PRINCE PHILIP was the first royal to embrace television, submitting to the first TV interview in 1961 with Richard Dimbleby. It was all about the Commonwealth Technical Training Week and the questioning didn’t deviate, and then in 1969, he was the driving force behind the first royal documentary, the Royal Family, which showed him barbecuing sausages. It was watched by 350m people, but hasn’t been seen since 1972. Inbetween those TV firsts, the duke flew north for 80 minutes in an aeroplane for another first: his first network TV interview.
The Duke of Edinburgh arrives at Tyne Tees TV s studios in Newcastle to Face the Press in 1968 - his first network TV interview. He s looking directly at a lovely old lady who is waving her handkerchief at him - was she overcome by the emotion of the moment, or did she just have a heavy cold?
PRINCE PHILIP was the first royal to embrace television, submitting to the first TV interview in 1961 with Richard Dimbleby. It was all about the Commonwealth Technical Training Week and the questioning didn’t deviate, and then in 1969, he was the driving force behind the first royal documentary, the Royal Family, which showed him barbecuing sausages. It was watched by 350m people, but hasn’t been seen since 1972. Inbetween those TV firsts, the duke flew north for 80 minutes in an aeroplane for another first: his first network TV interview. This was for Tyne Tees and it was filmed in Newcastle, for a programme called Face the Press. It was screened on March 20, 1968, and the panel of journalists, squeezed behind a tight desk, was chaired by Ludovic Kennedy.
8 Apr 2021
SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY: Rachel Tweddle, chief executive of the TCR Hub, with daughter Amelia Robinson and some of the thousands of care packages that have been distributed during the past year
THE search is on for someone to co-ordinate one of the most successful lockdown support projects.
More than 5,000 care packages have been distributed across the dale by staff and volunteers at The TCR Hub, in Barnard Castle, since the scheme was launched during the first national lockdown.
The project is continuing into a second year and funding has been secured to for someone to co-ordinate and develop The Hub s food provision.
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• 7 Apr 2021
SIGNS informing people to book appointments before visiting recycling depots in Teesdale have been removed after county officers confirmed they were put out by mistake.
A number of residents expressed concern about signs going up at centres at Middleton-in-Teesdale and Stainton Grove stating that visits will be by appointment only in the near future.
While county officers have confirmed they are looking at implementing a new booking system in the future to alleviate queues, its still some way from being finalised.
Head of environment for Durham County Council Oliver Sherratt said: “The signs rather jumped the gun and have been removed, as they were put out in error by the traffic management company thinking they were being helpful by giving advance notice.
âThereâs a lot of good out thereâ: Newton Aycliffeâs Junction 7 on life in Silverdale Place and beyond
ChronicleLive spent an afternoon with the Newton Aycliffe charity to see how one community is rallying for better
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