Cottis, D.

Discovering Rodney Ackland

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Cottis, D. 2025. Discovering Rodney Ackland. Bill Douglas Cinema Museum.

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Type	Blog
Title	Discovering Rodney Ackland
Authors	Cottis, D.
Abstract	A blogpost, published on the website of the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum, about my research into the playwright/screenwriter Rodney Ackland, and specifically his unfilmed screenplay Derby Day.
Keywords	Derby Day; Rodney Ackland; British film; British theatre
Sustainable Development Goals	4 Quality education
Middlesex University Theme	Creativity, Culture & Enterprise
Publisher	Bill Douglas Cinema Museum
Online	19 Mar 2025
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Accepted	17 Mar 2025
Deposited	19 Mar 2025
Output status	Published
Files	File Access Level Open
Web address (URL)	https://www.bdcmuseum.org.uk/news/discovering-rodney-ackland-by-david-cottis/

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