Snobs and Clowns: Northamptonshire on Film, 1932 - 1989
- Synopsis
- Researched and edited by Emily Wilczek from the University of Lincoln School of Media, this DVD chronicles over fifty years of filmmaking in Northamptonshire, seen through a series of rarely seen and newly restored 20th century films that are preserved at the Media Archive for Central England (MACE).
Amongst the films are ‘Focus on Northampton’, a 1965 documentary by Anglia Television which looks at Northampton’s livestock market, theatre, schools, colleges and places of work. There are also a variety of films from the regional news programme ATV Today which ran from 1964 to 1981, including reports on shoe making at Long Buckby (1964); Stoke Bruerne Waterways Museum (1968); tenants of Althorp Estate (1983); skittle making (1989) and a number of clips of the British Conker Championships in Ashton.
The DVD also includes a short film, ‘About MACE’, a behind the scenes look at the work of the MACE team and the services they provide. - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Subjects
- Film studies; Television studies
- Keywords
- film archives; local history; television archives; regional broadcasting
Credits
- Contributor
- Emily Wilczek
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £7.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 83 minutes
- Year
- 2017
Distributor
- Name
MACE: Media Archive for Central England
- macearchive@le.ac.uk
- Web
- http://www.macearchive.org/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 116 252 5066
- Fax
- +44 (0) 116 252 5931
- Address
- The University of Leicester
1 Salisbury Road
Leicester
LE1 7QR
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