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Caves
Heath Bunting
Heath believes the cave network underneath the Avon Gorge is a wonderful place to experience living outdoors.2:35
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Female Priest
Anne Farmer
For the last 10 years Anne Farmer passed a Church of England training college almost daily but she never dreamed for a second that…2:30
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Painter
Barrington Tabb
For the last 40 years Bristol artist Barrington Tabb has been painting Bristol cityscapes. In all weathers, Barrington can be found…2:28
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Prefabs
Doreen Hancock
Doreen Hancock loves her house and garden but is fighting to stay there as developers move in.3:59
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Mining in Bedminster
Christine Hodgson, Doreen…
A look at what used to be in and under what is now an area of houses and shops.3:20
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My Childhood Memories
Colin Griffin
Colin remembers misbehaving in Bedminster in the 1930s.4:03
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Gardener’s World…
Roy Gallop
Roy finds more than he bargained for when he digs up his veg in this four minute film of a south Bristol allotment-site situated on…3:11
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Dean Lane Pit - 100…
Southville Heritage…
In 2006 Local residents celebrated the 100th anniversary of Dame Emily Park, built on an old coal mine.2:07
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Bristol, Slavery and I
Marius Aznar
A look at Bristol’s historic links with slavery through Spanish eyes.0:45
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What’s Going On?
Charlie Williams
A look at how violence against and amongst young black men has developed since African people began living in Britain.1:20
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The Black History…
Zack Henry
Zack asks his history teacher an awkward question, and sets of on a quest for information of his own.2:54
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Bernice’s story
Bernice
Life for black children in school, in the 1950s and now.