News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Mining Review 16th Year

Issue

Issue No.

5

Date Released

Jan 1963

Length of issue (in feet)

784

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. NEW HOMES FOR OLD
• 2. THE HAPPY WANDERER
• 3. SUPPORTING PROGRAMME
• 4. PITMAN-PAINTER

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

BFI synopsis: Ewan MacColl sings a ballad story about the Durham Aged Mineworkers’ Homes Association’s improvements to retired miner’s homes.
NCB Commentary - No commentary for this story. E. MacColl original song ‘Aged Miners’. Accompanied by P. Seegar on guitar.

Keywords

Music and dance; Mining; Social welfare

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases   Used for synopsis
The British National Film Catalogue   Vol.1 1963, p.55
Film User   Vol.17 No.199 May 1963, p249.
The National Archives COAL 32   /13 Scripts for Mining Review, 1960-1963

Credits:

Camera

John Reid

Commentator

John Slater

Sponsor

National Coal Board

Production Co.

National Coal Board Film Unit

Cutter

Rhonda Small