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French Lessons

From the collection of

Media Archive for Central England
MACE is the strategic lead organisation for screen heritage for the East and West Midlands regions. An independent charity based at University of Lincoln, MACE preserves and makes accessible a collection of more than 100,000 historic moving images representative of the diverse cultures and histories of communities throughout the heart of England from the Lincolnshire coast to the Welsh border.

French Lessons (ATV Today)

J'habite à Colwall. The women of the Herefordshire village's W.I. group go back to school in time for the Common Market.

Helen Piddock visits Colwall in Herefordshire where members of the Women's Institute have decided to learn French to prepare for Britain's forthcoming membership of the EEC. For a rural area like Colwall this seems like a great idea: what better than to be able to discuss common agricultural policy with our new allies in the welcoming French farming community? The only male voice is also the only dissenting one, claiming that, "An Englishman's home is his castle".

The opening section is without sound. A live voice over would have covered this section when originally broadcast by ATV.

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