For the last few years, it has been hard to ignore the success of The Crown, Netflix’s £100 million gamble on creating a drama that follows the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. We trust that Queen Philippa of Hainualt – in whose honour The Queen’s College was founded – would approve. Our library staff take a closer look at three books in the College’s collections which have a close association with royal women.

Filmmaker Ashley Francis-Roy (Music, 2011) had his first film aired on Channel 4, after winning the prestigious First Cut pitch prize at the 2019 Sheffield Doc/Fest. He talks to us about his experience of creating his award winning documentary - ‘The Real Eastenders’.