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My Old School

My Mum had the notionthat Bearsden Academy was as closeto a private school, as she could...

My Mum had the notion
that Bearsden Academy was as close
to a private school, as she could get

Full Transcript

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My Mum had the notion that Bearsden Academy
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was as close to a private school,
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as she could get.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
45
Timestamp in Movie
00:59:35
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Genres
documentary, comedy, drama
Production
Hopscotch Films

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Movie Summary

In 1993, 16-year-old Brandon Lee enrolled at Bearsden Academy, a secondary school in a well-to-do suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. What followed over the next two years became the stuff of legend.
I noticed that the boys, - My Old School 00:11
I noticed that the boys,
Most of the children going to the school - My Old School 00:05
Most of the children going to the school
Brian'’s Dad was the local lollipop man. - My Old School 00:09
Brian'’s Dad was the local lollipop man.
That was how they managed to move to Bearsden - My Old School 00:12
That was how they managed to move to Bearsden
That anyone would want to go out with - My Old School 00:05
That anyone would want to go out with
I was brought up to be impersonal, - My Old School 00:11
I was brought up to be impersonal,
When you'’re sixteen years old, - My Old School 00:10
When you'’re sixteen years old,
Medicine. - My Old School 00:09
Medicine.
We could usually tell what one another were thinking - My Old School 00:10
We could usually tell what one another were thinking
Then my Mum was, you know, she wasn'’t a medic - My Old School 00:11
Then my Mum was, you know, she wasn'’t a medic
Had she had the education opportunities, - My Old School 00:07
Had she had the education opportunities,
She wanted him to become a doctor. - My Old School 00:07
She wanted him to become a doctor.
"Your dreams are separate from your waking life." - My Old School 00:22
"Your dreams are separate from your waking life."
I went to study medicine at Glasgow University in 1980. - My Old School 00:05
I went to study medicine at Glasgow University in 1980.
The doctors of 1980 - My Old School 00:16
The doctors of 1980
I couldn'’t dream properly. - My Old School 00:11
I couldn'’t dream properly.
And then when I was eventually called up - My Old School 00:12
And then when I was eventually called up
Medicine isn'’t for you. - My Old School 00:09
Medicine isn'’t for you.
It felt like the end of the world. - My Old School 00:08
It felt like the end of the world.
And he eventually started working - My Old School 00:21
And he eventually started working