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Title: CIRCLE OF CARE

Reference number: 2755

Date: 1980

Sponsor: Church of Scotland

Production company: Church of Scotland

Sound: sound

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 30 mins

Description: The work of the department of social responsibility of the Church of Scotland, includes interviews with staff in charge of hostels and homes throughout Scotland.

Credits: narr. Frank Forbes
graphics Anne Maxwell
technical co-ordinator John Williams
prog. ass. Lorraine Edwards.
p. Ian Gall

Shotlist: [sound muffled] The Work of the the Dept. of Social Responsibility (0.30) montage sequence of exts. and people in street, disadvantaged, homeless people [v/o work of the dept.] (2.20) exts. Kirkhaven hostel for homeless men, east end of Glasgow. i/v Stan Smith, officer-in-charge, intercut with gvs residents of day centre and shot of night hostel beds (not in use). vox pop resident (5.20) exts. Ronachan House, Tarbet, Argyll, residential home for help with addiction. i/v Tom McIntyre, officer-in-charge and gvs activities, vox pop resident (8.40) Wolfson hostel run for women with epilepsy, Edinburgh. i/v officer-in-charge Barbara Howison intercut with gvs residents (9.30) exts. Queen's Bay Lodge, eventide home, i/v Katherine Hunston intercut gvs residents outside and taking part in arts and crafts (12.50) exts. Bowmore House, Portree, eventide home; interviews residents (13.30) exts. Blair House, Trossachs; ints. a resident's room, with personal items on display; interviews residents (14.10) exts. Hawthorn Brae in Edinburgh, children's home. exts boys mending a bike; ints children watching tv and playing (15.30) exts. Keith Lodge Stonehaven home for children with disabilities; gvs activities and outings (16.40) Ballincanrain Castle List D School i/v headmaster Douglas Davies, intercut with gvs of pupils (19.20) Hyde Park Girls' School, Haddington, i/v master, Sandy Mowat intercut with pupils' activities. Ellen St Dundee, hostel for young people (21.50) gvs young homeless in hostel [v/o quote from Bible] (22.30) montage sequence from previous shots [v/o work of volunteers] vox pop volunteer Carol McAustin (23.30) i/v Rev. Frank Gibson, Director of Social Work, Church of Scotland (28.40) i/v John Carris, superintendent of the "People's Palace", hostel for homeless people, Edinburgh, who was formerly homeless (29.00) ecs (29.40)