Minimo Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Did anyone else see the programme on BBC4 tonight, 8.30? There was a great segment on Sheffield Rag, including the boat race on the Don. If you are interested try and get to see it, it was a real gem, unfortunately I don't think it said what year it was (I may have missed it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I missed the program name, but it's just finished Rank set about filming British life in the 1960's, and some of the footage shown tonight was of Sheffield rag week procession through the city centre and a raft race on the Don. I was surprised at how much airtime this bit got too It was all shot in colour and high definition for cinema viewing rather than tv, so the pictures are surprisingly high quality, and a great record of the fashions and colours of the day Did anybody else see it? (it wad also interesting to see the conformation of the Bulldogs in their clip - with much better formed muzzles than we're used to seeing today) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidorry Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Just watched it on iplayer,very good section about the rag week in Sheffield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quisquose Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 We watched it again (it was shown quite recently) since our TV seems to be permanently stuck on BBC 4. It was very interesting to be reminded of times when I was a kid. From the opening introduction I think it said it was filmed in 1959. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonj Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 The program was "Britain On Film" (Episode 7, This Sceptred Isle) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Just watched it on iplayerd...Me too - thanks Minimo!. Especially nice to see film of the boat race. The rest of the programme's interesting too, showing English eccentricities etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geocol Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 ........ From the opening introduction I think it said it was filmed in 1959. That was so, but the Helston scenes were filmed in 1961 and the Manchester Rag procession was 1963. I couldn't date the Sheffield sequences, nor could I clarify the location of sequences just prior to those from Sheffield (with the girl slaves and dark blue trolley buses)! Could be Hull or Birmingham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quisquose Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 That was so, but the Helston scenes were filmed in 1961 and the Manchester Rag procession was 1963. I couldn't date the Sheffield sequences, nor could I work out the location of sequences just prior to those from Sheffield (with the girl slaves and dark blue trolley buses)! Yes, you're right. Incidentally, for those that missed it the Sheffield part is at 8 mins here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01qbz9f/Britain_on_Film_This_Sceptred_Isle/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 ... dark blue trolley buses)! Could be Hull or Birmingham.It was Paragon Street in Hull.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyH1963 Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Hi all I have some wonderful home movie cine film taken of the Sheffield University Rag Week boat race on the Don and of the student's procession in the city centre filmed in 1960/61 - hoping to get it onto DVD soon. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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