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Nation on Film takes a fascinating look at history from both sides of the camera. The series uses footage from public and private archives, and from individual amateur film-makers. The second part ...of the programme focuses on the life of the middle classes in post-war Britain, as filmed by Betty and Cyril Ramsden.
Nation on Film takes a fascinating look at history from both sides of the camera. The series uses footage from public and private archives, and from individual amateur film-makers. The second part ...of the programme focuses on the life of the middle classes in post-war Britain, as filmed by Betty and Cyril Ramsden.
| Series: | Nation on Film 2 |
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| First transmission date: | 2006 |
| Published: | 2006 |
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| Duration: | 00:29:30 |
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| Producer: | Jacob Hickey |
| Narrator: | David Jason |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Link to related site: | Website: http://www.open2.net/nationonfilm/index.html |
| Subject terms: | Amateur films--Great Britain--20th century; Film archives--Archival resources--Directories |
| Footage description: | The Ramsden Collection examines a newly-discovered collection of amateur films from Yorkshire. For 20 years, husband and wife, Betty and Cyril Ramsden, recorded the world around them. In particular they captured middle class life in the north of England. The couple enjoyed a comfortable existence in Leeds where Cyril worked as a dentist. They devoted much of their life to making mini documentaries using a 16mm camera. Their rich celluloid legacy challenges the clichéd view of 50s Britain as a decade of dreariness. While the post-war period is known for its hardship, austerity and rationing, the Ramsden films reveal a northern middle class enjoying parties, holidays at home and abroad, country shows and days out. |
| Production number: | JOUA442E |
| Videofinder number: | 7409 |
| Available to public: | no |
