Here we are at the end of January! Christmas is but a distant memory, you’ve lapsed on at least two new year resolutions, caught up on all the box sets and it’s wet, cold and dark outside. So, make yourself a nice cup of tea and snuggle down for a trip back in time.
For her latest series of blogs, our fabulous volunteer, Val, has taken inspiration from a newly-commissioned short film, Born a Rebel: a collaboration between Cinema for All, Yorkshire, North East and North West Film Archives (find out more about the film). Here's part two - if you haven't seen part one, you can catch up here.
Tyne Tees Television went on air at 5pm, January 15th 1959 from the City Road studios in Newcastle. A quarter of a million viewers watched on the first night. 60 years on, we’re inviting all the region’s goggle boxers to grab an armchair and binge watch some classic programmes and news clips created in the station’s first year through to the 80s, all from the huge archive collection of Tyne Tees telly on film preserved here at the North East Film Archive.
As a holiday treat watch some amazing newly-digitised films, put your feet up and relax. December’s additions include festive celebrations from the collection of Darlington amateur filmmaker Peter Dobin, family celebrations, a couple of visits to the pub and finally a quiz to round things off!
In recognition of the increasing impact television has had on the world, in 1996 the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21st November as World Television Day. To mark the day we’ve added some new films to our online collections as part of our North East On Film project.
