You Should've Seen Us presents a selection of films from the Yorkshire Film Archive edited to combine the moving image with a recorded spoken text. The presentation covers a period from 1908 to 1958.  Audiences hear Paul's poems, spoken by himself and actors. Some are commentaries, others imagined voices of people in North Yorkshire from before, during and after the Second World War, so that a picture emerges of a period of cultural change. Title - You Should've Seen Us:  A...

You Should've Seen Us presents a selection of films from the Yorkshire Film Archive edited to combine the moving image with a recorded spoken text. The presentation covers a period from 1908 to 1958.  Audiences hear Paul's poems, spoken by himself and actors. Some are commentaries, others imagined voices of people in North Yorkshire from before, during and after the Second World War, so that a picture emerges of a period of cultural change. Title - You Should've Seen Us:  A journey through North Yorkshire in poems and film 1908-1958 by Paul Mills in collaboration with Yorkshire Film Archive Film 1 - Ripon Highland Sports Film 2 - Harrogate royal bath hospital parade - look up Film 3 - Munitions Factory Film 4 - Settle Wings for Victory Film 5 - Stephen Taylor - pos Holidays in Engalnd (scar divers) Film 6 - Church Fenton B&W Film 7 - Frank Dean Flower Title - Interval Film 8 - Egg Harvest Rest of Poems with compilation footage Title - You Should've Seen Us Written by Paul Mills Edited by Ed Torsney Readers:  Vicki Dunn, Paul Mills, Keith Watson With thanks to:  Graham Relton, Yorkshire Film Archive, Pat Borthwick (script adviser), Antony Dunn (publicity), Hazel Cameron (Chrysalis Arts), The Poetry Business/Smith Doorstop   For Further Information: www.yorkshirefilmarchive.com www.paulmillswriting.org.uk www.poetrybusiness.co.uk This collaboration gratefully acknowledges the support of Arts Council England, Chrysalis Arts, Creative North Yorkshire