Video 44659-Br-1-176_1 Merrywood Girls Duke of Edinburgh Award.mp4 was a studio-based show in which 4 girls from the school discuss the Duke of Edinburgh Award. It begins with a description and then shifts to an interview. 8mins in the girls demonstrate flower arranging and a make-up demonstration. At 18min41sec, we see Carmen, Janice and Laetitia, doing a fashion show. At 19min56sec, it switches to an interview with Hazel Pring, Karen Merrick, Vivian Clark, Mary Evans talking about voluntary work in hospitals. At 24min there's a kung fu demonstration, followed by ballet at 27min and contemporary dance to Simon and Garfunkel at 28 min. 31min 36 seconds, the girls play flute, the tune of which becomes theme music for the KWTV ident.
Camera: Barbara Hooper and Jayne Welling (Barbara Hooper's daughter). Floor Manager: Pat Dallamore. Producer: Jekka McVicar
Knowle West TV was developed by Peter Lewis and produced by Jekka McVicar. From 1973-75, programming was made, edited and broadcast by the people of Knowle West and broadcast to people's homes via the Rediffusion cable network. For more information: http://knowyourbristol.org/on-the-move/exploring-co-production/knowle-west-on-the-move/
References to videos relate to Bristol Record Office catalogues. Original footage can be located at the BRO.