Reel Life: Saturdays in Film and Sound

Synopsis

This DVD provides a fascinating glimpse into Saturday afternoons of the last 100 years through examples of films and sound interviews held in public archives. The material is grouped into six themes, covering everything from shopping to skateboarding.

Amongst the items covered are the following:

- Street Life in Petersfield (1919), Canterbury (1923-24) and Winchester (1960s)?

- The Opening of the SS Brighton Swimming Pool (1934)?

- Surfing in Sussex and Cornwall from the 1930s to the present day?

- Rollerskating in Southsea (1930s-60s)?

- Tourist publicity films from Margate and Southsea?

- The Reading Jazz and Rock Festival (1972)?

- Hop-picking in Kent in the 1930s

- Parades in Brighton, Bexhill and the Isle of Wight

- Family films from the 1930s-1960s with commentaries


Produced in partnership with the British Library Sound Archive, SEMLAC, Screen Archive South East, University of Brighton and Wessex Film and Sound Archive.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Subjects

Social Studies; Film studies

Keywords

amateur films; Brighton; Cornwall; film archives; Hampshire; leisure industries; Sussex; surfing; holidays; Kent

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£5.00

Availability

Sale

Year

2014

Sponsor

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

listening@bl.uk

Web

http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7412 7676

Fax

020 7412 7441

Address

96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB

Name

University of Brighton

Name

Wessex Film & Sound Archive

Phone

01962 847742

Address

Hampshire Record Office
Sussex Street
Winchester
SO23 8TH

Notes

contact: David M. Lee, Film & Sound Archivist

Distributor

Name

Screen Archive South East

Email

screenarchive@brighton.ac.uk

Web

http://www.brighton.ac.uk/screenarchive/index.html External site opens in new window

Phone

01273 643213

Address

University of Brighton
Grand Parade
Brighton
BN2 0JY
United Kingdom