That wee film I presented about Glasgow East – just over 3 minutes long – is now up on YouTube (you can watch it after the jump), It’s based on my political column from a couple of weeks ago and was broadcast last Friday and commissioned by Robbie Gibb, editor of the BBC’s Daily Politics. The BBC team assembled a powerful collection of images, which tell their own story (just as well, as the narration is a bit dodgy). Here it is with my wee guide beneath.
1) Grey skies in the intro (0’40) – We shot this scene at the end, a race against the rain. We had to beg to get into a disused flat right at the top, which allowed the panoramic filming – and the chance to share a lift with heroin addicts. As I said in the blog I wrote the day we filmed, the guy who looked after the high rise estate said he was pleased we filmed the area in such grim weather because that, to him, epitomises Glasgow East life.
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