30 Sep 1999
Lucia
Members of an opera company performing Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor" find their lives parallel those of the characters.
But Still We Sing
A Journey Through The Music of the Hebrides
This BBC Bristol documentary, Narrated by Bert Lloyd looks at the Gaelic music of the Outer Hebrides. It won the Silver Harp award. Directed by Barrie Gavin.
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A.L. Lloyd Narrator
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