The Major
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| Written by | Desmond Hawkins |
| Narrated by | Paul Rogers |
| Music by | George Shears |
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| ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text | Christopher Parsons |
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| EditorTemplate:Pluralize from text | Paul Khan |
| Running time | 35 minutes |
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| Network | BBC |
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The Major is the first BBC natural history documentary film to be made in colour,[1] though it was originally screened, in 1963, in black and white,[1] as colour television broadcasts did not begin in the United Kingdom until 1967.[2] After that it became one of the BBC Natural History Unit's most repeated shows.[2]
It describes the felling of an eponymous, three-century-old, oak tree, which has become considered a hazard to traffic, and the effect that that has on the wildlife that lives in it, and on the fictionalised English village in which it grew.[1]
Actor Paul Rogers narrated a script by Desmond Hawkins.[3] Filming was by Eric Ashby and Leslie Jackman,[2] the latter filming the insect scenes at his home in Paignton. The 35-minute[2] film was produced by Christopher Parsons.[3] The music was composed and conducted by George Shears and performed by the BBC's West of England Players.[2]
Although the tree was in the Forest of Dean,[1] filming of the "nearby" village was actually done at Eastcombe in the Cotswolds,[1] and the village cricket match there was played by actors.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Countryfile. 14 October 2012. BBC.
- ^ a b c d e Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Major (1963)". WildFilmHistory. Archived from the original on 20 April 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The MAJOR (1963)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
External links
- WildFilm page with clips from the film.
