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    A Northern Echo reader seeks information, film footage and photos, of a royal visit to Wellesley Nautical School, Blyth, Northumberland, in 1968, marking its centenary.



    Has "The Way We Were" explored approved schools (renamed 'Community Homes' in 1973) while memories are intact?



    Film of daily life, and events such as royal visits, might be appreciated by producers and viewers of the series.



    Are the following documentaries about young people, in approved schools and custodial institutions, on video or DVD?



    Which documentaries are considered useful by lecturers, students and a wider audience?



    1. "Put Away" (Granada, 1967) described approved schools.



    2. "Aycliffe's Children" (Thames, Cutting Edge, 1992) brought viewers up to date

    with five boys and two girls who featured in the documentary,"Aycliffe" (1977).



    3. Timewatch: "Bad Boys" (1996) caught up with six boys who appeared in a Man Alive programme about Peper Harow in 1973.

    Peper Harow, former approved school, became a therapeutic community which had closed by 1996.



    4. "Detained at Her Majesty's Pleasure" : Red Bank Special Unit (BBC2, Open Space, 1991)



    5. "The Boys in B Wing", HMP Hull (Panorama, c. 1989)



    6. "Banged Up" (Channel 4, 1997) was produced by staff and young inmates at HMP Hull.



    7. "Violent Lives - Young Offenders". A Channel 4 documentary about Everthorpe Young Offender Institution.



    8. "Children of Crime" (BBC1, 1998, Blakeway Productions) had a balanced approach:

    negative memories of Court Lees approved school, positive memories of Dobroyd Castle.

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    name='Maurice']A Northern Echo reader seeks information, film footage and photos, of a royal visit to Wellesley Nautical School, Blyth, Northumberland, in 1968, marking its centenary.



    Has "The Way We Were" explored approved schools (renamed 'Community Homes' in 1973) while memories are intact?



    Film of daily life, and events such as royal visits, might be appreciated by producers and viewers of the series.



    Are the following documentaries about young people, in approved schools and custodial institutions, on video or DVD?



    Which documentaries are considered useful by lecturers, students and a wider audience?



    1. "Put Away" (Granada, 1967) described approved schools.



    2. "Aycliffe's Children" (Thames, Cutting Edge, 1992) brought viewers up to date

    with five boys and two girls who featured in the documentary,"Aycliffe" (1977).



    3. Timewatch: "Bad Boys" (1996) caught up with six boys who appeared in a Man Alive programme about Peper Harow in 1973.

    Peper Harow, former approved school, became a therapeutic community which had closed by 1996.



    4. "Detained at Her Majesty's Pleasure" : Red Bank Special Unit (BBC2, Open Space, 1991)



    5. "The Boys in B Wing", HMP Hull (Panorama, c. 1989)



    6. "Banged Up" (Channel 4, 1997) was produced by staff and young inmates at HMP Hull.



    7. "Violent Lives - Young Offenders". A Channel 4 documentary about Everthorpe Young Offender Institution.



    8. "Children of Crime" (BBC1, 1998, Blakeway Productions) had a balanced approach:

    negative memories of Court Lees approved school, positive memories of Dobroyd Castle.


    aah wellesley nautical school ! im an old boy of there ! class of 83 !

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    This welcome documentary brought viewers up-to-date following two earlier,

    memorable programmes about Michael "Mini" Cooper:



    1985 40 Minutes "Johnny Oddball"



    1975 Inside Story "Mini" at Aycliffe School

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