Behind the Scenes at the Museum
BBC4 1/3 - Commercial Vehicle, Thursday 13 May 9:00pm - 10:00pm When film-maker Richard Macer embarked on a six-month stint at Lancashire's British Commercial Vehicle Museum, his agenda didn't include personality clashes and percolating resentments. But that's precisely what he uncovered in the first of a three-part series about the struggle of small museums to connect with a modern audience. So instead of being simply a quirky look at fanatical volunteers, his documentary becomes a riveting, ultimately rather sad study of parochial Britain. The BCVM is a last male bastion of terrific characters who proudly catalogue thousands of photos and marvel at the clonk of a service-coach door. But behind the polished Morris Ts and Tiger Cubs is a bitter power struggle that's doing untold damage...
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Subtitled, Widescreen, Audio-described
Directed by: Richard Macer
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