Lillian Crawford
@lillcrawf.co.uk
Writer and curator • Stims Collective • PhD on Screen Two • Listen to Lillian • The Mind of the Doctor: Across the Neurodiverse Universe of Doctor Who • www.lillcrawf.co.uk • listentolillian.substack.com • [email protected]
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Listen to Lillian | Lillian Crawford | Substack
A blog and podcast by Lillian Crawford looking at the history and legacy of British cinema and television. Click to read Listen to Lillian, by Lillian Crawford, a Substack publication with hundreds of...
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You’ve been a long way away. Thank you for coming back to me.
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I am back at listentolillian.substack.com. I hope you will join me.
Such a treat to chat with Emerald Fennell about her favourite ‘Love Stories’ for the BFI. www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/e...
“There’s a kind of wet heat in there that you can feel”: Emerald Fennell on 7 films that influenced her version of Wuthering Heights
Emerald Fennell loves films that provoke a reaction, as her list of influences on “Wuthering Heights” goes to show. She talks us through seven films that – like Emily Brontë’s novel – are sure to unse...
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February 12, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Such a treat to chat with Emerald Fennell about her favourite ‘Love Stories’ for the BFI. www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/e...
I loved writing the programme notes for this upcoming screening of Freaks at the DCA, available to read now via the link. www.dca.org.uk/events/g9q-a...
Artist's Choice Screening: Dundead presents Freaks - Dundee Contemporary Arts
Andrew Gannon has selected Freaks as his Artist's Choice Screening for We Contain Multitudes, showing as February's Dundead screening. Gannon says - Tod Browning's Freaks, a film set in the world of a...
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February 12, 2026 at 5:36 PM
I loved writing the programme notes for this upcoming screening of Freaks at the DCA, available to read now via the link. www.dca.org.uk/events/g9q-a...
How did we get to Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights”? Following a delightful conversation with the maestra herself, I reflect on the history of adapting this glorious, sprawling novel including a few thoughts on the latest version that has got everyone talking.
Whither Wuthering Heights?
A history of adapting Emily Brontë's novel and how we got to Emerald Fennell.
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February 11, 2026 at 2:43 PM
How did we get to Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights”? Following a delightful conversation with the maestra herself, I reflect on the history of adapting this glorious, sprawling novel including a few thoughts on the latest version that has got everyone talking.
Film critic and writer @reaffirmsfaith.bsky.social is my guest this week on the podcast exploring the history of British cinema and culture. Her film selection is Bright Star (2009), the gorgeous biographical film about the relationship between John Keats and Fanny Brawne, directed by Jane Campion.
Bright Star (2009) with Fatima Sheriff
Listen now (59 mins) | This week's podcast explores the lyrical beauty of John Keats as represented in Jane Campion's sumptuous biographical film.
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February 11, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Film critic and writer @reaffirmsfaith.bsky.social is my guest this week on the podcast exploring the history of British cinema and culture. Her film selection is Bright Star (2009), the gorgeous biographical film about the relationship between John Keats and Fanny Brawne, directed by Jane Campion.
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You’ve been a long way away. Thank you for coming back to me.
I am back at listentolillian.substack.com. I hope you will join me.
I am back at listentolillian.substack.com. I hope you will join me.
Listen to Lillian | Lillian Crawford | Substack
A blog and podcast by Lillian Crawford looking at the history and legacy of British cinema and television. Click to read Listen to Lillian, by Lillian Crawford, a Substack publication with hundreds of...
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February 4, 2026 at 11:17 AM
You’ve been a long way away. Thank you for coming back to me.
I am back at listentolillian.substack.com. I hope you will join me.
I am back at listentolillian.substack.com. I hope you will join me.
My début book, The Mind of the Doctor: Across the Neurodiverse Universe of Doctor Who explores autistic and neurodivergent resonance in the greatest television series of all time, featuring personal reflections and interviews. It is available to pre-order now: www.hernebooks.com/product-page...
February 4, 2026 at 9:35 PM
My début book, The Mind of the Doctor: Across the Neurodiverse Universe of Doctor Who explores autistic and neurodivergent resonance in the greatest television series of all time, featuring personal reflections and interviews. It is available to pre-order now: www.hernebooks.com/product-page...
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Incredible film, it’ll rip your face off
@daveyjenkins.bsky.social joined me to discuss one of the greatest television single plays ever made: Alan Clarke’s Road.
Road (1987) with David Jenkins
Listen now (61 mins) | The Listen to Lillian relaunches with an episode exploring a teleplay masterpiece.
