Tommy Steele’s Beatles tribute - Eleanor Rigby statue unveiled

Title

Tommy Steele’s Beatles tribute - Eleanor Rigby statue unveiled

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

3 Dec 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:02:31

Description

Report on the unveiling of a statue in Liverpool by actor, singer and sculptor Tommy Steele, of Eleanor Rigby, a character in a Beatles song. Includes interviews with Tommy Steele; Councillor Kathy(?) Hancock; City Information officer David Harlow; vox pop with Liverpool public. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Tommy Steele; Kathy(?) Hancock; David Harlow

Keywords

Liverpool; Popular music; Tommy Steele; Art; Vocal music; Statues; Memorials; The Beatles; Sculpture; Eleanor Rigby (fictional character)

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