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Interview with Charles Cooper, the founder of specialist distribution company Contemporary Films.
Recording of the tradition and skills of the wells dressing in Buxton, with reference to other ceremonies at wells in Derbyshire. The dressing of the wells was originally a religious ritual carried out as a...
Sequences show Alfred Frost, a bespoke tailor in Manchester, making a suit by hand. The interview with him underlines how his business is part of a dying trade. Filmed January 1990.
A record of the ideas and work of the Peckham Experiment which took place at the Pioneer Health Centre in 1935-39 and 1946-50. Includes interviews with former members and staff, location filming, and...
Interviews with the people of Hillsborough, Sheffield, record the stories and memories of the area, known as Sheffield 6. Residents talk about how the quality of life has been improved by the introduction of...
Scenes show the day-to-day running of the English National Opera, plus shows of the elaborate architecture inside the London Coliseum, the setting of the stage, and the Royal Box with its retiring room....
Blaber’s Portland Foundry, a working foundry in Brighton, under threat of development, shown at work. Interviews with the foreman and demonstrations of casting and fettling. Filmed March 1989.
Interview with Duncan Douglas, a Savile Row tailor who came from Grenada and worked his apprenticeship for a number of tailors before setting up on his own. Shows the processes involved in making a suit.
Looks at Irish community life in Cricklewood, London. Particular focus on the community entertainments - singing, dancing, recitals and the theatre of the Cricklewood Community Play Association. Interviews...
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