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I just finished watched this amazing programme made in 1965, where Alfred Hitchcock pays tribute to the documentary pioneer #JohnGrierson.

It can be seen in the UK via Sky Arts and Now TV. I would highly recommend it.

It's called HITCHCOCK ON GRIERSON.
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Scottish Television (1969)
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June 27, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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11pm TODAY on @SkyArts

Hitchcock on Grierson

Alfred Hitchcock's 1970 profile in which he pays tribute to pioneering documentary-maker #JohnGrierson, exploring what made his work so extraordinary and influential
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#OnThisDay 1972 pioneering Scottish documentary film maker, John Grierson (often considered father of British & Canadian documentary film, & who coined term "documentary") died. He was born in Deanston. Deanston was originally called Dean’s Town after Walter Drummond, on his appointment…/👇
Photograph of John Grierson
May 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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A new addition to the #JohnGrierson Archive sheds new light on wartime filmmaking in Canada. The diaries of Stuart Legg document his part in the establishment of the National Film Board of Canada and the films made to support the war effort:
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Article on Culture on Campus blog on new addition to the John Grierson Archive.
November 26, 2024 at 2:49 PM
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The 2024 Central Scotland Documentary Festival awarded John Grierson the Stirling 900 Award for Documentary Achievement. We're delighted to add this award to our Grierson Archive which holds the papers of 'the father of documentary'.
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The 2024 Central Scotland Documentary Festival Award and a photograph of John Grierson.
November 15, 2024 at 4:30 PM