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February 4, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Incredible film, it’ll rip your face off
This week’s essay is a lengthy reflection on my relationship with Derek Jarman and his home, Prospect Cottage.
Come into The Garden
On my relationship to Derek Jarman and his Dungeness home, Prospect Cottage.
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February 4, 2026 at 11:32 AM
This week’s essay is a lengthy reflection on my relationship with Derek Jarman and his home, Prospect Cottage.
The latest episode of the Listen to Lillian podcast is a Tilda Swinton special featuring Madeleine Wulfahrt. We discuss the poetic brilliance of Derek Jarman’s Caravaggio and Sally Potter’s Orlando.
Caravaggio (1986) and Orlando (1992) with Madeleine Wulfahrt
Listen now (50 mins) | This week's episode is a double-feature Tilda Swinton special.
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February 4, 2026 at 11:31 AM
The latest episode of the Listen to Lillian podcast is a Tilda Swinton special featuring Madeleine Wulfahrt. We discuss the poetic brilliance of Derek Jarman’s Caravaggio and Sally Potter’s Orlando.
The second feature essay for Listen to Lillian explores the history of adapting Jane Austen’s works, including two Screen Two productions: Northanger Abbey and Persuasion.
Austen & Adaptation
A tour of cinematic interpretations of Jane Austen in Britain and across the pond.
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February 4, 2026 at 11:27 AM
The second feature essay for Listen to Lillian explores the history of adapting Jane Austen’s works, including two Screen Two productions: Northanger Abbey and Persuasion.
The second episode of the Listen to Lillian podcast features the wonderful @lauravenning.bsky.social discussing one of the most formidable Jane Austen adaptations, 1995’s Sense and Sensibility.
Sense and Sensibility (1995) with Laura Venning
Listen now (53 mins) | This week's episode explores a masterful adaptation of Jane Austen's first novel.
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February 4, 2026 at 11:26 AM
The second episode of the Listen to Lillian podcast features the wonderful @lauravenning.bsky.social discussing one of the most formidable Jane Austen adaptations, 1995’s Sense and Sensibility.
In my first new Listen to Lillian essay I explored Alan Clarke’s relationship with Screen Two and the two incredible plays he directed for the strand: Contact and The Firm.
Alan Clarke and Screen Two
A contextual introduction to one of Britain's finest directors.
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February 4, 2026 at 11:24 AM
In my first new Listen to Lillian essay I explored Alan Clarke’s relationship with Screen Two and the two incredible plays he directed for the strand: Contact and The Firm.
@daveyjenkins.bsky.social joined me to discuss one of the greatest television single plays ever made: Alan Clarke’s Road.
Road (1987) with David Jenkins
Listen now (61 mins) | The Listen to Lillian relaunches with an episode exploring a teleplay masterpiece.
open.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:22 AM
@daveyjenkins.bsky.social joined me to discuss one of the greatest television single plays ever made: Alan Clarke’s Road.
You’ve been a long way away. Thank you for coming back to me.
I am back at listentolillian.substack.com. I hope you will join me.
I am back at listentolillian.substack.com. I hope you will join me.
Listen to Lillian | Lillian Crawford | Substack
A blog and podcast by Lillian Crawford looking at the history and legacy of British cinema and television. Click to read Listen to Lillian, by Lillian Crawford, a Substack publication with hundreds of...
listentolillian.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:17 AM
You’ve been a long way away. Thank you for coming back to me.
I am back at listentolillian.substack.com. I hope you will join me.
I am back at listentolillian.substack.com. I hope you will join me.
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HBD Thelma Schoonmaker!!!
Scorsese editor & key collaborator.
Interviews/overviews:
@lillcrawf.co.uk: lwlies.com/interviews/t...
@haleighfoutch.bsky.social: collider.com/thelma-schoo...
@filmfest.bsky.social: povmagazine.com/cutting-to-t...
Scorsese editor & key collaborator.
Interviews/overviews:
@lillcrawf.co.uk: lwlies.com/interviews/t...
@haleighfoutch.bsky.social: collider.com/thelma-schoo...
@filmfest.bsky.social: povmagazine.com/cutting-to-t...
Cutting to the Chase with Thelma Schoonmaker - POV Magazine
An interview with Thelma Schoonmaker about Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger and her collaborations with Martin Scorsese.
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January 3, 2026 at 3:54 PM
HBD Thelma Schoonmaker!!!
Scorsese editor & key collaborator.
