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Phone Lady

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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.

Phone Lady (TSW News)

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Communal village garden phone box.

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Local Characters of the South West

Uncover some of the quirkier folk in the South West.
Our archives are full of larger-than-life characters, each with their own unique story to tell. From the entrepreneurial kiss-o-gram to the Christmas Lunch in June enthusiast, these locals are guaranteed to entertain and inspire. From a rebel pensioner resisting a hosepipe ban to a lady who loves to walk her pet deer, get ready to meet some of the most memorable and eccentric individuals to have graced the south west news.

22 videos in this collection

1

Futurework Part 1

  • Hatherleigh
  • 1986-09-01
2

Futurework Part 2

  • Ilfracombe
  • 1986-09-01
3

Alec the Gypsy and Sam the Horse

  • St Agnes
  • 1991-07-21
4

One and All: A Question of Cornwall pt 3

  • Truro
  • 1989-02-21
5

Green Arrows

  • Dinnington
  • 1986-08-11
6

School Granny

  • Cornwall
  • 1987-09-17
7

Rally Granny

  • Upwey
  • 1988-09-08
8

Unlucky Thirteen

  • Shaldon
  • 1989-10-13
9

Seaside Christmas in June

  • Sidmouth
  • 1988-06-24
10

Smoker's Habits

  • Plymouth
  • 1988-03-09
11

Hose Pipe ban

  • Devon
  • 1989-08-22
12

Fisherman Turns Artist

  • Brixham
  • 1986-06-13
13

Honeymoon Couple

  • Dartmoor
  • 1987-07-27
14

Phone Lady

  • Polgooth
  • 1986-06-11
15

Gulf Doctor

  • 1991-02-15
16

Charlie Chaplin Boy

  • Paignton
  • 1992-01-22
17

One Hundredth Holiday

  • Isles of Scilly
  • 1989-09-06
18

I am not a Hippie, I am a Traveller

  • Bodmin Moor
  • 1989-03-03
19

Fighting to Save Gay and Lesbian Prayer Book

  • Plymouth
  • 1992-03-11
20

Chess Supremo

  • Truro
  • 1988-02-15
21

Corrupt Council

  • Launceston
  • 1992-01-06
22

Woman Wheelwright

  • Webbington
  • 1991-04-15
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