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The Shoals of Herring

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

A documentary film that tells the story of the East Coast herring fishing from the hard and brutal days of the smacksmen through technical revolution, depression and war, to the conservation debate of the 70s.

Based on "Singing the Fishing" by Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger, Charles Parker
Italian Press Association Award for Radio Documentary, Italia 1960
Adapted and produced by Philip Donnellan
(From Birmingham)

Contributors

Based on "Singing the Fishing" by:
Ewan MacColl
Based on "Singing the Fishing" by:
Peggy Seeger
Based on "Singing the Fishing" by:
Charles Parker
Film Editor:
Henry Fowler
Adapted by/Producer:
Philip Donnellan
Source: Radio Times

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