The East Anglian Film Archive, the first and largest Regional Film Archive in England, was established in 1976. Since 1984, EAFA has been owned and operated by the University of East Anglia, Norwich (UEA), to support research and work to preserve our moving image heritage. More than 250 hours are freely available online as examples of the wide range of film which attracts interest the world over.
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Survivors of Sole Bay
Anglia TV report on the ways of the fishermen at Dunwich in Suffolk, who keep a good weather-eye out for the right conditions to fish.
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Overview
Dunwich, once a town with a thriving community, is now a small village. However, the ways of the fishermen have remained the same for hundreds of years. David Richardson for Anglia TV joins the Dunwich boys for a day of fishing, providing the conditions are right, for the weather can be unpredictable. The work is hard, and doesn’t end once the boat returns to shore, but this way of life seems to have its attractions. At Lowestoft harbour market the fishermen sell their catch.
This Anglia TV programme was originally broadcast within the "About Britain" time slot, and was later transmitted as a "Country Living" programme in 1985.
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