Studio some 60 odd years ago. Really, here . Fantastic. Well, weve got to dig those performances from the vault. I cant think what it was. It was something. Ken loach, welcome to this cultural life. Its a great pleasure to come. And good to see you. You, too. You were born in 1936. You grew up in the midlands. Tell me about your family. What did your parents do . My father was an electrical engineer. Took his apprenticeship in the mines. The whole family, my fathers family were miners from the warwickshire coalfields, and he worked at Alfred Herberts machine tool factory all his life. Ao odd years. Skilled worker, then . Yes, a skilled worker. Electrician. And he had a work ethic that was formidable. He worked seven days a week. And my mother had been a hairdresser, but like women of that time, it was a matter of pride for my father that she should not have to work. But. Lovely woman, very kind. What sort of cultural upbringing did you have at home . Well, it was a very normal, i guess
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