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How We Sank the Scharnhorst

Date released

10 Jan 1944

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1342

NoS ID

038990

Story no

3 / 3

Admiral Fraser and some of the officers and men under his command give their own accounts of recent action.

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British Gangsters: Faces of the Underworld (2014)

aka: British Gangsters: Faces of the Underworld, Series 1 & 2

Director

Bruce Burgess; Chris Matthews

Subject

Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 450 minutes), £24.99

Documentary programme presented by crime author Bernard O’Mahoney that seeks to provide an insight into some of the most feared criminals in the UK. Men such as the Kray brothers, Paul Ferris, Frankie...

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Coriolanus (2014 Video)

Director

Josie Rourke

An NT Live recording of Josie Rourke’s 2013 staging of Coriolanus with Tom Hiddleston in the title role.

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British Re-Occupy Hong Kong

Date released

8 Oct 1945

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1524

NoS ID

039731

Story no

6 / 6

Extras

1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 ephemera, 1 shot list

British get enthusiastic reception on entering Hong Kong. Admiral Fraser is spectator at surrender ceremony.

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Allied Navies Anchor in Tokyo Bay

Date released

17 Sep 1945

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1518

NoS ID

039705

Story no

4 / 4

Extras

1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

Admiral Fraser takes Far Eastern Fleet into Tokyo Bay, prior to Jap surrender.

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Naval Victors Home

Date released

6 Jan 1944

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1341

NoS ID

038987

Story no

5 / 5

Admiral Fraser, with officers and men who sank the Scharnhorst, arrives at Scottish port. From captured German newsreel graphic pictures show career of Nazi battleship as surface raider, including famous...

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King Sees Navy on Invasion Eve

Date released

22 May 1944

Series name

Warwork News

Issue no

S15/48; Paramount Issue No.: 1380

NoS ID

156711

Story no

1 / 2

The King is piped aboard and inspects guard of honour. With Admiral Fraser and Chiefs of Staff he attends the daily conference on board ship. Demonstrated for the King are: the Human Torpedo and the Midget...

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World War over - Japan Surrenders

Date released

13 Aug 1945

Series name

Warwork News

Issue no

S15/80; Paramount Issue No.: 1508

NoS ID

156798

Story no

2 / 2

The fall of Hong Kong and Singapore to the Japanese. Then the Fourteenth Army began to "beat the Japs at their own game". The part played by the US Pacific Fleet, under Admiral Nimitz. US troops land in...

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Allied Fleet in Tokyo Bay

Date released

8 Oct 1945

Series name

World Pictorial News

Issue no

231

NoS ID

156453

Story no

4 / 4

Shots of the Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay. Admiral Halsey pays a visit to the British Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser aboard the Duke of York. A Japanese pilot comes aboard the Duke of York bringing charts of...

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The Far East

Date released

22 Oct 1945

Series name

World Pictorial News

Issue no

233

NoS ID

156459

Story no

3 / 3

Armoured columns move into Tokyo. Japanese children wave American flags. General MacArthur’s car enters the grounds of the American Embassy, where he is welcomed by General Chase. A wrecked Japanese...

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