James Scott, Humphery Trevelyan
  • 1975
  • Film Programme
Film
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Queens of the Coal Age: A Live Reading with Maxine Peake
Maxine Peake and guests perform a live reading from her play on the 1993 Parkside Colliery occupation, revisiting working-class resistance and its relevance today.
  • Talks Programme
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The Wanted 18
A Palestinian village buys eighteen cows to produce its own milk. The Israeli army declares them a threat to national security.
  • Paul Cowan, Amer Shomali
  • 2014
  • Film Programme
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