Relating to the contents and stories in the Worcester Media Mile book, this is a listing of what you will find on the YouTube compilation:
TIME CODE TITLE YEAR
00.00 POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE 2009
Mayor Lucy Hodgson reveals the demands and joys of her office.
03.25 A POCKET OF HOPS 2005
Harvest procedures at Hancock’s farm in Bishops Frome.
04.15 BUILDING FUTURES 2007
Sparkling fresh arts provision in Caernarfon (via Rural Media
Company)
06.35 40 YEARS 2019
Celebration of the Cotswold Line Promotion Group’s four decades
of fruitful lobbying to retain the fine railway.
09.25 SLIMER WON’T DO THAT! 1988
Behind-the-scenes on making the popular Children’s ITV
‘Real Ghostbusters’ animation series.
12.15 GAZ TOP NON STOP 1994
ITV late night factual series set within major public and trade
shows across the UK. This clip from the RAF Cosford event.
14.20 TIM BROOKE-TAYLOR’S GOLF CLUBS 2011
The ex-Goodie playing a course with the local pro. Fifteen factual
films (with no cutaways!) for Discovery Channel via Endemol.
17.00 OFFAL TALES 2012
Delightful promenade show by Vamos Theatre marking the
opening of Worcester’s magnificent Hive.
19.40 WE DID OUR BIT 2013
Testimony of 11 veterans of World War Two living in
Worcestershire in their old age.
20.55 RAFT DAFT 1991
Chris Barrie of ‘Red Dwarf’ conveys the fun of this Kidderminster
Lions charity event down the Severn from Arley(!) to Stourport.
23.25 MAIN HEAD 2012
‘Smart athletes articulate delicate carriers to execute machined
strokes for a rapid ride’ (as the WMM book explains).
25.15 WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL 2014
World-class players compete within Worcester’s fine Arena.
26.45 SIGHT CONCERN FIREWALK 2015
Worcester’s charity for visual impairment mounted a
spectacular though scary event to raise funds.
28.15 TRAVELLERS 1997
Insight into the circumstances of a family living at the side of
a main road in Herefordshire (for BBC1 via Maverick TV).
33.20 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW – EASTNOR CASTLE 2001
Michael Aspel introduces the programme from Ledbury, home
to “Britain’s most distinguished bus stop”.
34.55 HENRY SANDON’S GUIDE TO PORCELAIN 2005
The National Treasure on his home patch.
The order of the clips reflects the order of the essays in the WORCESTER’S MEDIA MILE book. The walk began at the Guildhall, headed up the Tything to the Shire Hall, then swung down Castle Street to The Hive before concluding near the city bridge.
Of course, as you will realise, not every anecdote is set in the city.
Robert Arley 