Meanwhile Back In Sunderland

The Blizzard

"Back home, the locals closed up their shops and descended upon those neighbours who were fortunate enough to own colour televisions. Local boys, accompanied by a dog with a rosette pinned to its collar, had a kickabout in a side street within a few yards of Roker Park and large groups began clustering around Vision Hire on Fawcett Street for an impromptu street party. When the game kicked off at 3.00pm, the town was deserted but for a solitary policeman trudging a lonely beat. "

In Episode Sixty Eight of the Blizzard Podcast we revisit 'Meanwhile Back in Sunderland' by John Spurling, first published in Issue Nine in June 2013. In the article, he examines the Tyne Tees TV documentary shot in the city on the day of the Black Cats' Wembley triumph, which serves not only as a reminder of the club's great day out but a valuable piece of history on 70s Britain.

The documentary, as mentioned in the episode, is available on YouTube - http://bit.ly/2jxpwOf.

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