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BBC North West Regional Documentaries: Record Detail

Accession Number

B4

Series Title

BALLADS OF THE NORTH WEST

Programme Title

ONE MAN AND HIS MULE

Producer

Douglas Boyd

Other Credits

Presenter: Harry Boardman; Music: Bernard Wrigley, Gary and Vera; Script: Alan Bell

Transmission Date

14/08/73

 

colour , sound (sep), 11 mins 00 secs

Synopsis

Presenter Harry Boardman focuses on the life of Samuel Crompton, inventor of the spinning mule, describing his childhood, his marriage to Mary Pimlott and his failure to ever profit financially from his invention. Includes shots of Firwood Fold cottage in Bolton, where Crompton was born and Hall 'i' th' Wood, where he lived in his youth. Also features a song about Crompton.