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clip Felicity Goodey,
snf, talking to Albert Finney and Harold Riley
about their early years in Salford together
(1977) Stuart Hall talking
to celebrities appearing in Blackpool summer shows
(1977) Felicity Goodey,
snf, reports on the Northern Ballet Company’s
tenth anniversary (1979) Alistair Macdonald,
snf, talking to Charlie Caroli, who has announced
his retirement after 35 years with Blackpool Tower
Circus (1979) Richard Duckenfield
reporting on preparations for a concert to mark the
first anniversary of the murder of John Lennon
(1981) Richard
Duckenfield, snf, reporting on Ken Dodd’s
former school in Knotty Ash where the pupils have
honoured him (1982) Martin Henfield,
snf, reporting on one man, Tommy Fallon, who always
pays 22p for a pint of beer (1984) Julie Carter, snf,
reporting on the re-opening of the 100 year old
Padiham Market, Burnley, at a new location with a
new look (1984) Colin Philpott
reporting on a motorcycle stunt act, the Cage of
Death (1984) Comedian Tony
McCain demonstrates how to jump on an egg without
breaking it... whilst not wearing any trousers
(1973) Hundreds of
over-sixties from Manchester on a trip to Buxton
Pavillion Gardens for a day of ballroom dancing
(1983) Pool Manager Frank
Cruickshank laments the demise of Blackpool
open-air pool and there are shots of Blackpool tram
depot (1983) The Silcock family
at their Daisy Nook fair, which they have held
every Easter since the early 1900s
(1983) Comedian Les Dawson
takes a lighthearted look at Blackpool's
attractions (1984) Liverpudlian
musicians are interviewed and presenter John Mundy
interviews some young Mancunian buskers
(1983) The band Spandau
Ballet arrive by helicopter at a Radio One Roadshow
in Newton-le-Willows and are greeted by Disc Jockey
Bruno Brookes (1983) Rochdale-born
variety artist Dame Gracie Fields C.B.E. speaks to
the BBC's John Burns (1969) Follows the men who
drive the laudaus (carriages pulled by horses)
along Blackpool's Golden Mile promenade
(1975) Interview with
comedian Ken Dodd on the street outside
Manchester's Palace Theatre (date
unknown) Stuart Hall meeets
a couple who did a 24 hour rollercoaster ride at
Belle Vue (1974) Highlights the
attractions offered in Blackpool and Southport
(1977) 1960s pop star
Gerry Marsden who was in the band Gerry and the
Pacemakers describes his love of Liverpool
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