Interviews/overviews:
@lillcrawf.co.uk: lwlies.com/interviews/t...
@haleighfoutch.bsky.social: collider.com/thelma-schoo...
@filmfest.bsky.social: povmagazine.com/cutting-to-t...
Scorsese editor & key collaborator.
Interviews/overviews:
@lillcrawf.co.uk: lwlies.com/interviews/t...
@haleighfoutch.bsky.social: collider.com/thelma-schoo...
@filmfest.bsky.social: povmagazine.com/cutting-to-t...
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BOTD Virginia Woolf!!
Bloomsbury titan, JMK affiliate & Aunt of (anti-fascist hero) Julian Bell
via Nicole Kidman: youtu.be/B2WRvfj5TTM
More
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social: www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
@markhussey.bsky.social: lithub.com/drafting-mrs...
@lillcrawf.co.uk: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
Bloomsbury titan, JMK affiliate & Aunt of (anti-fascist hero) Julian Bell
via Nicole Kidman: youtu.be/B2WRvfj5TTM
More
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social: www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
@markhussey.bsky.social: lithub.com/drafting-mrs...
@lillcrawf.co.uk: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
Virginia Woolfe at The Train Station
YouTube video by umbertoazzo
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January 25, 2026 at 9:33 PM
BOTD Virginia Woolf!!
Bloomsbury titan, JMK affiliate & Aunt of (anti-fascist hero) Julian Bell
via Nicole Kidman: youtu.be/B2WRvfj5TTM
More
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social: www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
@markhussey.bsky.social: lithub.com/drafting-mrs...
@lillcrawf.co.uk: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
Bloomsbury titan, JMK affiliate & Aunt of (anti-fascist hero) Julian Bell
via Nicole Kidman: youtu.be/B2WRvfj5TTM
More
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social: www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
@markhussey.bsky.social: lithub.com/drafting-mrs...
@lillcrawf.co.uk: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
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If the Doctor has ever made you feel seen, understood, or reflected something about yourself back to you, this book is for you.
👉 www.hernebooks.com/product-page...
🔜 Available June 2026!
@lillcrawf.co.uk
#DoctorWho #Whovian
👉 www.hernebooks.com/product-page...
🔜 Available June 2026!
@lillcrawf.co.uk
#DoctorWho #Whovian
January 21, 2026 at 3:26 PM
If the Doctor has ever made you feel seen, understood, or reflected something about yourself back to you, this book is for you.
👉 www.hernebooks.com/product-page...
🔜 Available June 2026!
@lillcrawf.co.uk
#DoctorWho #Whovian
👉 www.hernebooks.com/product-page...
🔜 Available June 2026!
@lillcrawf.co.uk
#DoctorWho #Whovian
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New books for 2026:
@lizbethmyles.bsky.social Where We Stand, Where We Fall: The Politics of Doctor Who (March) tinyurl.com/2fjt279x
@lillcrawf.co.uk The Mind of the Doctor: Across the Neurodiverse Universe of Doctor Who (May) tinyurl.com/w5wcph68
Covers by Daryl Joyce.
#DoctorWho
@lizbethmyles.bsky.social Where We Stand, Where We Fall: The Politics of Doctor Who (March) tinyurl.com/2fjt279x
@lillcrawf.co.uk The Mind of the Doctor: Across the Neurodiverse Universe of Doctor Who (May) tinyurl.com/w5wcph68
Covers by Daryl Joyce.
#DoctorWho
November 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
New books for 2026:
@lizbethmyles.bsky.social Where We Stand, Where We Fall: The Politics of Doctor Who (March) tinyurl.com/2fjt279x
@lillcrawf.co.uk The Mind of the Doctor: Across the Neurodiverse Universe of Doctor Who (May) tinyurl.com/w5wcph68
Covers by Daryl Joyce.
#DoctorWho
@lizbethmyles.bsky.social Where We Stand, Where We Fall: The Politics of Doctor Who (March) tinyurl.com/2fjt279x
@lillcrawf.co.uk The Mind of the Doctor: Across the Neurodiverse Universe of Doctor Who (May) tinyurl.com/w5wcph68
Covers by Daryl Joyce.
#DoctorWho
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New Ep - The Rise of A24 - After Yang (2022) and Late Spring (1949)
Special Guest: Lillian Crawford @lillcrawf.co.uk is a freelance writer for Sight & Sound, BBC Culture, The Guardian, Times Literary Supplement, and many more.
film-trace.captivate.fm/episode/afte...
