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Humphrey Jennings Collection, The (2005)

Subject

History; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 184 minutes), £19.99

Features three films by Humphrey Jennings - LISTEN TO BRITAIN, DIARY FOR TIMOTHY and I WAS A FIREMAN. Also includes a documentary - HUMPHREY JENNINGS:THE MAN WHO LISTENED TO BRITAIN (50 minutes).

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Fire Fighting By TV

Date released

1969

Series name

Living Tomorrow

Issue no

18

NoS ID

350828

Story no

4 / 5

COI synopsis: Television is the latest weapon to come to the aid of the British fireman. Video recordings are used later to study the fire and the effectiveness of firefighting techniques.

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Fire Brigade Heroes

Date released

4 Sep 1915

Series name

Topical Budget

Issue no

210-2

NoS ID

125333

Story no

1 / 5

[SUBTITLE]: "Mr Cyril Jackson presents medals for bravery and watches a ‘turn out’ and smoke helmet display by the London Fire Brigade, at Headquarters." Two fire engines leave fire station and drive...

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"Shies and Shes"

Date released

17 Jul 1930

Series name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue no

476

NoS ID

332483

Story no

4 / 6

NoS Summary - girls having fun at a fairground includes lots of rides and coconut shy. NoS synopsis: "Carnival Time means coconut time when the girls get loose at the Fair." L/S of group of women throwing...

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I was a Fireman (1942 Film, Video)

aka: Fires Were Started

Director

Humphrey Jennings

Producer

Ian Dalrymple

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £15.99

One day in the life of an Auxiliary Fire Service unit in the London Blitz. This is the full version of the cinema classic FIRES WERE STARTED, which captured the mood of a Britain under siege. Using real...

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D.S.3

Date released

1970

Series name

Tomorrow Today

Issue no

60

NoS ID

351088

Story no

4 / 4

COI synopsis: An injured fireman now no longer needs to call for help - he just pulls the switch on this device and lets it call for him.

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Before the Nickelodeon: The Early Cinema of Edwin S. Porter (2006)

Director

Charles Musser

Subject

Film Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 58 minutes), £15.99

A detailed documentary on the genesis of early cinema, focusing on one of the craft’s most ingenious pioneers, Edwin S Porter. The film is based on the research of the leading scholar of early American...

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Keep Smiling Through (2002)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 90 minutes), £12.99

Second programme in the series BRITAIN’S HOME FRONT, covering the period 1942-43. In the Summer of 1940 Britain braced itself for invasion and and endured nightly horrors of the London Blitz. The invasion...

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Charlie Chaplin: The Mutual Comedies (2015)

Subject

Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 355 minutes), £24.99

The twelve films Chaplin made for the Mutual Film Corporation from 1916-17, previously only available on two DVD volumes from the BFI, have been fully restored in High Definition and brought together in a...

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Complete Humphrey Jennings, The: Volume Two: Fires Were Started (2012)

Director

Humphrey Jennings

Subject

Film studies; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 211 minutes), £19.99

Widely considered to be one of Britain’s greatest filmmakers, Humphrey Jennings is best known for films which beautifully evoke everyday heroism in times of war and peace. Combining poetic observation and...

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