of that day, not that of several days ago which previously was the case so cinemas like this lost their appeal. but the tyneside the north—east. in 1966 the cinema was a news theatre, it was the end of the news cinema era. you can tell why they died, can't you? it is a great achievement. as audiences disappeared, the tyneside turns arthouse. there was raised eyebrows, they show pornographic films all day but we said, no, we don't, we show films from all around the world. and to get rid of that image took a long time. it struggled for a couple of decades because of financial difficulties but what happened was quite remarkable, there was a hard—core of people who came and felt so passionate that they got themselves organised and had a kind of sit in and the place was packed out and i think they galvanised opinion that this was a place worth supporting. a board of trustees took over but away from the silver screen in another part of the building change was also on the menu. in 1938 poached eggs only cost 8p and the coffee rooms were going a bit stale but the new owner knew that retro was the future. i first starte

in newcastle, the tyneside cinema is one of britain's oldest.ny crises, often by refusing to conform. it is wonderful. it is such a calm oasis in comparison with the city outside. i love this place. one always feels welcome. it's an absolute gem, beautiful. the art deco glamour brought hollywood glitz to tyneside but it's all an illusion. but this theatre was built for newsreels. from america comes the staggering news that germany's giant dirigible the hindenburg has been completely destroyed by fire. people were swept overboard by the power of watching great events on a screen in a place like this. the impact was instantaneous. it was a captivating window on the world but for 6 old pence your ticket also brought the events much closer to home, from a humble shepherd to the county's upper crust. this cinema is a representation of his dreams, dixon scott was a dreamer, a product of the working—class and easier had —— was a dreamer, a product of the working—class and he had genuine passion for the idea of giving people information, people of his o