cultural Archives - Reva Childs https://revachilds.com/portfolio_tags/cultural/ Film and Television Editor Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:32:41 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum https://revachilds.com/work-items/secrets-of-the-bayeux-tapestry-inside-the-museum/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:52:20 +0000 https://szmdev.co.uk/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=2253 A stellar cast of historians and experts follow the painstaking efforts to bring this priceless work of art back to the UK, where experts believe it was made, for a once-in-a-millennium exhibition at the British Museum. Reviews "What makes this more than a prestige arts documentary ...

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]]> This Land https://revachilds.com/work-items/this-land/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:10:37 +0000 https://szmdev.co.uk/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=2244 As America approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, This Land traces the dramatic story of how a fragile nation on the Atlantic coast expanded across a continent through six defining frontiers that reshaped the country forever. Blending immersive vérité storytelling with intimate access, the series journeys from the Louisiana Purchase and ...

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]]> Lost Women of Alaska https://revachilds.com/work-items/lost-women-of-alaska/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:52:43 +0000 https://szmdev.co.uk/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=2240 When Alaska police receive an SD card containing murder evidence, a bizarre story unfolds about a serial killer who targets Native women. Reviews "What is great about the documentary is that it does not sensationalise the violence, but the knowledge of what happened is enough to ...

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]]> Blood on the Shelves: Secrets of the Xinjiang Tomato Industry https://revachilds.com/work-items/blood-on-the-shelves/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:08:11 +0000 https://revachilds.com/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=1461 Tomatoes made with forced labour in China are likely to be finding their way into supermarkets across Europe. A million were detained in Xinjiang province, and witnesses say they were coerced into hard manual labour in the tomato industry. AWARDS Nominee: Amnesty Media Awards 2025, Best ...

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]]> Made in the 80s: The Decade That Shaped Our World https://revachilds.com/work-items/made-in-the-80s-the-decade-that-shaped-our-world/ Mon, 12 Dec 2022 17:36:25 +0000 https://revachilds.com/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=1286 Part 1: Cold War With the threat of nuclear Armageddon dominating politics and seeping into the country’s psyche, a handful of Brits influence the Cold War in ways no-one could have imagined. From the ad men who shaped the tastes of the nation before triumphing in Hollywood, to the women who face down the ...

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]]> Joanna Lumley’s Home Sweet Home – Travels in my Own Land https://revachilds.com/work-items/joanna-lumleys-home-sweet-home-travels-in-my-own-land/ Sat, 06 Feb 2021 18:24:44 +0000 https://revachilds.com/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=1215 After a lifetime of travels that have taken her across the globe, Joanna Lumley is making her most personal journey yet, travelling around the UK. Reviews “I found myself joyously bounced along in the passenger seat, hanging on Joanna’s every word, celebrating – along with her ...

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]]> Z Special: Australia’s Secret Heroes https://revachilds.com/work-items/australias-secret-heroes/ Tue, 02 Jun 2015 14:39:10 +0000 http://revachilds.szmdev.co.uk/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=1018 Australia’s Secret Heroes tells the story of “Z” Special Unit. A remarkable group of men were plucked from the Australian military in World War II, trained in explosives, camouflage, silent killing and torture – and then sent on incredibly perilous undercover operations in Asia. Now the veterans, some speaking publicly for the first time ...

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]]> Island Style https://revachilds.com/work-items/island-style/ Tue, 01 Jun 1999 15:38:23 +0000 http://revachilds.szmdev.co.uk/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=591 The youth of Sydney’s Pacific Islander communities express how they feel about the difficulties they encounter from strict traditional rules, to racism on the streets and at school. It is about the cultural conflicts they experience in all aspects of their lives and how their own style of music becomes a cornerstone in forging ...

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]]> China Dolls: Living as a Double Minority – The Story of Gay Asian-Australians https://revachilds.com/work-items/china-dolls-living-as-a-double-minority-the-story-of-gay-asian-australians/ Tue, 15 Apr 1997 14:30:27 +0000 https://revachilds.com/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=2282 What happens when you are a "minority within a minority"? In this stylish, thought-provoking, and deeply moving 1998 documentary, acclaimed Australian filmmaker Tony Ayres (The Home Song Stories, Clickbait, The Slap) turns the camera on himself and his community to explore the complex intersection of race, sexuality, and desire. on ...

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