Love, Life and Laughter – The Story of Ealing Studios

Booking will close on Monday 13th April 2026 at 12 noon.

Due to limited resources we are UNABLE TO ACCEPT LATE BOOKINGS after this date.

Thursday evenings 6.30 - 9.00pm for six weeks, 16th April - 14th May 2026.

Founded as Associated Talking Pictures and later renamed after the location of its main facilities, Ealing Studios became one of the most cherished film companies in the UK. While its classic comedies and war films are still popular favourites today, much of its output remains unfairly forgotten. In this course we will explore the company’s history from its founding in 1929 up to its demise in the late 1950s. From musicals and costume spectaculars to crime thrillers and social dramas, there’s much more to Ealing than you may think, as we’ll discover through a mix of complete films and numerous extracts.

Tutor: Matthew Jarron

Matthew is Curator of Museum Services at the University of Dundee, looking after a collection of over 30,000 objects, artworks and specimens and running the D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum, the Tayside Medical History Museum, and the exhibition programme in the Tower Foyer & Lamb Galleries. He also has a lifelong passion for cinema and has taught film history evening classes in Dundee since 2001.

Course Code 09 303

Enquiries should be sent to: lifelonglearningdundee@gmail.com

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