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V. (Original title)Tony Harrison's "V" (Alternative title)
Dates: 1987 (Copyright), 04 November 1987 (Television)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Richard Eyre

Synopsis: Visualisation of Tony Harrison's poem "v.". v. is about the multiple meanings of the letter - victory, versus, verses, for example. Starting from a meditation in a Leeds' graveyard where the poet's parents' headstone has been defaced with grafitti, v. rises to a panoramic view of the divisions, antagonisms and aspirations within British society, and the poets own self. Includes archive footage of the miners' strike and football hooliganism.

Subjects:
Harrison, Tony (1937- ), Football violence, Miners' Strike 1984, English poetry
TV Transmissions
Date: 04 November 1987Broadcast channel: Channel FourCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 23:00-23:40Slot duration: 40 minsNetwork - Language: English - Colour - Sound
Date: 11 April 1991Broadcast company: Channel FourCountry: United Kingdom-00:45Network
Date: 29 December 1997Broadcast company: Channel FourCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 01:15-01:55Slot duration: 40 minsNetwork

Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (3)
In: Journal of Media Law and Practice v8 n4 December 1987  Page: 165
Title: Channel 4 broadcasts `v'Language: English
Description: Looks at various reaction to the programme.

In: The Listener v118 n3037 12 Nov 1987  Pages: 42-43
Title: [The Listener - v118 n3037 12 Nov 1987: no known title]Language: English

In: The Listener v118 n3035 29 Oct 1987  Page: 35
Title: [The Listener - v118 n3035 29 Oct 1987: no known title]Language: English


Books held in BFI Reuben Library (1)
Title: Caverns of night: coal mines in art, literature, and film
Author: THESING, William B.  Pages: xxii, 281 p.