Derrick Knight

Travelling for a Living

Derrick Knight

Norma Waterson, Michael Waterson

Follows the life of Hull folk group The Watersons, which is made up of brothers and sisters Michael Waterson, Norma Waterson, Elaine Waterson (more commonly known as Lal Waterson), and their cousin John Harrison, as they spend a large amount of their time on the road in their van travelling between one folk club and the next.

A Time to Heal

Derrick Knight

A look at some of the 3000 men who go through miners' rehabilitation centres each year, of whom 19 out of every 20 go back to mining.

The Great Steam Fair

David Gladwell, Derrick Knight

Co-directed by innovative British filmmakers David Gladwell and Derrick Knight, The Great Steam Fair is a beautifully crafted documentary filmed at Shottesbrooke Park, Berkshire in 1964 at a nostalgic event which brought together many traditional fairground rides and steam engines. The film skilfully combines the techniques of traditional sponsored documentary with the new approaches of the direct cinema movement.

Smoking and You

Derrick Knight

Gerald Andersen

A Centre Office of Information (COI) production about smoking.

Faces of Harlow

Derrick Knight

Alan Dobie

The planning, development and life of a new town exemplified by Harlow in South-East England, illustrating its problems and progress.

No Place to Hide

Derrick Knight

Short documentary about the march from Aldermaston to London in 1959, and the perils of nuclear weapons.

Education for the Future

Derrick Knight

Mr. Rowe, headmaster of David Lister High School, Hull, outlines the benefits of the comprehensive schools system. Produced for the Labour Party.

The Pied Pipers of Harlow

Derrick Knight

Also known as Listen to Harlow, this is Derrick Knight's follow up to Faces of Harlow, a look at the new town’s musical life from orchestras and choirs to jazz and pop.

Right To Work March

Frances de la Tour, Tony Anscombe

Young Socialists from Glasgow, Liverpool and Swansea march to London and discuss their economic struggles en route. Supporting them are Ken Loach, Corin Redgrave, Arnold Wesker and other leading cultural figures of the left of British politics. The march is intercut with scenes dramatising parallel injustices in the English Civil War era and earlier - featuring Frances de la Tour in queenly mode as Elizabeth I. The film's unconventional structure also features frequent extracts of the rousing pop concert, with the band Slade, which culminated the epic march.