TEIGNMOUTH past is being brought to life in a show staged by town historian Viv Wilson. The popular author of the faces and places of Teignmouth has spent months sourcing and editing footage from private collections for an affectionate look back to the thirties, sixties and beyond. The three-part show is being held on Saturday, October 14, with an evening and matinee performance at The Carlton Theatre. It features footage taken by holidaymakers, the Jones family from Essex, who holidayed religiously every year in Teignmouth from 1922-39. l From page 1 Before 1932, the family took about 400 photographs, which have been used by Viv for her archive collection. 'The film speaks volumes of the inter-war period,' said Viv. 'There is footage of Teignmouth lifeboat being launched, carnival days, Shaldon water carnival and water polo. 'It is a wonderful visual record of how Teignmouth was seen in the eyes of appreciative holiday makers,' she said. The show also features footage of private collections from 1940s-1980s. The second half of the show features a 12-minute film shot in about 1960 by Max Badland for Teignmouth publicity purposes, a venture headed by Don Sharpe – known as Mr Teignmouth. 'He really promoted the town like no one had done before or has since. 'With the clipped commentary of the time, broadcaster Franklin Engleman guides would-be holidaymakers on the sites of the seaside resort. 'It really is a hoot,' said Viv. Local musicians and composers Dave Stephens and Luke D Whitlock provide accompanying music. It is a new venture for Viv, and the changeover to digital has not been easy, but a task she has relished. 'It is really exciting, and in the end, I either embraced the new technology or not do it at all. 'I have been editing furiously and it is one of those things for which you have to turn the clock to the wall, hours can go by without you noticing,' she said. The popularity of old film is proven, last year Viv put on a show with the South West film and television archive to a sell out 235 strong audience. The appeal is timeless. 'Moving images have got that extra dimension that reaches parts of people that stills cannot get to,' she said, Highlights include the 1934 Daily Mirror girls performing a choreographed routine on the Den and local lads taken part in a hobbyhorse performance. 'There will be faces that people will recognises,' she said. 'It's nostalgia that people love. Time is moving so fast and change is rapid these days. We have this yearning for the rosy memories and film encapsulates that. It takes us to our comfort zone,' she said. Readers of Viv's work will be disappointed that there will be no book published this year, because of the enormity of this project. But it is still part of her ethos of sharing the past with others. 'What gives me the most joy is sharing this with other people, she said. 'And when I'm pushing up the daisies, people will still be looking at what I've produces, just like I am now with other people's work. 'There are collectors who have thousands of images, but they don't share it. Well what's the use if you can't share it?' said Viv. For tickets, contact Viv on 01626 772698.