Scottish Lass · @scottishlass
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Old British Telly · @oldbritishtelly
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[1960] Shelagh Delaney's Salford - Ken Russell took Shelagh Delaney back to her hometown of Salford and filmed this piece as her second play was about to be released. Along with The Miners' Picnic it shows compassion reminiscent of Ken Loach. Here Shelagh talks of the high-rise flats being built without any amenities such as theatres, destroying communities.

youtu.be/iXmMsOBrx9g

#OldBritishTelly #shelaghdelaney #KenRussell

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Mistigris computer arts · @mistfunk
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Mistodon: this is an adaptation of the cover art to the 1987 album by , here tweaked by artist Pixard_neh to pertain to his chosen medium of . (The album art is a photo of British playwright originally published in the Saturday Evening Post.) This piece was included in the music-themed MIST0121 artpack collection.

#louderthanbombs #thesmiths #pixelart #shelaghdelaney

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Kathy · @skybluebint
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And I couldn't let today go without remembering the Salford legend on her birthday

#shelaghdelaney

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Kathy · @skybluebint
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Another one of Shelagh Delaney, shes a Salford legend

#shelaghdelaney #mosaic

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Kathy · @skybluebint
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And next up (my gallery says shes too niche,weird eh) the absolute bloody icon Ms Shelagh Delaney (from Salford) groundbreaking writer from my home town

#takeabow #shelaghdelaney #mosaic #atasteofhoney #womenneverhaveyoungminds

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