Intrepid investigative journalist Richard Layne returns to the Hippodrome Silent Film Festival to report on the films and the glamour of Silent Cinema in Bo’Ness, a model of what place and event can do together: a site of scholarship, restoration, fandom and even the commission of aspects of production, bringing together a cultural intersection of the local and the international. An unmissable event that I unfortunately had to miss but,  luckily for us, Richard was there and leaves no stone unturned.

The podcast may be listened to here:

The podcast can also be listened to on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/show/2zWZ7Egdy6xPCwHPHlOOaT

and on itunes here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/first-impressions-thinking-aloud-about-film/id1548559546

The Hippfest programme notes giving background on the films from this and previous years may be accessed here:

https://www.hippodromecinema.co.uk/silent-film-festival/programme-notes/

The performance of the “In Spring” score may be seen here:

Our own previous podcast on the festival may be accessed here:

Thinking Aloud About Film with Pamela Hutchinson on Hippfest

José Arroyo