Interview
Interview of Gill Howard (JBP/BL/03) conducted on the 17th July 2024 at St Annes Parish Hall, Lytham St Annes by Grace Brinkworth. In the interview, [short summary of content]
Summary
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 00:00:00-00:00:15 | Statement of participant’s name, interviewer’s name, location of interview and date of interview |
| 00:00:15-00:02:47 | Information about where participant grew up in Blackpool |
| 00:02:47-00:04:10 | Information about what activities participant did for fun as a child |
| 00:04:10-00:05:03 | Participant talks about the close-knit community of where she grew up |
| 00:05:03-00:06:44 | Participant talks more about activities she did as a child and with her family. |
| 00:06:45-00:09:59 | Participant talks about her memories of listening to the radio and buying records |
| 00:09:59-00:11:42 | Participant talks about the music her parents listened to and the charts in the 1960s |
| 00:11:43-00:12:45 | Information about the live music scene in Blackpool the 1960s |
| 00:13:07-00:14:57 | Participant talks about her memories of the jukebox |
| 00:14:57-00:16:00 | Information about the music that was popular in the 1960s and what the participant liked listening to. |
| 00:16:00-00:17:15 | Where the participant went to listen to music and the jukebox. |
| 00:17:16-00:20:17 | Participant details how the area she grew up in and places she went to listen to music have changed since then. |
| 00:20:19-00:23:45 | Participant talks about aspects of Blackpool she believes to be special and its role as a seaside resort in the 1950s and 1960s. |
| 00:23:45-00:24:49 | Participant talks about the ways in which Blackpool hasn’t changed since she was a child. |
| 00:24:49-00:26:18 | Participant talks more about how Blackpool has changed since she was young. |
| 00:26:18-00:29:00 | Participant talks about how youth culture is different now compared to when she was young (touches on the issue of drinking and drugs and unemployment). |
| 00:29:00-00:31:08 | Participant talks about her youth club as a teen. |
| 00:31:09-00:32:00 | Participant talks about becoming a teenager and having a greater sense of independence at college. |
| 00:32:00-00:33:25 | Participant talks about how the cinema formed a big part of her leisure time. |
| 00:33:25-00:35:17 | Participant speaks about how music and radio still forms a big part of her life. Mentions her late passing and how this has impacted her activities now. |
| 00:35:20-00:37:43 | Participant talks about using a video recorder in the 1980s and the music she likes now (1980s, 1990s). |
| 00:37:43-00:39:12 | Participant talks about how the radio has changed since the 1950s and 1960s. Mentions specific stations she liked and taping songs on the radio. |
| 00:39:12-00:41:32 | Participant talks about the new ways to listen to music that emerged beyond the 1960s. |
| 00:41:33-00:42:19 | Participant talks about her favourite song of the 1960s. |
| 00:42:23-00:43:26 | Participant talks about how her life changed in the 5 years between 1966 and 1971. |
| 00:43:26-00:48.32 | Participant speaks about the broader changes to youth culture and teenage fashion in the period. |
| 00:48:33-00:48:51 | End of questions and interview |
Transcript
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To be added when available.
Keywords
Places: Blackpool
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Subjects: fashion; jukeboxes; youth culture