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‘Out of the Labyrinth’ – introduction
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Making ‘Out of the Labyrinth’
Complete movie, clips, & stills
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Books etc
‘GEORGE’ project
FIVA: An Adventure That Went Wrong
Banff Mountain & Wilderness Literature Award 2012
Fiva: rave reviews and online accolades
Fiva 1969 and 40 + 44 years on photo albums
Return to Store Trolltind 2013
‘Fiva’ website
THE PEAK: Past and Present
THE CUILLIN: Great Mountain Ridge of Skye
LAKELAND: Landscape of Imagination
EYES TO THE HILLS: The Mountain Landscape of Britain
Interviews
Articles
Downloadable texts
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Books
University dissertation
Sample undergrad essay
Shining music
The Shining music – Introductory note
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The Shining 35th anniversary, May 25, 2015
Climbing
Climbing pix
Climbing logbook 1966-98
1967-68 climbing logbook
“An Ascent of Bispen”
Summiting Store Trolltind 44 years after Fiva epic
Complete ‘Fiva’ galleries 1969, 2009 & 2013
Stainforths
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Family tree from C19th onwards
Peter Stainforth: paintings & drawings
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S6B Rhino images
December 28, 2015
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One of John Stainforth's CAD drawings of his 1/5th scale Supermarine S6B
One of John Stainforth's CAD drawings of his 1/5th scale Supermarine S6B
One of John Stainforth's CAD drawings of his 1/5th scale Supermarine S6B
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Classic rock climbs on Kinder Scout
October 8, 2015
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Zig-Zag Climb, a classic V Diff near Kinder Downfall, first climbed by the legendary J.W.Puttrell in 1900. Photo: Gordon Stainforth, 1996.
Upper Tor Wall (HS), Upper Tor, Kinder Scout, a classic first climbed by Arthur Birtwistle in 1936. Wonderful rock, and a bit undergraded. Here Mike Pearce is climbing the route for my book 'The Peak: Past & Present'. Photo: Gordon, 1996.
The excellent Jester Cracks (VS) on Ashop Edge on the wild and remote northern rim of Kinder Scout. Here my old friend Steve Dean is tackling the crux in 1996 for my book 'The Peak: Past & Present'
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Kinder Scout memories
October 8, 2015
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Freda with my twin brother John on Fairbrook Naze, Kinder North, Dec 2001. This is one of my favourite routes up Kinder, straight up the Naze (Nose), with some easy scrambling near the top. It was in Alpine conditions on this day.
Ascending Fairbrook Naze, 2001. Freda and John
Crossing Kinder Scout from the north side to Kinder Downfall in Dec 2001. Gordon, left; John, right. Photo: Freda Raphael.
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Kinder Scout, September 2015 – 1
October 8, 2015
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Peter Thair near Grindslow Knoll
Near the head of Grindsbrook
Freda and Lizzie on south rim of Kinder
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Peter Stainforth wartime drawings
September 18, 2015
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Two Para Group landing at Depienne, Tunisia, 29 November 1942
Sappers removing German demolition charges on the Primosole Bridge, Sicily, dawn 13 July 1943
Dakotas in mass formation dropping a battalion battle group near Richmond, Yorkshire, as part of the preparations for the invasion of Europe (the 'Second Front'), 1944
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Tony Britton as Beethoven in ‘Out of the Labyrinth’ by Gordon Stainforth, 1975
July 22, 2015
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‘Out of the Labyrinth’, production stills, November 1974
July 21, 2015
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The film involved a huge amount of research. In the summer of 1974 I went to Vienna to see many of Beethoven's actual lodgings.
While in Vienna I started to develop the script. By the end of August I had decided that the interior location would have to be three adjoining rooms.
Tony Britton in 'Out of the Labyrinth'
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The Shining 35th Anniversary Reunion May 2015
June 5, 2015
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Emiltio D'Alessandro and Gordon in the Elstree bar. Photo: Freda Raphael
Emilio and Gordon, with Gill Smith (First assistant editor) behind. Photo: Freda Raphael
The Grady twins, Louise and Lisa Burns, with Emilio D'Alessandro and Diane Johnson, screenplay writer. Photo: Freda Raphael
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Norway 2013
June 4, 2015
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Norway 2009
June 4, 2015
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Norway 1969
June 4, 2015
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