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INSIDE NORTH WEST TONIGHT | |||
Date: 2001 Film Number: 4489 | |||
Student documentary looking behind the scenes at the Manchester studios where the BBC's regional news programme, North West Tonight, is made. Includes interviews with people who work on the programme and the presenter Gordon Burns, preparations for and live broadcast of the programme. | |||
ROCK N ROLL MYTHS : HOMEWARD BOUND | |||
Date: 2001 Film Number: 4490 | |||
Student documentary exploring the popular notion that Paul Simon wrote the song, 'Homeward Bound', whilst waiting for a train on Widnes station during a 1965 tour of North West folk clubs. There are interviews with people who knew him at the time, including Geoff Speed, whose house Paul Simon stayed at in Warrington, and the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the event at Widnes Station is seen. | |||
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BEYOND THE FRONT : TEENZ | |||
Date: 2001 Film Number: 4491 | |||
Student documentary focussing on teenage rock fan Cassie Nolan and her friends - the difficulties that being 'different' create at school and their preparations for a concert featuring their idols, the Deftones. | |||
CHANGING ROBES | |||
Date: 2001 Film Number: 4492 | |||
MA student documentary in which a Sikh and a Anglican cleric experience each other's religion first hand. Activities at St Peter's Church in Bury and at the Sikh Gurdwara in Manchester are seen, and the two clerics compare the similarities and differences between their faiths. | |||
SON OF A PREACHER MAN | |||
Date: 2001 Film Number: 4493 | |||
MA student documentary which profiles some of the would-be evangelist preachers studying at the X-Celebrate Evangelist Training School in Manchester. They discuss their faith and explain the reasons why they want to become preachers. | |||
BEYOND THE BOTTLE | |||
Date: 2001 Film Number: 4495 | |||
Student documentary looking at the popularity of Revolution, a Manchester chain of vodka bars. Includes interviews with the two founders of the business and talks to the people who drink there. | |||
WARRINGTON WOLVES - THE PEOPLE'S STADIUM | |||
Date: 2001 Film Number: 4496 | |||
Student documentary detailing the campaign by Warrington Wolves Rugby League club to get a new stadium built in the town. Includes interviews with the Chief Executive, Andy Gatcliffe, the Chairman, Lord Douglas Hoyle, and Wolves fan Mark Fearnley. | |||
DAVID AND GOLIATH - THE FOOTBALL STORY | |||
Date: 2001 Film Number: 4497 | |||
Student documentary examining the vast differences in fortunes between the Premiership teams and the lower division football clubs, including interviews with Brian Little, the manager for Hull City, and representatives from Manchester City and Oldham Athletic. | |||
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DIVINE ENERGIES | |||
Date: 2001 Film Number: 4498 | |||
MA student documentary in which individuals who claim to have seen angels recount their experiences. Includes the story of Terry Hands, whose severe back pain was healed by Warrington psychic Kevin McGrath and his spirit guides. | |||
QUEST FOR AVALON | |||
Date: 2001 Film Number: 4500 | |||
MA student documentary about Avalon, a group for people who have special gifts. Includes interviews with a practitioner of angel magic, a tarot card reader and a past-life regressor. Also shows a paranormal investigation carried out by the group at Holdsworth Mill in Reddish, Stockport. | |||
FULL STOP! | |||
Date: 2001 Film Number: 4517 | |||
Student documentary profiling Wayne and Peter, who make up music and comedy duo Full Stop. Includes interviews with their friends and family, and shows the duo performing at the Lower Ince Labour club in Wigan and at the Morton Arms in Towyn. | |||
NATIONAL OBSESSION - GENERATION SEX | |||
Date: 2001 Film Number: 4518 | |||
Student documentary examining British attitudes to sex. Includes interviews with two lap-dancers, a stripper, a male escort and psychologist Dr Cliff Davies. | |||
PRIVATE : PUBLIC 'LIFE IN THE T.A.' | |||
Date: 2001 Film Number: 4533 | |||
Student documentary about the King's and Cheshire Regiment of the Territorial Army. New recruits are put through their paces and there are interviews with officers and soldiers explaining the attraction of life in the T.A. | |||
A BUCKET OF LAUGHS? | |||
Date: 2001 Film Number: 4534 | |||
Student documentary profiling Luke Rasdall and David Blair, two students with aspirations to become stand-up comics. Includes interviews and footage of their performances at the Frog and Bucket Comedy Club in Manchester. [Contains bad language]. | |||
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THE RIGHT WEIGH? | |||
Date: 2001 Film Number: 4535 | |||
Student documentary examining the media obsession with body image and how it can affect individuals. The documentary looks at how physical exercise and looking good can become a health risk, and includes interviews with aerobics teacher Julie Maguire and body builder Calid Grutach. | |||
YOUTH CULTURE : DRUGS AND ALCOHOL | |||
Date: 2001 Film Number: 4536 | |||
Student documentary looking at the use and abuse of drugs and alcohol by young people. The documentary examines the reasons why young people abuse drugs and alcohol, and includes interviews with users as well as with club owners, youth workers and the police. | |||
DOES MY BUM LOOK BIG IN THIS? - FOOTBALL SPECIAL | |||
Date: 2001 Film Number: 4537 | |||
Student project featuring a sports magazine programme aimed at women. Personal trainers Richard Lily and George Richardson show the presenter around a Warrington fitness centre. There is an item about Liverpool Ladies Football Club, including interviews with the players and manager Craig Boyd. | |||
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PINS AND NEEDLES | |||
Date: 2001 Film Number: 4538 | |||
Student documentary looking at why people decide to have body piercings. Includes footage of a belly button and an eyebrow piercing being carried out, and an interview with 70-year-old John Lynch - the most pierced man in Britain. [Contains male nudity] | |||
YOUTH CULTURE | |||
Date: 2001 Film Number: 4539 | |||
Student documentary looking for a possible link between underage drinking and teenage pregnancies - Britain has the highest instances of both in Europe. Includes interviews with Tracey Lawcock, a young single mother and Elaine Unsworth, a youth worker in Warrington. | |||
CULTURE CLUB | |||
Date: 2001 Film Number: 4540 | |||
Student documentary in which gay DJ Damien looks at Manchester's Gay Village. Includes footage of a number of pubs and clubs, as well as interviews with staff working there. | |||
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