The South West Film and Television Archive (SWFTA) is the regional film archive for the South West of England. Established in 1993, SWFTA's core collection comprises of the combined programme libraries of Westward Television and TSW (Television South West). The archive also cares for a significant number of donated film collections, both amateur and professional, dating back to the early 1900s.
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Sketch "Get yourself to Looe, mother"
Moyra Babington in "Get yourself to Looe, mother!"
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Overview
Moyra Babington stars in a sketch for Westward Diary at Looe beach, Cornwall in an aim to show the change in swimwear fashion from the early 20th century to the 1970s and the advent of the bikini. Moyra plays “Get yourself to Looe, mother” in local dialect to the amusement of the onlooking crowds on a packed seaside day out. Moyra was a popular local television personality known for her programme ‘West Country Cooking’.
Moyra Babington was the station's cookery expert and joined in 1962, fronting many cookery programmes as well as contributing to Westward Diary. Off-screen, she taught elocution at the Britannia Royal Naval College at Dartmouth and judged cookery competitions.
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