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Papers relating to films and television plays written by John McGrath. Includes, scripts, press-cuttings, production files, and publicity material., 1973-2004.

 Collection
Identifier: MI.MS 4/25

Scope and Contents

Scripts

1986 Blood Red Roses (TV, 1986, d. John McGrath).

1987 Mairi Mhor (1993, d. Mike Alexander). Second draft script, by John McGrath.

1989 Border Warfare (TV, 1989, d. John McGrath).

c1990 John Brown’s Body (TV, 1990, d. John McGrath). Camera script by John McGrath.

Production Files and Notes

1986 Blood Red Roses. Production documents.

1986 New Year Pieces: A Sequence for Hogmanay (TV, 1986-7, d. John McGrath). Production Files.

1987 There Is A Happy Land (TV, 1987, d. John McGrath). Lists of rostrum work, etc.

1988 The Dressmaker (1988, d. Jim O’Brien; sc. John McGrath). Production reports and correspondence.

1989 Border Warfare. Camera plans, set layouts, call sheets, etc.

1990 John Brown’s Body. Production files.

1992 Labour Party Election Broadcast (TV, 1990). Freeway Films production documents.

1994 Half The Picture (TV, 1996, d. Nicholas Kent). Production files, including picture and sound reports.

Books

1973 Bainbridge, Beryl. The Dressmaker. London: Duckworth.

1986 Root, Jane. Open the Box: About Television. London: Duckworth.

Programmes and Ephemera

1979 “What Now Scotland?” Conference Programme.

1986 Press review of Blood Red Roses.

1988 4th Birmingham Film and TV Festival. Programme.

1990 Cuttings of press reviews and releases regarding John Brown’s Body.

2002-4 Obituaries and biographies of John McGrath.

Posters, Photographs and Artwork

n.d. (post 1978) Posters advertising The Cheviot The Stag and The Black Black Oil.

c1986 Blood Red Roses production stills and posters

c1987 Photographic print of the folk music band Ossian performing for There Is A Happy Land.

c1987 Several hand-drawn cartoons signed ‘Tash’, relating to the production of There Is A Happy Land.

c1987 Copies of vintage newspapers for the production of There Is A Happy Land.

c1987 Original artwork for There Is A Happy Land

c1987 Photograph of a protestor at Stornoway RAF base for There Is A Happy Land.

c1988 The Dressmaker posters.

c1989 Border Warfare posters.

c1990 John Brown’s Body posters.

Dates

  • Creation: 1973-2004.

Language of Materials

English

Extent

0.00 Linear metres (90 items.)

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
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