Going Self-sufficient

From the collection of

The Box
Established in 1992, the South West Film & Television Archive collection spans from 1893 to the present day containing more than 250,000 items. Formed from a variety of depositors, including broadcast news and programmes material from the Westward and TSW archive. In 2018 the archive collection transferred to The Box in Plymouth.

Going Self-sufficient


A family lives the good life off the national grid. The action is an anti-nuclear energy protest and reporter Mike Whitmarsh shows how Mrs Buxton and her daughter generate their own electricity and gas. They have given up their car in this experiment in alternative living and their main entertainment comes in the form of a wind-up gramophone from 1924 - spinning at 78 rpm a 12-inch record could last about 4 to 5 minutes per side. Bramble the pony with trap provides transport.


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