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Film: Tree of Tule (2012)
Digital Artefact
Gray, P. (2012). Film: Tree of Tule

While on his travels, an adventurous young boy meets a magical ancient tree and he embarks on a quest across Mexico to help the tree find a new home. Duration: 10’10”, Director & Producer: Paul Gray

Film: Halfway Home (2008)
Digital Artefact
Gray, P. (2008). Film: Halfway Home

34-year old Melanie lives with the knowledge she will die within 10 years due to autoimmune disease. Having survived a near fatal operation, Melanie escaped the stresses of city life to search for her ideal home for the time she has left – but it’s n... Read More about Film: Halfway Home.

Film: Skeins (2007)
Digital Artefact
Gray, P. (2007). Film: Skeins

From knitting on a crowded bus to pearling in a local pub, the public knitting craze has found its way to Scotland . But is it just a fashion fad or does it say more about our way of living than we could imagine? Duration: 10’15” Director Paul Gra... Read More about Film: Skeins.

Simulating Experiences of Displacement and Migration: Developing Immersive and Interactive Media Forms Around Factual Narratives (2019)
Journal Article
Blake, J. N. (2019). Simulating Experiences of Displacement and Migration: Developing Immersive and Interactive Media Forms Around Factual Narratives. International Journal of E-Politics, 10(1), 49-60. https://doi.org/10.4018/ijep.2019010104

Immigration is a highly politicised and emotive area of public discourse. During the peak of the so-called ‘Refugee Crisis’ in Europe, a number of EU politicians and mass media outlets manipulated the abstract idea of ‘the migrant’ as a scapegoat for... Read More about Simulating Experiences of Displacement and Migration: Developing Immersive and Interactive Media Forms Around Factual Narratives.

Film: On the Outside, Official Selection, Orlando Film Festival, Oct 2019 (2019)
Exhibition / Performance
Gray, P. Film: On the Outside, Official Selection, Orlando Film Festival, Oct 2019. [Video]. Exhibited at Orlando, USA. 17 September 2019 - 24 September 2019. (Unpublished)

On the Outside, Official Selection at the 14th Orlando Film Festival, 17-24 October 2017

Charlie Chaplin Lived here (UK Premiere) (2019)
Exhibition / Performance
Milne, L., & Martin, S. Charlie Chaplin Lived here (UK Premiere). [Film]. Exhibited at Exeter Phoenix, Exeter. 2 November 2019. (Unpublished)

UK Premiere of my feature documentary film, organised in association with the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum, University of Exeter. A loving and affectionate tribute exploring Scottish filmmaker Bill Douglas and his lifelong obsession with Charlie Cha... Read More about Charlie Chaplin Lived here (UK Premiere).

Our Future Scotland (2018)
Digital Artefact
Blake, J. (2018). Our Future Scotland. [Video and online digital content]

The 'Our Future Scotland' film project was commissioned by the Scotland’s Futures Forum at the Scottish Parliament in early 2018 and was designed to engage people to share their visions and aspirations for the future. The research project became a m... Read More about Our Future Scotland.

Too Much Drama Defining Film in UK Copyright Law (2020)
Journal Article
Sellors, C. P. (2020). Too Much Drama Defining Film in UK Copyright Law. Journal of Media Law, 12(2), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1080/17577632.2020.1831141

In Norowzian v Arks Ltd. (No.2) the Court of Appeal determined that the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 protects films as dramatic works. What, conceptually and in practice, this means is not clear. This article examines and compares the hist... Read More about Too Much Drama Defining Film in UK Copyright Law.

‘World’s long on academics, Morse, but woeful short of good detectives’: Lewis, Hathaway and Endeavour: The changing roles of Colin Dexter’s sidekick (2021)
Book Chapter
Bishop, D. (2021). ‘World’s long on academics, Morse, but woeful short of good detectives’: Lewis, Hathaway and Endeavour: The changing roles of Colin Dexter’s sidekick. In L. Andrew, & S. Saunders (Eds.), The Detective's Companion in Crime Fiction: A Study in Sidekicks (237-259). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74989-7

Bishop offers the first comprehensive analysis of the many variations of sidekick found in Colin Dexter’s Inspector Morse novels, and in the three television drama series based on his characters. Focusing on the range of approaches taken to represent... Read More about ‘World’s long on academics, Morse, but woeful short of good detectives’: Lewis, Hathaway and Endeavour: The changing roles of Colin Dexter’s sidekick.

TV drama: Doctors Series 14 Episode 24: Fragile Strength (2012)
Other
Bishop, D. (2012). TV drama: Doctors Series 14 Episode 24: Fragile Strength

Desperate to help her patient confront a debilitating illness, Elaine discovers that the cause might be very close to home. Heston and Godfrey have one last chance to go over their case before the trial, and Martin has a proposal for Julia.

TV drama: Doctors Series 12 Episode 221: Get Smart (2011)
Other
Bishop, D. (2011). TV drama: Doctors Series 12 Episode 221: Get Smart

Under pressure and with deadlines looming, Jack faces temptation and an ethical dilemma when he discovers a friend's new secret to success. Rob has to face Driver on his last day in CID, while Simon has an eventful first night on call.

TV drama: Doctors Series 12 Episode 146: Wasted Trip (2010)
Other
Bishop, D. (2010). TV drama: Doctors Series 12 Episode 146: Wasted Trip

Heston faces an ethical dilemma when an arthritis-ridden patient challenges his attitude to her pain relief. Jack and Immie's sibling argument spirals out of control with shocking consequences.

TV drama: Doctors Series 11, Episode 199: A Pill for Every Ill (2010)
Other
Bishop, D. (2010). TV drama: Doctors Series 11, Episode 199: A Pill for Every Ill

Simon finds himself out of his depth when treating a woman with extreme PMS symptoms, while Elise invites Immie to spend the night at her house. And Daniel has to apologise to Zara when his jealousy almost gets the better of him.

Sexual politics and the Eurovision Song Contest (2014)
Other
Kulpa, R. (2014). Sexual politics and the Eurovision Song Contest. https://eurovisionproject.wordpress.com/2014/04/28/sexual-politics-and-the-eurovision-song-contest/

In this post I would like to draw readers’ attention to the issue of how Eurovision is entangled with sexual politics in the new EUrope: how it sometimes is used as the marker of gay rights and freedoms vs. homophobia, as a rainbow-coloured symbol of... Read More about Sexual politics and the Eurovision Song Contest.

Brave New World (2016)
Book Chapter
Bishop, D. (2016). Brave New World. In Heroes Reborn. London: Titan Books

Three brand-new short stories based on the fascinating characters and rich mythology of NBC’s world-wide hit TV series Heroes, and the blockbuster event series Heroes Reborn. “Brave New World” (David Bishop) takes place a year after the fateful ev... Read More about Brave New World.

The violent, post-truth 2017 predicted in The Running Man? We’re living in it (2017)
Newspaper / Magazine
Bishop, D. (2017). The violent, post-truth 2017 predicted in The Running Man? We’re living in it. https://theconversation.com/the-violent-post-truth-2017-predicted-in-the-running-man-were-living-in-it-70726

Welcome to a world where fake news stories are used to manipulate public opinion. Dissent is no longer tolerated and all your communications are monitored; the economy is not functioning and reality TV is used to distract you from harsher realities.... Read More about The violent, post-truth 2017 predicted in The Running Man? We’re living in it.