Watch: Sunderland's lost cinemas of the 60s

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Not everyone will remember the days when a trip to the cinema involved a patriotic chant.

Instead of being hushed, children were encouraged to sing at the top of their lungs.

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Going to the pictures was a whole different experience back then - try explaining a 'B-movie' to anyone born in the 21st century.

The Echo's Tony Gillan gave us a guided tour of Sunderland's lost picture houses - but so many memories can't be confined to one showing.

Now walking tours guide Ian Mole makes it a double bill.

See it right here.

You can also watch it on your own big (or small) screen on Shots!TV, Freeview channel 276, at 10:30pm on Tuesday, November 28.

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