Dawn of a New Era
Archive footage telling the history of modern Britain. A look back to the 1900s, when the invention of the film camera put everyday people in the picture.
Melvyn Bragg, accompanied by a vintage mobile cinema, travels across the country to show incredible footage preserved by the British Film Institute and other national and regional film archives, to tell the history of modern Britain.
In Manchester, Melvyn looks back to the 1900s and the dawn of a new era, when the invention of the film camera put everyday people in the picture.
Margaret Koppens talks about her grandfather, who was one of the thousands of children who risked life and limb in the cotton mills of Lancashire. Fairground owner Peter Sedgwick comes face to face with his great grandfather, who started the family business back in 1900. Plus, how a discovery of film stock in a Blackburn basement ended up a world treasure.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Melvyn Bragg |
| Series Producer | Dympna Jackson |
| Executive Producer | Ruth Pitt |
Broadcasts
- Thu 29 Sep 2011 18:30
Fri 4 Nov 2011 03:05- Thu 21 Feb 2013 14:45
- Sat 7 Dec 2013 10:40
Wed 15 Mar 2017 19:30- Fri 8 Feb 2019 13:30