Broadcast 1st April 2024
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001xyrg
Mother, fighter and visionary photographer – Tish Murtha emerged from the north east in Thatcher’s Britain to expose the struggles and triumphs of her local community.
Tish’s daughter, Ella, uncovers her poignant story in this heartfelt documentary, piecing together a portrait of a woman who wielded her camera as a tool to celebrate overlooked working-class lives and to strive for social change.
Tragically, Tish died aged 56, her work relatively unknown, but now, Ella unlocks the doors to her mother’s long-hidden archive. Inside, a treasure trove of unseen images, personal artefacts, letters and diaries awaits, revealing the true essence of this enigmatic artist.
…… I am much affected by her work and this film.
addition …. She enrolled on the ‘Newport course’. I went for interview there and Daniel Meadows described me as ‘an interesting case’ 🙂 But I eventually decided to come here to Nottingham. I might well have met her. Would have learned from her and it I think. https://www.northerneyefestival.co.uk/daniel-meadows
