The films of Mitchell & Kenyon
take us on a tour of everyday life in Edwardian Britain. The Lost
World of Mitchell & Kenyon, the hugely successful BBC TV series,
subsequently released on DVD by bfi Video, introduced audiences
to these miraculous views of the past. Now this new DVD offers the
opportunity to explore the Collection in greater depth.
The material is taken from 28 hours of footage and represents a
cross-section of the subjects covered in the Collection. From factory
gates to football matches, the leaving of Liverpool to the leaving
of work, the workers on holiday and at play, it provides an unparalleled
opportunity to see the world through the eyes of the working communities
of the time.
The films are grouped into five sections: Youth and Education, The
Anglo-Boer War, Workers, High Days and Holidays and People and Places;
a total of 35 full-length films in all, plus five 'hidden' items.
They are set to a specially commissioned score by Sheffield-based
duo In The Nursery and presented in a digipack, with extensive extras
offering much background material. |