With more than 250 copies sold around the world in its first three weeks, MGM British Studios: Hollywood in Hertfordshire has become ‘The book a pandemic could not stop!’ and has been an instant hit with its readers – film fans...
More infoMGM British Studios: Hollywood in Hertfordshire may have only just been published but it’s already been featured in Hertfordshire Life, The Town Crier and The Veteran – it even made two front covers! We’re expecting reviews in...
More info Ready to escape from lockdown? Then why not leave 2020 behind and join Paul Welsh on a tour of the iconic MGM British Studios? This journey back in time is aimed at casual readers and film buffs alike. It is laced with anecdotes, facts and most...
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50 years ago this ‘jewel in the crown’ of our local studios closed abruptly after over 25 years producing iconic films and television series. Paul Welsh has now written a book describing MGM which will be published in May. Further details of the...
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From May 2010 until mid 2016, volunteers from Elstree Screen Heritage worked with staff and students from the University of Hertfordshire to create a remarkable archive of interviews with veterans of film and television at the studios of Elstree...
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What Is It? Following the disruption faced by Thameslink passengers after new timetables were introduced in May last year, the Secretary of State for Transport has announced that GTR (Govia Thameslink Railways) will contribute £15 million towards...
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150 years ago last year, the Midland Railway Company decided to build a station at Elstree & Borehamwood when it opened its new line from Bedford to St. Pancras in July 1868. Without a passenger rail service, the small rural village would not...
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If ever there was a ‘Rolls Royce’ of British film studios, it was MGM British, which stood on 114 acres off Elstree Way from 1936 until 1970. For over three decades it produced world-famous films, attracting many of Hollywood’s most legendary...
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