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We are undertaking work to reframe our collection and address hurtful language and legacies in our collections. If you come across material that causes offence, we welcome your feedback through an anonymous reporting form.
We are undertaking work to reframe our collection and address hurtful language and legacies in our collections. If you come across material that causes offence, we welcome your feedback through an anonymous reporting form.
Record 201 – 210 of 210
Accession Number |
Series Title |
Programme Title |
Year |
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| B466 | [UNKNOWN] | WALK ON WALK ON | 1983 | |
| Programme about 1960s pop star and Liverpool icon Gerry Marsden who was in the band Gerry and the Pacemakers and his attempts to make a comeback in the early 1980s. Describes the success of beat music and Liverpool bands in the sixties. Includes footage of Gerry performing in both the More... | ||||
| B472 | [UNKNOWN] | FOR LOVE OR MONEY | 1983 | |
| Programme looking at the differences between professional rugby league and amateur rugby union, comparing St Helens, or 'The Saints', (league) with Sale (union). St Helens Rugby League Club headquarters at Knowsley Road are shown: players are seen training with coach Billy Benyon and in the changing rooms receiving their wages More... | ||||
| B474 | [UNKNOWN] | SALFORD - A DIFFERENT WORLD | 1983 | |
| Presenter Ray Gosling visits Salford where he suggests that problems faced by Salford residents in 1983 have changed little since 1933 when Walter Greenwood wrote "Love on the Dole", namely high unemployment and poor housing. Includes stills of Hankinson Way - or 'Hankey Park' - in Salford in the thirties, and footage More... | ||||
| B454 | [UNKNOWN] | SALFORD DOCKS | c. 1984 | |
| No transmission print is held for this programme - trims only. Please contact the NWFA More... | ||||
| B460 | [UNKNOWN] | A MARVELLOUS PIECE OF ILLOGICAL ENGLISH HISTORY | 1984 | |
| Programme which follows Michael Berry, Lake District hotelier, in his quest to rescue and restore the "Rock of Names" - a rock containing the carved initials of William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and friends, which was originally next to Thirlmere (where the poets used to meet) and lay unnoticed in woods More... | ||||
| B441 | [UNKNOWN] | CATS' TAILS | 1984 | |
| A programme on the 1984 Lancashire Cat Club Show at Belle Vue, Manchester, which focuses on various cats and their owners. There are general views of the show with vets examining the cats and judges describing what they're looking for. Several eccentric owners, including Sharon and Richard Cull, are shown More... | ||||
| B477 | [UNKNOWN] | CHESHIRE DRAMA COURSE | 1984 | |
| Students from a Drama School in Cheshire are shown rehearsing and performing various dances, songs and plays (including A Midsummer Night's Dream?). They are also shown applying stage make-up, in an assembly, learning how to fence, at a school open day, pretending to physically fight each other and making More... | ||||
| B123 | [UNKNOWN] | NORTH WEST INDUSTRY | c. 1985 | |
| Programme on North West industries, presented by a New Zealand presenter. The first part describes the decline of the North West's textile industry and Liverpool's sugar refining industry, which mentions the impact of the Common Market. Includes stills of Lowry paintings, shots of the interior of a cotton factory and More... | ||||
| B484 | [UNKNOWN] | STEAM: A GAMBLE ON STEAM | 1985 | |
| Programme on the annual steam rally held at Lyme Park, Derbyshire. Follows Tony Marchington from Derbyshire, who decided to start the rally with his family at the risk of going into debt. Includes good shots of steam engines, various steam exhibits including a threshing machine, rifle range and gavioli barrel More... | ||||
| B483 | [UNKNOWN] | SCHOOLS VIDEO | 1986 | |
| This programme revisits four groups of school pupils, who a year ago won a film-making competition. The films include 'Unemployment can lead to crime' by six pupils from Woodhey High School in Ramsbottom; 'Boredom of youth' by seven pupils from Kingsway School in Gatley, Cheadle; 'Salford' by three girls More... | ||||
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