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Morning in the Streets

Denis Mitchell's 1959 documentary is full of evocative images of a Liverpool still recovering from the post-war gloom.

This BBC film won the award for the best television documentary film in the Italia Prize Contest, 1959.

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35 minutes

Last on

Wed 27 Jul 2011 00:55
BBC Four

Did You Know?

The film features a shot of graffiti that reads 'Save the Rosenbergs', a reference to Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who in 1953 were tried and executed in the United States for espionage on the flimsiest of evidence.

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Credits

Director Denis Mitchell
Director Roy Harris
Title Music Thomas Henderson

Broadcasts

  • Wed 25 Mar 1959 21:25
    BBC Television Service
  • Fri 8 Jan 1960 21:25
    BBC Television Service
  • Thu 19 Jul 1962 21:25
    BBC Television Service
  • Thu 21 Aug 2008 20:00
    BBC Four
  • Mon 14 Dec 2009 19:30
    BBC Four
  • Sun 26 Sep 2010 19:30
    BBC Four
  • Tue 28 Sep 2010 02:35
    BBC Four
  • Wed 27 Jul 2011 00:55
    BBC Four

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