- Title: The Future Of Things Past Dark Into The Light
- Date: 1st November 1989
- Summary: TWO 45 MIN. PROGRAMMES, WHICH WORK TOGETHER TO SHOW A CROSS-SECTION OF SOME OF BRITAIN'S TRADITIONAL CUSTOMS, THAT CONTINUE TO OCCUR EVER YEAR. THE PROGRAMMES FOCUS ON WHY PEOPLE DO THEM TODAY, AND WHAT FUNCTION THEY FULFILL NOW, RATHER THAN LOOKING AT THEM AS 'DEAD' REMNANTS OF THE PAST. 18 CUSTOMS WERE FILMED ALTOGETHER. 'DARK INTO LIGHT' INCLUDES NINE TRADITIONS FROM NEW YEARS EVE TO SPRING: THE FIRST HALF OF THE ANNUAL CYCLE. HOWEVER THE PROGRAMMES HAVE BEEN MADE SO THA THEY COULD WORK AS ONE HOUR AND A HALF PROG. THE TRADITIONS ARE VISUALLY POWERFUL AND QUITE STRANGE. THEY REVEAL A UNIQUE AND LITTLE KNOWN PART OF OUR HERITAGE.
- Description:EXAMINATION OF THE FORM and HISTORY and CONTEMPORARY RELEVANCE OF SELECTED FOLK CUSTOMS. PART OF FOLK CALENDAR TOGETHER WITH 'LIGHT INTO DARK' CONTRACT NO 4520THIS DOCUMENTARY FOCUSES ON SPRING FESTIVITIES
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Documentary and Factual
- Producer:Woodfilm Ltd
- Programme Episode:Episode 1
- Transmission Date:01/11/1989
- Rights:On Request
- Decade: 1980s