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Up Goes the Umbrella

Date released

8 Aug 1963

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1783A

NoS ID

025201

Story no

2 / 3

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Up Goes the Umbrella. DESCRIPTION: Traffic in Oxford Circus came to a halt at lunch-time on Saturday: a round-the-clock, 65-hour marathon lay ahead to build an umbrella-bridge across...

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Underground rail network safety (1984)

Genre

Interview

Tony Ridley, Managing Director of London Underground, on the safety of the Tube network, following a fire at Oxford Circus station. Male interviewer not identified.

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Ocean Sound This Week No.44: Programme 44 of a weekly news and sports review (1987)

OCEAN SOUND THIS WEEK NO. 44 Programme 44 of a weekly news and sports review called Ocean Sound This Week, broadcast by independent radio station Ocean Sound on 23 August 1987. Presented by GUY HORNSBY....

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Kings Cross fire disaster (1987)

Genre

Interview

Report on the Kings Cross Underground fire referring to earlier Oxford Circus station fire. Including eyewitness account by Andy Crowan(?); Kings Cross station manager on investigating the fire, he was...

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Kings Cross fire disaster (1987)

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

Report on debate in the Commons on the Kings Cross Underground fire. Includes Transport Secretary Paul Channon launching an inquiry and responding to questions; Robert Hughes, Labour shadow transport...

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Pickpockets targeted on London underground (1995)

Genre

Interview; News report; Special

Jeff Collins reports on the launch of Operation Big Dipper to reduce pickpocketing on the London Tube with the cast of Oliver putting on a performance (excerpts heard), leaflets and posters and tannoy...

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London’s Bus Strike

Date released

8 May 1958

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1509A

NoS ID

022367

Story no

1 / 7

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: London Bus Strike. DESCRIPTION: Streets in London looked very different without the buses, crowding the busy streets. The strike is on and nobody knows for how long. The queues for the...

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Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: The Crisis

Date released

1 Sep 1947

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

952

NoS ID

014627

Story no

9 / 9

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Crisis - Ration and Basic Petrol Cuts. DESCRIPTION: More cuts and restrictions have been announced and they will affect motorists and eating-out in restaurants. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS...

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