Record 1 – 6 of 6
Accession Number |
Series Title |
Programme Title |
Year |
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| B403 | DECISIONS | WOMEN'S LIB PROG 2 | 1971 | |
| Short film focusing on Mrs Alice Woodfire, who lives with her husband and two teenage daughters on Platt Fold Road in Leigh. Mrs Woodfire speaks about balancing her shifts at Courtaulds with housework, which she says "is not a man's job". There are good shots of her working in the More... | ||||
| B515 | DECISIONS | TRAIN JOURNEY | 1971 | |
| Focuses on the train line between Buxton and Manchester, which British Rail is threatening to close down because it is losing money. Opening titles include shots of shoppers and commuters in the street. Commuters are interviewed on a platform and on a train about the problem they would have travelling More... | ||||
| B516 | DECISIONS | HOLIDAYS | 1971 | |
| Opening titles include shots of shoppers and commuters in the street. Extract focuses on Blackpool and the competition it is facing from foreign holidays in the Mediterranean. Includes shots of Blackpool guesthouses, people sunbathing both on Blackpool beach and on a beach in the Mediterranean and people eating in a More... | ||||
| B553 | DECISIONS | EDUCATION | 1971 | |
| Extract which looks at secondary education throughout the North West and the impact the reorganisation of secondary moderns and the introduction of eleven-plus examinations have had. Primary Headmaster Peter Helliwell is interviewed and he describes the damaging effect segregating children at age eleven can have. Includes good shots of More... | ||||
| B554 | DECISIONS | SLUMS | 1971 | |
| Extract focusing on a young couple, David and Mary Melia, who live with their baby in squalid conditions in a Victorian terraced slum in Liverpool. They are interviewed about their living conditions and there are shots of the flat interior and a backyard strewn with junk. Includes 'Decisions' series titles More... | ||||
| B555 | DECISIONS | NEW TOWNS | 1971 | |
| Extract looks at Runcorn New Town, which was designated a new town in 1964. Local residents (mostly originally from Liverpool) are interviewed and give mixed reactions to the community spirit, shopping facilities and housing design in the New Town. Includes general views of Runcorn New Town More... | ||||
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