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, suburban house, semidetached, in nuneaton. Erm. Cinemas nearby . There were cinemas, but we didnt go as a family
i think in my acting days, i did a tiny bit of bbc radio. oh, you did? it might have been in this very studio some 60 odd years ago. really, here? fantastic. well, we ve got to dig those performances from the vault. i can t think what it was. it was something. ken loach, welcome to this cultural life. it s 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 father s family were miners from the warwickshire coalfields, and he worked at alfred herbert s 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.lo
really, here? fantastic. well, we ve got to dig those performances from the vault. i can t think what it was. it was something. ken loach, welcome to this cultural life. it s 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 father s family were miners from the warwickshire coalfields, and he worked at alfred herbert s 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, suburban house,
i can t think what it was. it was something. ken loach, welcome to this cultural life. it s 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 father s family were miners from the warwickshire coalfields, and he worked at alfred herbert s 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, suburban house, semidetached, in nuneaton. erm. cinemas nearby? there were cinemas, but we didn t g
into conservation areas by the end of the decade. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster penny smith and the former trade minister, lord digbyjones. here lord digbyjones. are the front pages for you at home here are the front pages for you at home if you havejustjoined us. the i says 25 million people will be offered the new dual strain covid jab this autumn. it has just been given regulatory approval for use it has just been given regulatory approvalfor use in it has just been given regulatory approval for use in the it has just been given regulatory approvalfor use in the uk, made by the us manufacturer moderna. the times is leading with the same story as the i and says over 50s will be called for the new vaccine within weeks. according to the guardian, ministers are planning to slash redundancy pay for civil servants while cutting tens of thousands of whitehall jobs. the daily mirror leads of the sto