Record 6 – 25 of 65
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Series Title |
Programme Title |
Year |
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| B283 | [UNKNOWN] | ROYAL AIR FORCE | c. 1971 | |
| B283/1: Members of the RAF are shown at the site of wreckage of a World War II aeroplane on hills in the High Peak District and carrying the engine down the hillside. A RAF spokesman is interviewed about the number of WWII planes which crashed in the same area and More... | ||||
| B495 | WAIT WHILE | BARRY ASKEW INTERVIEWS LORD AND LADY LILFORD | c. 1971 | |
| Presenter Barry Askew interviews South African Lord Lilford and his fifth wife Lady Lilford (Scot Maggie Kenman) at their home (in Atherton?). They speak about his inheritance, his many marriages, expecting their child and apartheid in South Africa More... | ||||
| B496 | WAIT WHILE | BARRY ASKEW INTERVIEWS ROBERT STOKER | c. 1971 | |
| Presenter Barry Askew interviews Ex-President of Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Robert Burdon Stoker in his office at Manchester Docks. They discuss Stoker's re-opening of Mediterranean ports to merchant shipping during World War Two, his contribution to the development of container shipping, Manchester as the capital city of the More... | ||||
| B497 | WAIT WHILE | BARRY ASKEW INTERVIEWS JOE BROWN | c. 1971 | |
| Presenter Barry Askew interviews Manchester-born Joe Brown, pioneering rock climber of the 1950s and early 1960s and creator of numerous classic new climbing routes in Snowdonia and the Peak District. Askew questions Brown in a countryside location about what makes a good climber and Brown emphasises the psychological aspect More... | ||||
| B498 | WAIT WHILE | BARRY ASKEW INTERVIEWS VIOLET CARSON | c. 1971 | |
| North West opt out in which presenter Barry Askew interviews Ancoats-born actress Violet Carson (1898-1983), who played Ena Sharples in Coronation Street from 1960 to 1980. Carson is shown playing the piano in her home and talking about the beginnings of her career as a pianist and singer for More... | ||||
| B499 | WAIT WHILE | BARRY ASKEW INTERVIEWS NORMAN THELWELL | c. 1971 | |
| Presenter Barry Askew interviews Birkenhead-born artist Norman Thelwell (1923-2004) at his home. Thelwell speaks about his training at Liverpool College of Art and his career as a cartoonist for Punch and the Sunday Express. Includes shots of some of Thelwell's artwork More... | ||||
| B540 | [UNKNOWN] | KEITH MACKLIN APPEAL - ST. ANN'S HOSPICE | c. 1971 | |
| BBC presenter Keith Macklin makes an appeal to viewers from the part-built St. Ann's Hospice in Heald Green, Cheshire. Macklin appeals for donations towards the £250,000 cost of building work taking place there in preparation for its official opening in June 1971. Dr. William Greer, the former Bishop of More... | ||||
| B21 | THE DESIGNERS | OSSIE CLARKE, GIRL DESIGNER, WOMAN JEWELLER | c. 1971 | |
| Includes sections featuring three designers. Begins with an interview with Warrington-born Raymond "Ossie" Clark (1942-1996), a fashion designer who was a major figure in the Swinging Sixties scene in London. Clark is shown working on garments with his staff and female models are shown wearing some of his dresses More... | ||||
| B629 | NEWS AND SPORT NORTH WEST | [TITLE SEQUENCE] | c. 1971 | |
| No transmission print exists for this programme, only trims. Please contact the NWFA More... | ||||
| B172 | [UNKNOWN] | HOMELESS DISPUTE | 1970s | |
| No transmission print is held for this programme - trims only. Please contact the NWFA More... | ||||
| B173 | [UNKNOWN] | NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT HOMES | 1970s | |
| No transmission print is held for this programme - trims only. Please contact the NWFA More... | ||||
| B292 | LOOK NORTH | [TOMMY DOCHERTY] | 1970s | |
| B292/1: Part of a programme on Tommy Docherty, who was Manager of Manchester United Christmas 1972 to 1977. He is interviewed by David Davies at his home, about his philosophy on life and how he relaxes. Includes extracts of Manchester United football matches and brief shots of Manchester United players More... | ||||
| B521 | [LOOK NORTH] | BOXING - JOHN CONTEH | 1970s | |
| No transmission print is held for this programme - trims only. Please contact the NWFA More... | ||||
| 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... | ||||
| B67 | THE HALL COLLECTION | STEAM NO. 3 | 1971 | |
| Programme three in the series. Programme from a series involving Stuart Hall interviewing various collectors. Opens with title sequence for the series "The Hall Collection". There are various shots of steam engines and interviews with steam enthusiasts, including Joe Greenwood, owner of a model railway. Hall visits Levens Hall, Kendal More... | ||||
| B68 | THE HALL COLLECTION | SPINNING JENNIES NO. 2 | 1971 | |
| Programme two in the series. Programme from a series involving Stuart Hall interviewing various collectors. Opens with title sequence for the series "The Hall Collection". Programme focuses on the 18th century Helmshore Textile Mill near Rossendale which houses a collection of textile machinery. There are shots of the disused loading More... | ||||
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