✦  Est. MMXXIV  ✦
By Another Hand
sub sigillo
A Georgian writing desk: crimson leather books, a folded letter sealed in oxblood wax, a quill in a brass stand, a candlestick, a small terrestrial globe, dried roses.

P A T R O N A G E

The films
are free.
The work is not.

the case

Four to six months in the archive for each film. Reading rooms in three cities. A conservator on retainer. A small team paid honestly for slow, careful work.

By Another Hand is published outside the documentary commissioning system on purpose. There is no broadcaster's note we must answer to, no advertiser to please, no algorithm to flatter. The trade-off is that the work is paid for by its readers. Patronage is what keeps the channel under seal.

the tiers

Choose your seal

Nº01

Correspondent

£5

monthly

Companion essays in your inbox the morning each film is released. Patron-only postscripts. Our thanks, in print, at the end of each year.

  • Companion essay early access
  • Patron-only postscripts
  • Annual letter from the editors
BECOME A CORRESPONDENT
Nº02

Subscriber

£12

monthly

Everything above, plus the full source bibliography for each film, the working notes from the archive, and an invitation to the quarterly correspondents' letter.

  • Full source bibliographies
  • Working notes from the archive
  • Quarterly correspondents' letter
  • Early access to all essays
BECOME A SUBSCRIBER
Nº03

Patron of the House

£30

monthly

All of the above, plus a printed broadside for each film — letterpress, on cotton paper, posted to your door — and your name, should you wish it, in the closing credits.

  • Letterpress broadside per film
  • Optional credit in each film
  • First reading of new investigations
  • Everything in Subscriber
BECOME A PATRON

A   S I N G L E   G I F T

Or send a one-off gift, the way one used to send a contribution to a periodical.

No tier, no recurring commitment — simply a gift toward the next investigation. Acknowledged, with thanks, by post or by email, as you prefer.

WRITE TO THE EDITORS
frequently asked

A few small matters

Will the films stay free to watch?
Yes — always, on the channel. Patronage funds the work behind them; it does not gate them.
Can I cancel at any time?
Of course. A single click. We will, naturally, be sorry to see you go, but the door is unbolted.
Do you accept institutional patronage?
We do. Libraries, history departments, and private archives have written before. Please send a letter to the editors.