Special Guest: Lillian Crawford @lillcrawf.co.uk is a freelance writer for Sight & Sound, BBC Culture, The Guardian, Times Literary Supplement, and many more.
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September 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
New Ep - The Rise of A24 - After Yang (2022) and Late Spring (1949)
Special Guest: Lillian Crawford @lillcrawf.co.uk is a freelance writer for Sight & Sound, BBC Culture, The Guardian, Times Literary Supplement, and many more.
film-trace.captivate.fm/episode/afte...
Special Guest: Lillian Crawford @lillcrawf.co.uk is a freelance writer for Sight & Sound, BBC Culture, The Guardian, Times Literary Supplement, and many more.
film-trace.captivate.fm/episode/afte...
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In the 1980s…
…we've got @woahitsjuanito.bsky.social on her very first scene in Caravaggio, @lillcrawf.co.uk deconstructing a pivotal scene in Jarman’s War Requiem, @daveyjenkins.bsky.social in praise of John Berger’s 'Bento’s Sketchbook', and Marina Ashioti on Friendship’s Death.
…we've got @woahitsjuanito.bsky.social on her very first scene in Caravaggio, @lillcrawf.co.uk deconstructing a pivotal scene in Jarman’s War Requiem, @daveyjenkins.bsky.social in praise of John Berger’s 'Bento’s Sketchbook', and Marina Ashioti on Friendship’s Death.
August 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
In the 1980s…
…we've got @woahitsjuanito.bsky.social on her very first scene in Caravaggio, @lillcrawf.co.uk deconstructing a pivotal scene in Jarman’s War Requiem, @daveyjenkins.bsky.social in praise of John Berger’s 'Bento’s Sketchbook', and Marina Ashioti on Friendship’s Death.
…we've got @woahitsjuanito.bsky.social on her very first scene in Caravaggio, @lillcrawf.co.uk deconstructing a pivotal scene in Jarman’s War Requiem, @daveyjenkins.bsky.social in praise of John Berger’s 'Bento’s Sketchbook', and Marina Ashioti on Friendship’s Death.
A treat of a commission for @sightsoundmag.bsky.social looking at the 10 finest Austen adaptations, including two Screen Two features. www.bfi.org.uk/lists/10-gre...
10 great Jane Austen adaptations
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a novel written by Jane Austen must be in want of an adaptation. Or several. Two hundred and fifty years after Austen was born, and with Ang Lee’s Sense and...
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August 7, 2025 at 11:42 AM
A treat of a commission for @sightsoundmag.bsky.social looking at the 10 finest Austen adaptations, including two Screen Two features. www.bfi.org.uk/lists/10-gre...
I went personal on The Rehearsal for Plinth, exploring my neurodivergence and mental preparation. plinth.uk.com/blogs/magazi...
On The Rehearsal
It was after my return to Blighty that a friend recommended I watch The Rehearsal, a series they said had direct relatability to neurodivergent ways of social preparation. Created by and starring come...
plinth.uk.com
July 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I went personal on The Rehearsal for Plinth, exploring my neurodivergence and mental preparation. plinth.uk.com/blogs/magazi...
With two major Sarah Kane revivals hitting London over the next year, I explored what makes her work so beautifully singular for BBC Culture. www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...
'We haven't gone beyond her': How the plays of Sarah Kane sent shockwaves through the 1990s
Thirty years ago, the late British writer's debut play Blasted was castigated as a "feast of filth". Now though, revivals of her work are showing she was ahead of her time.
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July 22, 2025 at 11:19 AM
With two major Sarah Kane revivals hitting London over the next year, I explored what makes her work so beautifully singular for BBC Culture. www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...
I looked at the history of the iconic Superman look for @curzon.com ahead of the new movie out now. www.curzon.com/journal/jame...
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July 12, 2025 at 10:15 AM
I looked at the history of the iconic Superman look for @curzon.com ahead of the new movie out now. www.curzon.com/journal/jame...
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Got to have two of my favourite film criticism minds on the podcast this week. @lillcrawf.co.uk and @aadowd.bsky.social discussed Superman, Pavements and Alex Ross Perry stopped by for a chat too. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Superman | Pavements + Alex Ross Perry | Superman And The Mole Men (1951)
Podcast Episode · Truth & Movies: A Little White Lies Podcast · 11/07/2025 · 1h 10m
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July 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Got to have two of my favourite film criticism minds on the podcast this week. @lillcrawf.co.uk and @aadowd.bsky.social discussed Superman, Pavements and Alex Ross Perry stopped by for a chat too. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...