Links and Resources
A selection of studios, organisations, archives, publications and research resources connected with The Elstree Project and the film and television heritage of Elstree and Borehamwood.
The following links lead to independent external websites. The Elstree Project is not responsible for their content or availability.
Studios and Institutions
University of Hertfordshire
The Elstree Project is based within the School of Creative Arts at the University of Hertfordshire, where it forms part of Howard Berry’s continuing research into film heritage practice.
Visit the University of Hertfordshire
Elstree Studios
The official website of Elstree Studios on Shenley Road, one of the eight studio sites documented by The Elstree Project.
Fairbanks Studios
The website for Fairbanks Studios at Eldon Avenue, formerly BBC Elstree Centre and one of the eight studio sites documented by The Elstree Project.
The historic site has been associated with film and television production for almost a century and is currently being developed as a modern production facility.
Lumière
Lumière is a refurbished studio and commercial complex at 5 Elstree Way, comprising a range of flexible spaces including three studios, a production stage and an adjoining hangar.
The site continues the long history of creative and production activity on Elstree Way, at the heart of Borehamwood’s film and television industry.
Sky Studios Elstree
The official website of Sky Studios Elstree, the newest major studio complex in Elstree and Borehamwood.
Opened in 2022, the facility represents the latest chapter in the town’s long history as an internationally significant centre of film and television production.
Studio History and Research
TV Studio History
Created by award-winning television lighting director Martin Kempton, TV Studio History is an exceptionally detailed guide to the development of television studios in London and across the United Kingdom.
Drawing upon Martin’s own long career in television production, extensive archival research and contributions from hundreds of industry professionals, the site documents the histories, buildings, equipment and working practices of both surviving and lost studios.
Its coverage includes the history of ATV and BBC production at Eldon Avenue, as well as many other studios associated with British film and television.
British Entertainment History Project
Formerly known as the BECTU History Project, the British Entertainment History Project preserves an extensive national collection of oral-history interviews with professionals from British film, television, radio and theatre.
The collection provides an invaluable first-hand record of the people, skills and working practices behind the British entertainment industries.
Explore the British Entertainment History Project
Stanley Kubrick and The Shining
The Complete Kubrick — The Criterion Collection
The official Criterion Collection page for The Complete Kubrick, bringing together Stanley Kubrick’s complete directorial work in a major 4K collector’s edition.
The collection includes the expanded 2026 edition of The Elstree Project documentary Staircases to Nowhere: Making Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining.
Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining — TASCHEN
The official TASCHEN page for Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, the extensive history of the film conceived and edited by Lee Unkrich, with text by J. W. Rinzler and a foreword by Steven Spielberg.
Howard Berry worked on the publication as Senior Academic Researcher, contributing his specialist knowledge of the film and its production at Elstree.
Discover Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining
The Overlook Hotel
Created by filmmaker Lee Unkrich, The Overlook Hotel is an extensive online archive devoted to Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining.
The site brings together photographs, documents, artwork, memorabilia and production research relating to the film.