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Informal Gurning Contest at Whitley Bay
In this Tyne Tees Television news report, Phil McDonald celebrates the 700 year old Egremont (Cumbria) gurning competition by taking to the streets of Whitley Bay and holding an impromptu contest himself.
Vox pops and close-ups of people making funny faces. The film's sound-recordist pulls faces too.
- Date: 20 September 1963
- Source: Northern Region Film & Television Archive
Footage details
- Genre: TV News
- Length: 1 min 57 sec
- Sound: Sound
- Colour: Black & White
This video may not represent the original film in its entirety and is intended as a preview copy.
Courtesy of Tyne Tees Television part of the ITV network
