Record 41 – 60 of 65
Accession Number |
Series Title |
Programme Title |
Year |
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| B509 | WAIT WHILE | FRIDAY BROWN - 'WALKING WILLOW' | 1971 | |
| Tyldesley-born singer Friday Brown sings 'Walking Willow' in woodland and by a lake More... | ||||
| B510 | WAIT WHILE | GYLES BRANDRETH - DIALECTS | 1971 | |
| Gyles Brandreth visits Rochdale to find out about accents and dialects in 'the North'. Brandreth interviews accent and dialect specialist Stanley Ellis on Blackstone Edge and conducts voxpops with people in Rochdale town centre. He then visits an 'Edwin Waugh Society' meeting whose members are shown singing and speaking in More... | ||||
| B511 | WAIT WHILE | [BARRY ASKEW INTROS AND GYLES BRANDRETH 'ROMANCE'] | 1971 | |
| Barry Askew is seen in the studio introducing several items, but most of the items themselves are not shown (black and white). A colour insert then follows featuring Gyles Brandreth visiting Nelson looking for evidence of romance. He is shown at Nelson Public Library, where he interviews staff and customers More... | ||||
| B512 | WAIT WHILE | LANCASHIRE PRIDE | 1971 | |
| Presenter Gyles Brandreth joins the 'Association of Lancastrians in London' on a coach trip to Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire, and interviews several members to discover why they are proud to be from Lancashire. Brandreth then visits the Urmston and Davyhulme Silver Band and briefly interviews conductor Mr Woodward. Includes scenes More... | ||||
| B513 | WAIT WHILE | [DORA BRYAN AND LANCASHIRE PRIDE TRAILER] | 1971 | |
| Short extract from a trailer advertising an interview with actress Dora Bryan on the programme 'Wait While'. Brief scenes of the Urmston and Davyhulme Silver Band playing at end More... | ||||
| B514 | WAIT WHILE | [GYLES BRANDRETH] | 1971 | |
| Gyles Brandreth visits 'The North' and asks what the future holds for Northern mill towns. Opens with title sequence containing shots of Liverpool, Manchester and Blackpool. Brandreth is shown at the Environment Centre of the North West, where he interviews Director Graham Ashworth about how the environment of the North 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... | ||||
| B517 | WAIT WHILE | KEN DODD IN WIDNES | 1971 | |
| Ken Dodd presents this humorous tongue-in-cheek look at Widnes as a holiday resort and 'gateway to the world'. He highlights the beautiful scenery, balmy climate and clean, fresh air ('where even the seagulls have smokers cough'). There are general views of Widnes, including the Runcorn Bridge, River Mersey More... | ||||
| B519 | [LOOK NORTH] | CHESTER MURDER | 1971 | |
| No transmission print is held for this programme - trims only. Please contact the NWFA More... | ||||
| B522 | [LOOK NORTH] | NEW BBC CENTRE | 1971 | |
| No transmission print is held for this programme - trims only. Please contact the NWFA More... | ||||
| B537 | [UNKNOWN] | ANDREW CRUICKSHANK APPEAL - RYDAL MOUNT | 1971 | |
| Actor Andrew Cruickshank appeals to viewers for donations to secure the future of Rydal Mount in Ambleside, home of William Wordsworth. Includes exterior and interior shots of Rydal Mount 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... | ||||
| B644 | WAIT WHILE | POLLUTION | 1971 | |
| No transmission print exists for this programme, only trims. Please contact the NWFA More... | ||||
| B645 | [UNKNOWN] | [CONTAINERS] | 1971 | |
| No transmission print exists for this programme, only trims. Please contact the NWFA More... | ||||
| B402 | LOOK NORTH SPECIAL | THE COMMON MARKET | 1971 | |
| John Humphrys reports on how joining the Common Market would affect the North West. Different industries are looked at in turn: dairy farming, the horticultural industry, fishing industry, textile industry and motor industry. Austrian Carl Jenning expresses concern from his dairy farm at Malpas in Cheshire. Fylde market gardener Jack More... | ||||
| B433 | LOOK NORTH | SEWELL BLACKPOOL MURDER | 1971-72 | |
| No transmission print is held for this programme - trims only. Please contact the NWFA More... | ||||
| B647 | THAT STUART HALL SHOW | DISCO GIRL | 1971-72 | |
| No transmission print exists for this programme, only trims. Please contact the NWFA More... | ||||
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