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6 results found for '"Brass bands"' in Keywords.
Beadlebum show (1980)
- Genre
- Competition; Interview; Special; Vox pop
Jeremy Beadle presents his Beadlebum show from the Thames Day events at the South Bank in London and asks quiz questions. Speaking are: male town crier; leader of the GLC, Sir Horace Cutler; former rugby...
Network - A life in brass! (1981)
- Genre
- Special; Documentary; Interview
A Life in Brass! A Network programme examining the life of Harry Mortimer, English composer and conductor, who specialised in brass band music. Includes an interview with Harry Mortimer, and recordings of...
Ken Hancock on Grimethorpe pit closure (1992)
- Genre
- Interview
Ken Hancock, branch secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers at Grimethorpe Colliery, on the pit closure and job losses. 957 men will be losing their jobs, causing unemployment to rise to 28% in the...
Grimethorpe Colliery Band win championship (1992)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Music; Speech
David Addis reports on the victory of the Grimethorpe Colliery Band at the National Brass Band Championship, held at the Royal Albert Hall. Backstage, he talks to members of the band, who dedicate the win to...
Grimethorpe miners on brass band championship (1992)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified miners from Grimethorpe Colliery (and other speakers) comment on the importance of winning the National Brass Band Championship at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Grimethorpe is one of the pits...
Closure of Grimethorpe Colliery (1993)
- Genre
- Music; News report; Interview
Report on the closure of Grimethorpe Colliery and the future of the famous Grimethorpe Colliery Brass Band, who are heard playing Jerusalem. Speakers are Ken Hancock, NUM; Joan Maychin(?), Women Against Pit...