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17-05-2005, 11:03 AM
For those who found the Mitchell & Kenyon films as fascinating as I did I have just received an email from the BFI about a new release Mitchell & Kenyon DVD as follows:
ELECTRIC EDWARDIANS: THE FILMS OF MITCHELL & KENYON
The films of Mitchell & Kenyon take us on a tour of everyday life in Edwardian Britain. The Lost World of Mitchell & Kenyon, the hugely successful BBC TV series, subsequently released on DVD by bfi Video, introduced audiences to these miraculous views of the past. Now this new DVD offers the opportunity to explore the Collection in greater depth.
The material is taken from 28 hours of footage and represents a cross-section of the subjects covered in the Collection. From factory gates to football matches, the leaving of Liverpool to the leaving of work, the workers on holiday and at play, it provides an unparalleled opportunity to see the world through the eyes of the working communities of the time.
The films are grouped into five sections: Youth and Education, The Anglo-Boer War, Workers, High Days and Holidays and People and Places; a total of 35 full-length films in all, plus five 'hidden' items.
ELECTRIC EDWARDIANS: THE FILMS OF MITCHELL & KENYON
The films of Mitchell & Kenyon take us on a tour of everyday life in Edwardian Britain. The Lost World of Mitchell & Kenyon, the hugely successful BBC TV series, subsequently released on DVD by bfi Video, introduced audiences to these miraculous views of the past. Now this new DVD offers the opportunity to explore the Collection in greater depth.
The material is taken from 28 hours of footage and represents a cross-section of the subjects covered in the Collection. From factory gates to football matches, the leaving of Liverpool to the leaving of work, the workers on holiday and at play, it provides an unparalleled opportunity to see the world through the eyes of the working communities of the time.
The films are grouped into five sections: Youth and Education, The Anglo-Boer War, Workers, High Days and Holidays and People and Places; a total of 35 full-length films in all, plus five 'hidden' items.