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Series Title |
Programme Title |
Year |
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| B624 | HOMEGROUND | MILLOM | 1980 | |
| Reporter Frank Mellor visits the South West Cumbrian coastal town of Millom. He gives a brief history of the discovery of iron ore at Hodbarrow in 1885 which turned Millom into a prosperous town, the closure of the iron works in 1973 and the town's decline and unemployment problem since More... | ||||
| B605 | HOMEGROUND | LAKELAND FOOD | 1981 | |
| Presenter Frank Mellor meets Bronwyn Nickson, owner of a hotel in Ambleside, Cumbria and enjoys a meal with her made from traditional Cumbria and Lancashire-produced food and drink. Includes shots of chefs preparing and cooking the various dishes including Morecambe shrimps, scouse soup and hotpot. Henry's chip shop on More... | ||||
| B607 | HOMEGROUND | HEALTH AND BEAUTY | 1981 | |
| B607/1: Presenter Frank Mellor goes to the Human Performance Laboratory at Chester College of Higher Education. Mellor interviews Kevin Sykes, Head of the Laboratory, about the fitness screenings they perform. He also interviews Ted Charlsworth, Head of the College's Physical Education teaching department. Various fitness tests are conducted on firemen More... | ||||
| B606 | HOMEGROUND | ANTIQUES | 1981 | |
| Inserts showing various antique dealers in the North West. Presenter Frank Mellor visits Gays Antiques in Hazel Grove, where he interviews dealer Geoff Yo; Oldham's Wednesday Flea Market, where he asks antique traders about what they sell; Donald Allison Antiques in Preston, where Manager David Morris describes some valuable pieces More... | ||||
| B608 | HOMEGROUND | CHESHIRE DRAMA | 1981 | |
| No transmission print exists for this programme, only trims. Please contact the NWFA More... | ||||
| B610 | HOMEGROUND | ADVERTISING | 1981 | |
| Extract looks at the operations of Royds Advertising Agency, which is based at Bonis Hall in Prestbury, Cheshire. Includes scenes of artists working on advertising campaigns and shots of some of the products marketed by Royds. Presenter Frank Mellor interviews Managing Director Keith Ride, Account Director Roger Murray, Research Director More... | ||||
| B611 | HOMEGROUND | BLACKPOOL | 1981 | |
| B611/1: Presenter Frank Mellor investigates the tradition of Blackpool Illuminations. Mellor speaks to Illuminations Chief Arthur Elliot about where the inspiration for the designs come from. There are various shots of the illuminations, as well as fibreglass animal figures and swimsuit models competing for 'Queen of Blackpool Lights'. The team More... | ||||
| B619 | HOMEGROUND | MARITIME MUSEUM | 1981 | |
| Insert on the launch of the Merseyside Maritime Museum in July 1980 at Liverpool's Albert Dock. Reporter Frank Mellor speaks to Merseyside's Director of Museums Richard Foster about his hopes that the museum will rejuvenate the docks area and also to Merseyside's Keeper of Maritime History Mike Stammers about items More... | ||||
| B620 | HOMEGROUND | TROPICAL MEDICINE | 1981 | |
| Insert about the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, which is affiliated to the University of Liverpool. Reporter Frank Mellor visits the School and speaks to some medical students, in particular overseas students, about their studies. He interviews the Dean Professor Herbert Gilles about teaching and research at the School. Doctors More... | ||||
| B612 | HOMEGROUND | EEC: HOOPER | 1982 | |
| A brief interview with Baroness Gloria Dorothy Hooper (Conservative), who was member for the European Parliament for Liverpool between 1979 and 1984. Hooper talks about Liverpool's position within the European Community, its high unemployment and the need to stimulate new industry. Includes general views of terraced houses, vacant factories, office More... | ||||
| B613 | HOMEGROUND | THE POPE AND THE POLICE | 1982 | |
| B613/1: Follows the policing of the Papal visit to Heaton Park, when Pope John Paul II celebrated mass on 31 May 1982. Includes shots of the police holding a conference before the event. During the visit itself, there are scenes of people being tended to by the St John's Ambulance More... | ||||
| B614 | HOMEGROUND | FIRE BRIGADE TRAINING | 1982 | |
| Insert shows action at the Merseyside Fire Brigade Training School. Recruits attend lectures and take part in training exercises involving rescuing a man from a crashed car and a dummy from a smoke-filled building. A senior fireman is interviewed about what qualities make a good fireman. (Start of film More... | ||||
| B615 | HOMEGROUND | ALTRINCHAM CINE CLUB | 1982 | |
| No transmission print exists for this programme, only trims. Please contact the NWFA More... | ||||
| B617 | HOMEGROUND | OSWALDTWISTLE | 1982 | |
| Extract focusing on the town of Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire. A presenter visits the town during Civic Week, when an opening ceremony and a children's eye spy competition take place. He describes the history of the town, particularly its textile industry and there are shots of old textile mills. There are More... | ||||
| B618 | HOMEGROUND | VILLAGE SCHOOL | 1982 | |
| Programme looking at Chelmorton Infant School near Buxton in Derbyshire, which is facing closure due to falling numbers of pupils, and the fight by parents to keep it open. The school's ten pupils are shown being taught by Headmistress Joyce Bull, singing in assembly and measuring chicks in a classroom More... | ||||
| B621 | HOMEGROUND | MICROSURGERY | 1982 | |
| B621/1: Insert focusing on Withington Hospital in Manchester, where microsurgery, skin grafting and replant operations take place. An intricate ankle and shoulder operation is shown in great detail: surgeons and theatre staff work in shifts during the lengthy operation and close-up footage shows incisions being made and stitches being More... | ||||
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