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Reel Life is our blog from the West London Film Office, based at the council, which helps moviemakers and TV-types make film and telly magic, from the streets of our borough and beyond. Find out who, and what, has been filming locally…

13 Jun 2025

Reel Life: gangs, crime and romance

Discover the latest round-up from the world of TV and filmmaking in and around the borough in this latest instalment of Reel Life. The …

11 Feb 2025

Gingerbread streets, an Oscar winner and more

If the beginning of 2025 has you feeling a little flat; this instalment of Reel Life could be just the tonic to lift your …

7 Oct 2024

Footie, films and tales off the telly

In the 17th instalment of Reel Life blog, we take a look at what the glamorous world of telly, showbiz and movies has been …

19 Jun 2024

Reel Life: Red Eye, Antiques Roadshow and more

As the filmy world tried to move on from the ups and downs of 2023, the borough’s public spaces have remained as film-friendly as …

16 Jan 2024

Reel Life is back to tell you about telly and film

So, 2023 has been and gone. It was a tumultuous year for the film industry, with screenwriters in the United States starting their strike …

30 Jun 2021

A tiny dinosaur, funny mums and a round of golf

For anyone fed up with prime-time TV timeslots filled with repeats or seeing the torrent of new programmes on subscription channels turning to a …

16 Mar 2020

Gentlemen, gangs and an Anglo-Saxon burial site

Reel Life is back after what was another bumper year in filmy world across London. And Ealing managed to get in on a fair …

11 Dec 2018

Reel Life is back: TV and film, from Gomorrah to Guy Ritchie

Hello again film buffs. I’m very sorry for the year-long hiatus. Ealing has been brimming with filming for TV and film this year, so here’s …

8 Nov 2017

Idris is back and jewel thieves were here too

Idris Elba, diamond geezer that he is, makes his second appearance in the illustrious pages of Reel Life. I doubt anyone will object to …

30 Jun 2017

Interview: How staying Kurupt Beats the daily Grindah

One of the West London Film Office’s proudest moments was finding an empty flat for People Just Do Nothing’s Kurupt FM pirate radio station …

31 Jan 2017

Novel adaptation, Idris Elba and another Catastrophe

Welcome to West London Film Office’s latest Reel Life. We begin with the news that if you are Ian McEwan, which is unlikely, you …

23 Sep 2016

A lot of royal Hurley burly and some robotic humans

Anyone working or walking near Ealing Town Hall in mid-September might have noticed The Royals filming for a third series. With the characters in …

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