One of the most popular features of ChronicleLive's Nostalgia coverage are the regular film clips supplied by the North East Film Archive.
Over recent years we've published much fantastic footage from the Archive, film that takes us back in time and enables us to see the people and places of the region as they once were in a way that photographs simply cannot do. Some of our latest offerings include clips of Newcastle city centre in 1970 and the legendary La Dolce Vita nightclub and fascinating footage of the River Tyne at Gateshead and Newcastle in the mid 1960s.
One question that is often asked is 'can the work of the Archive be viewed in DVD format?' The answer is 'yes'. The North East Film Archive has a DVD called Newcastle On Film - and it would make an ideal Christmas gift. It presents the story of our city, and the wider region, as captured on film over the last 100 years and is narrated by former Tyne Tees news presenter Pam Royle.
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The DVD recalls the excitement of the Hoppings in the 1930s, the resilience of the people of Tyneside during World War II, and the sheer grit and graft of the region’s shipyard industry, culminating in the excitement of the much-anticipated ship launches. Whether it’s nabbing a bargain at the Quayside market, or ice cream treats on days out in Whitley Bay, the thousands of competitors taking part in the Great North Run, or the highs and lows of Newcastle United, it can all be found on Newcastle On Film .
All the film clips on the DVD have been carefully preserved, cared for, catalogued and digitised by the team at North East Film Archive which now holds collections of more than 30,000 titles dating from the earliest days of filmmaking through to regional television collections, and increasing amounts of ‘born digital’ material. As a registered charity, the remit of the Archive is to find, preserve, and make accessible the moving image heritage of the North of England, and this Newcastle On Film DVD is another opportunity for it to share these films.
Narrator Pam Royle points out: “Although Tyne Tees and BBC in the North East have been chronicling Tyneside on film since the 1950s, that’s not even half the story. The North East Film Archive has collected thousands of feet of film, from pioneering cinematographers at the turn of the 20th century, to local cine clubs, commercial filmmakers and talented amateurs who have all shared the same passion for recording life across the North East of England."
Newcastle On Film is priced at £12 (including postage and packing). The DVD can be bought directly from the North East Film Archive website here.
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