Record 7 – 26 of 26
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| B53 | WAIT WHILE | [FRIDAY BROWN SINGS IN LIVERPOOL] | 1971 | |
| Folk singer Friday Brown (from Tyldesley) stands on a balcony overlooking Liverpool city centre. She sings "In my Life" whilst images of derelict, demolished terraced houses and demolition areas are shown. She then sings "Once I was a Sailing Ship" from a ferry (on the River Mersey or Manchester Ship More... | ||||
| B54 | WAIT WHILE | [FRIDAY BROWN SINGS ON STAGE] | 1971 | |
| Folk singer Friday Brown sings "Tickle Me" on stage to an empty bar whilst a man plays the piano. She then sings "Until it's Time for you to go" whilst playing the guitar and is accompanied by the man on piano More... | ||||
| B55 | WAIT WHILE | [FRIDAY BROWN SINGS IN MOSS SIDE] | 1971 | |
| Folk singer Friday Brown is seen singing "Sound of Silence" by Simon and Garfunkel while she walks on the streets of Moss Side. Includes tall blocks of flats, neon signs at night, a cinema in the background and graffiti on walls More... | ||||
| B56 | WAIT WHILE | [BARRY ASKEW PRESENTS FROM STUDIO] | 1971 | |
| A number of studio-based pieces to camera but no filmed inserts. Barry Askew presents from a studio (black and white) welcoming the audience to Wait While: "The weekly programme from the North West for the North West". He introduces (but we don't see) Ken Dodd in Chester, Stan Kelly More... | ||||
| B57 | WAIT WHILE | COMPILATION | 1971 | |
| Barry Askew introduces this compilation programme from a BBC studio and mentions the various programmes the series has had (black and white). Friday Brown is shown singing "Long Time Boy" on a steamer on Lake Windermere. There are other studio links from Barry Askew. Then we see footage of Knowsley More... | ||||
| B500 | WAIT WHILE | BARRY ASKEW INTERVIEWS ADRIAN DE FERRANTI | 1971 | |
| Presenter Barry Askew interviews businessman Adrian de Ferranti, who is part of the Ferranti family, known for their family business in electronics, computers and electrical goods. Ferranti speaks about his grandfather Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti, who was a pioneer of the electrical engineering industry, his father Sir Vincent Ziani de More... | ||||
| B501 | WAIT WHILE | BARRY ASKEW INTERVIEWS ERIC SYKES | 1971 | |
| North West opt out in which presenter Barry Askew interviews comedy scriptwriter and actor Eric Sykes (born in 1923 in Oldham). Sykes speaks about his career working with Frankie Howard, Max Bygraves, Tony Hancock, Harry Seacombe, Spike Milligan, Jimmy Edwards and Hattie Jacques More... | ||||
| B502 | WAIT WHILE | BARRY ASKEW INTERVIEWS FRANK TAYLOR | 1971 | |
| Presenter Barry Askew interviews Frank Taylor, Liverpool's Chief Fire Officer, in the control room of a fire station. Taylor discusses the need to bring fires under control quickly and how most house fires are caused by carelessness. Includes shots of firemen in training putting out an aircraft fire with foam More... | ||||
| B503 | WAIT WHILE | BARRY ASKEW INTERVIEWS LADY STOCKS | 1971 | |
| Presenter Barry Askew interviews eighty-year-old feminist Lady Mary Stocks (1891-1975), educationist, writer and broadcaster, in her garden. Stocks discusses her activities in extending the right to vote to women, her views on broadcasting - particularly her opposition to the commercialisation of television and radio , the changing nature of the More... | ||||
| B506 | WAIT WHILE | [EDWARD LEAR AT KNOWSLEY HALL] | 1971 | |
| Actor Charles Lewson presents this light-hearted look at Knowsley Hall near Liverpool, where artist and poet Edward Lear worked in the 1800s. Lewson gives a brief history of Knowsley Hall and of Lear's difficult upbringing. Various pictures done by Lear of the Earl of Derby's collection of animals are More... | ||||
| B507 | WAIT WHILE | [FRIDAY BROWN IN MANCHESTER CITY CENTRE] | 1971 | |
| Tyldesley-born singer Friday Brown is shown singing 'Farewell Manchester', initially in 19th century costume in Manchester Cathedral then in modern dress in Manchester's business district More... | ||||
| B508 | WAIT WHILE | [FRIDAY BROWN AT MANCHESTER AIRPORT] | 1971 | |
| Tyldesley-born singer Friday Brown is shown singing 'Love's been good to me' at Manchester Airport More... | ||||
| B509 | WAIT WHILE | FRIDAY BROWN - 'WALKING WILLOW' | 1971 | |
| Tyldesley-born singer Friday Brown sings 'Walking Willow' in woodland and by a lake More... | ||||
| B510 | WAIT WHILE | GYLES BRANDRETH - DIALECTS | 1971 | |
| Gyles Brandreth visits Rochdale to find out about accents and dialects in 'the North'. Brandreth interviews accent and dialect specialist Stanley Ellis on Blackstone Edge and conducts voxpops with people in Rochdale town centre. He then visits an 'Edwin Waugh Society' meeting whose members are shown singing and speaking in More... | ||||
| B511 | WAIT WHILE | [BARRY ASKEW INTROS AND GYLES BRANDRETH 'ROMANCE'] | 1971 | |
| Barry Askew is seen in the studio introducing several items, but most of the items themselves are not shown (black and white). A colour insert then follows featuring Gyles Brandreth visiting Nelson looking for evidence of romance. He is shown at Nelson Public Library, where he interviews staff and customers More... | ||||
| B512 | WAIT WHILE | LANCASHIRE PRIDE | 1971 | |
| Presenter Gyles Brandreth joins the 'Association of Lancastrians in London' on a coach trip to Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire, and interviews several members to discover why they are proud to be from Lancashire. Brandreth then visits the Urmston and Davyhulme Silver Band and briefly interviews conductor Mr Woodward. Includes scenes More... | ||||
| B513 | WAIT WHILE | [DORA BRYAN AND LANCASHIRE PRIDE TRAILER] | 1971 | |
| Short extract from a trailer advertising an interview with actress Dora Bryan on the programme 'Wait While'. Brief scenes of the Urmston and Davyhulme Silver Band playing at end More... | ||||
| B514 | WAIT WHILE | [GYLES BRANDRETH] | 1971 | |
| Gyles Brandreth visits 'The North' and asks what the future holds for Northern mill towns. Opens with title sequence containing shots of Liverpool, Manchester and Blackpool. Brandreth is shown at the Environment Centre of the North West, where he interviews Director Graham Ashworth about how the environment of the North More... | ||||
| B517 | WAIT WHILE | KEN DODD IN WIDNES | 1971 | |
| Ken Dodd presents this humorous tongue-in-cheek look at Widnes as a holiday resort and 'gateway to the world'. He highlights the beautiful scenery, balmy climate and clean, fresh air ('where even the seagulls have smokers cough'). There are general views of Widnes, including the Runcorn Bridge, River Mersey More... | ||||
| B644 | WAIT WHILE | POLLUTION | 1971 | |
| No transmission print exists for this programme, only trims. Please contact the NWFA More... | ||||
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