Travelling for a Living

Documentarist Derrick Knight presents two of his 1960s films, including a vivid portrait of the Waterson family.

One of Donnellan’s earliest collaborators was fellow documentarist Derrick Knight, who followed a different path in setting up his own independent production company. He joins us today with two contrasting examples of his own work.

“This is the story of a town. A town with many faces.” Commissioned for promotional purposes, Faces of Harlow (1964) is an energetic slice of 60s optimism, extolling the virtues of new towns.

Travelling for a Living (1965) is a damp, smoky, lyrical picture of the singing Waterson family on home territory in Hull, with wonderful footage of Norma, Lal and Mike holding the stage at their folk club in the Old Blue Bell.

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