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Prison Fire

Date released

8 Aug 1960

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1627

NoS ID

023721

Story no

3 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Prison Fire. DESCRIPTION: At Nashville, Tennessee, convicts had set the prison on fire to demonstrate sympathy for 20 men on a hunger strike during solitary confinement. A guard fell to...

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Fire at Seven Dials (2002)

Subject

Civil Engineering & Building; Health & safety

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 14 minutes), £47.00

In September 1999, the London Fire Brigade attended what at first appeared to be a routine fire at a video editing company, which occupied one of the commercial units of an old warehouse in the fashionable...

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Monty at large (1980)

Genre

Documentary; Interview

Monty At Large, presented by Monty Modlyn. This episode focuses on the London Fire Brigade. Monty (along with producer Bavin Cook) visits the Brigade’s recruitment centre and fire station in Southwark and...

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Woodley School Fire; Gareth Scotford Interview (1983)

September, 3-4 1983. Overnight, South Lake Junior School, Woodley burns down in suspected arson. Phil Coope interview with Deputy Chief Fire Officer Gareth Scotford. [Box 2]

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BBFC: Learning from the Past

Date

9 Nov 2012, 11:07

Author

Sergio Angelini

Post Type

BUFVC Article

The British Board of Film Classification celebrates its centenary this year. But what can the organisation learn from the past, and how does history inform its current business and commitment to education...

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Firemen’s strike - basement fire (1977)

Genre

Interview

Interview with a fire officer on a fire in a basement and the difficulty the army fire replacement soldiers are facing during the firemen’s strike over wages. Male speaker and interviewer not identified.

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Fire officer on New Cross fire (1982)

Genre

Interview

Interview with a senior fire officer (not identified), about the rescue operation during a fire at a house party in New Cross Road, Deptford, South London, where 13 young people died (18/01/81). The...

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Kings Cross fire disaster (1987)

Genre

Press conference

Assistant Chief Fire Officer Joe Kennedy talks to reporters about the Kings Cross Underground fire, the casualties and hazards for the fire fighters

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Kings Cross fire disaster (1987)

Genre

Interview

Assistant Chief Fire Officer Joe Kennedy talking about the speed of the fire spreading in the Kings Cross Underground disaster and the tragic deathtoll. Says they are investigating the wooden escalator where...

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Kings Cross fire disaster (1987)

Genre

Interview

Fire station officer Colin Townsley died in the Kings Cross Underground fire after going in without putting his breathing apparatus on. A neighbour in Lewisham pays tribute to him. Male reporter not identified.

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