The Box is a major cultural and heritage attraction and archive, which opened in Plymouth’s city centre in September 2020. Its collection, formally the South West Film and Television Archive (SWFTA), is the regional film archive for the South West of England, comprising the combined programme libraries of Westward Television and Television South West (TSW). It also includes a significant number of donated film collections dating back to the early 1890s.
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Will's Surgery
Cidermen at their surgery checking the brew
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Overview
TV reporter Clive Gunnell reports on cider making and cider tasting and cider drinking on the Devon Dorset border. This is a charming view into the lives of the cidermen and the bar Will's Surgery. An old petrol engine powers the apple crusher and the cider press is filled to the brim. 600 gallons or 2700 litres are produced and the tasting takes on let's say, singing proportions. The cidermen are in fine fettle.
Craft ciders are produced in small batches and use 90-100 per cent juice compared to an industry standard of 35. Cider in the West Country uses a true cider apple and is often unfiltered, unpasteurised and non-carbonated with some scrumpy cyder in the past having a higher than average alcohol content leading to its reputation for having a rather medicinal quality hinted at in the naming of the bar, Will's Surgery. Other fruits are now also used as cider enjoys a revival; pear; strawberry; lime; adding a twist to an otherwise ancient brand.
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