{"id":5579,"date":"2026-07-17T15:04:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T15:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/1973-life-on-the-last-lighthouse-tuesday-documentary-world-of-work-bbc-archive\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T15:04:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T15:04:58","slug":"1973-life-on-the-last-lighthouse-tuesday-documentary-world-of-work-bbc-archive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/1973-life-on-the-last-lighthouse-tuesday-documentary-world-of-work-bbc-archive\/","title":{"rendered":"1973: Life on the LAST LIGHTHOUSE | Tuesday Documentary | World of Work | BBC Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bc9qxyf_suI?autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>An inside view of life on the Bishop Rock Lighthouse.<\/p>\n<p>Perched on a tiny outcrop of rock at the edge of the Atlantic, &#8216; the Bishop &#8216; has something special about it for the Trinity House officers who man Britain&#8217;s light-houses. It&#8217;s the last lighthouse for westward-bound ships, and the last still operating almost as it did under Queen Victoria&#8217;s patronage. Soon, it may be replaced by an unmanned light, but in this ruggedly beautiful documentary, Tony Parker talks with the men who still maintain their lonely vigil in the &#8216; Ships&#8217; Graveyard,&#8217; off the Isles of Scilly.<\/p>\n<p>Narrator: Tony Parker<br \/>\nFilm Camera Operator: Henry Farrar<br \/>\nEditor: Jonathan Gill<br \/>\nDirector: David Gerrard<br \/>\nProducer: Paul Bonner<\/p>\n<p>Clip taken from Tuesday Documentary, originally broadcast on BBC One, 18 December, 1973.<\/p>\n<p>You have now entered the BBC Archive, a time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of TV to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic clips from the BBC vaults.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss a single stop on our amazing journey through the BBC Archive &#8211; https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/BBCArchive?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>You can also dive into plenty more BBC Archive on our website &#8211; https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/archive<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bc9qxyf_suI\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An inside view of life on the Bishop Rock Lighthouse. 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