A CITY SPEAKS
Manchester's Civic Film 1947
Teachers' Guidance for Citizenship & History at Key Stage 2 & 3
(DVD and Teachers Guidance Notes, Running time 64 minutes)
“A City Speaks is an important documentary film record in the history of Manchester at a significant time in recent history. It was first seen in 1947, two years after the end of the Second World War and looks forward for the people of Manchester to their future. Therefore, from an educational point of view, it gives us a unique and invaluable insight into the history of our city at a specific point in time and how the ‘city fathers’ perceived the immediate and longer-term future for the people of Manchester.”
Brian Holmes, Associate Adviser Humanities, Manchester Education Partnership