{"product_id":"mitchell-kenyon-edwardian-sports","title":"MITCHELL \u0026 KENYON: EDWARDIAN SPORTS - DVD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMITCHELL \u0026amp; KENYON: EDWARDIAN SPORTS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilms by Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver a century ago, filmmakers Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon roamed the British Isles filming the everyday lives of people at work and play. For around 70 years, 800 rolls of this early nitrate film sat in sealed barrels in the basement of a shop in Blackburn. Now miraculously discovered and painstakingly restored by the BFI, this ranks as the most exciting film discovery of recent times.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing on from the hugely successful BBC TV series, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Lost World of Mitchell and Kenyon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the BFI's first DVD volume \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eElectric Edwardians\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is this new selection of films, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMitchell and Kenyon: Edwardian Sports\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA remarkable selection of sporting highlights from the Mitchell and Kenyon Collection. This new BFI DVD brings together some of the earliest surviving films (1901 -07) featuring the titans of professional football, cricket and rugby whilst also rediscovering the Corinthian spirit of amateur sport and leisure in Edwardian life. Liverpool, Hull Kingston Rovers, Everton, and Blackburn Rovers feature alongside a swimming gala in North Shields, the AAA championships of 1901 and the Mold cricket controversy an early chucking storm with an Australian umpire at its centre.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDVD extras\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCommentary written by Dr Vanessa Toulmin and read by Adrian Chiles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew music score by Stephen Horne and Martin Pyne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46600831893678,"sku":"BFIVD738","price":7.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/edwardian-sports-lime-light.jpg?v=1754409546","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-eu\/products\/mitchell-kenyon-edwardian-sports","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}