The first of two episodes of the Tyne Tees Television religious programme ‘Inner Space’ presented and produced by Paul Black. Transmitted on or around Remembrance Sunday, the programme interviews four members of the South Shields Fellowship Choir about the music they play and how their experiences during World War Two help bond them as friends to this day. Title: Inner Space Sitting in a studio presenter Paul Black to camera introduces the programme and asks what it was about the [second...

The first of two episodes of the Tyne Tees Television religious programme ‘Inner Space’ presented and produced by Paul Black. Transmitted on or around Remembrance Sunday, the programme interviews four members of the South Shields Fellowship Choir about the music they play and how their experiences during World War Two help bond them as friends to this day. Title: Inner Space Sitting in a studio presenter Paul Black to camera introduces the programme and asks what it was about the [second world] war that helped ‘forge bonds of friendship that have lasted to this day’. He introduces four members of the South Shields Fellowship Choir; Alf Pawsey, Norman Taylor, Tommy Sanderson & Charles Gutteridge to discuss the matter. Paul Black speaks with Alf Pawsey and Norman Taylor about the history of the organisation and the type of singing and music performed by the choir. This is followed by the choir itself performing in another part of the studio ‘Keep the Home-Fires Burning’ accompanied by a member on piano. Back in the studio Tommy Sanderson tells a story about Stan Philips, the founder of the choir, and his experiences as a prisoner of war during World War Two. Charles Gutteridge talks about his as well as other members of the choir’s songs they enjoy the most. The choir then performs ‘We Saw the Sea’ followed by ‘Play a Simple Melody by Irving Berlin. Alf Pawsey talks about his war experiences in the army an ‘acquaintanceship and companionship’ that last forever. The other members agree and say that they find it hard to relate to other who haven’t experienced the kind of trauma they experienced. The choir performs ‘In the Gloaming’. All four men talk about how their war experience changed them as men and the importance of a song they call ‘The Last in the Book’ which they perform at the end of each mess meeting. The choir performs ‘Just a Song at Twilight’ over which the closing credits. End credit: Music Chris Norton End credit: Graphics Jon King End credit: Design Tim Trout End credit: Programme Secretary Marion Tighe End credit: Production Assistant Celia Cavanagh End credit: Director David Thomasson End credit: Producer Paul Black End credit: © Tyne Tees Television Ltd MCMLXXXVIII