‘The Madness of George III’

[Manuel Harlan photography] “Your majesty must behave, or, endeavour to do so” 1786. Three years after the Treaty of Paris, the King’s mind is unravelling. Plagued by bouts of porphyria and suspected bipolar disorder, which ultimately led to the Regency Crisis of 1788, what first passes for eccentricity descends into the intelligible ramblings of a … More ‘The Madness of George III’

‘Sea Wall’

“I’m holding my entire head together – the skin and the shell…of me. I’m falling absolutely inside of myself” We open in a photography studio, natural light emanating across space, and the sounds of the outside world drifting in through the windows. It is still. Enter Alex, a man with much on his mind, but … More ‘Sea Wall’

‘This House’

[Johan Persson Photography] It’s 1974, and Britain has a hung Parliament. Infighting, backstabbing, breaking tradition and, strangely, a staggering number of deaths. We follow almost a full Labour term in office pre-Thatcher’s win, and the lengths each party will go to maintain a majority. The Good Politically, socially, and economically, the 70s in Britain were … More ‘This House’