Record 1 – 6 of 6
Accession Number |
Series Title |
Programme Title |
Year |
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| B32 | THE TIMES OF THEIR LIVES | BARBARA CASTLE | c. 1975 | |
| Programme in which Barbara Castle - ex-Labour MP for Blackburn, Chairman of the Labour Party and Government Minister - returns to Oxford University where she was a student. Opens with stills of Castle as a youngster interspersed with shots of residential streets in Oxford, Oxford University and gondolas on the River More... | ||||
| B36 | THE TIMES OF THEIR LIVES | KEN DODD | c. 1975 | |
| Programme on entertainer Ken Dodd, featuring stills and footage of Dodd throughout his career, accompanied by music. Opens with opening title sequence for the series "The Times of Their Lives". We see footage of Dodd's home town, Knotty Ash, including his old primary school, Knotty Ash Parish Church and Village More... | ||||
| B31 | THE TIMES OF THEIR LIVES | JOE GORMLEY | 1975 | |
| Programme two in the series. Mute film opening with shots of a derelict coal mine (probably Ashton Moss pit in Tameside which closed in 1959) showing pit head wheel, decayed buildings, empty miners' restroom and old track. There are exterior shots of the Church of St Oswald and various pub More... | ||||
| B33 | THE TIMES OF THEIR LIVES | CYRIL SMITH | 1975 | |
| Programme that takes Sir Cyril Smith MBE, ex-Mayor of Rochdale and MP, back to his roots. Film opens with shots of Smith visiting Spotland Primary School, Rochdale, where he was a pupil. There is footage of Rochdale town centre, including Rochdale Town Hall, interspersed with stills of Lord Mayor More... | ||||
| B34 | THE TIMES OF THEIR LIVES | LORD STOKES | 1975 | |
| Programme about the career of Lord Donald Stokes, Chairman and Chief Executive of Leyland Motors Ltd (LM). Opens with shots of Leyland and the LM building exterior. There are stills of factory workers and Leyland lorries. Footage includes a 'Leyland Apprentice Instructor' teaching apprentices, completed lorries, Stokes Hall (LM's Engineering More... | ||||
| B35 | THE TIMES OF THEIR LIVES | JOHN DAVIES | 1975 | |
| B35/1: Programme about Sir Howard John Davies MBE (1916-1979), who was a successful businessman, Director General of the Confederation of British Industry in the 1960s and Member of Parliament for Knutsford between 1970 and 1979. Begins with opening title sequence for "The Times of Their Lives". There is a brief More... | ||||
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