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News Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Children Go Happily

Date released

4 Sep 1939

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

535

NoS ID

010230

Story no

8 / 12

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Evacuees Children Go Happily. DESCRIPTION: The children are evacuated to the countryside. SHOTLIST: MCU children with gas masks & labels on (x4). GV file of children towards camera down...

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The Duke in New Guinea

Date released

22 Nov 1956

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1433A

NoS ID

021325

Story no

6 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Duke of Edinburgh in New Guinea. DESCRIPTION: At Port Moresby, the Duke himself brought Britannia in, and berthed her alongside. On going ashore he was received by Field Marshal, Sir...

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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Commandos Raid Again

Date released

27 Apr 1942

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

673

NoS ID

012236

Story no

5 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Commando Raid (Boulogne). DESCRIPTION: A group of Commandos led by Lord Lovat, made a raid on Boulogne. They managed to cut communication lines and suffered only small casualties....

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Decimal Change Over

Date released

11 Feb 1971

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2175A

NoS ID

028699

Story no

3 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Decimal Change Over. DESCRIPTION: D Day’s a big day. The changing faces of our shillings and pence are here to stay and we’ve got to get used to the idea. A big changeover too for...

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Kuwait - Border Build-Up

Date released

10 Jul 1961

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1675

NoS ID

024177

Story no

1 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Kuwait - Border Build Up Build Up Story. DESCRIPTION: Kuwait, capital of the small Arab State, is the latest flash-point in the Middle East. The Seif Palace is the residence of the...

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Viareggio Carnival

Date released

9 Feb 1975

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2384

NoS ID

030630

Story no

4 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Viareggio Carnival. DESCRIPTION: The gay and colourful Carnival where the rivalry between the float builders means the floats are bigger and better every year. SHOTLIST: GV King...

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Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Bikini Bomb

Date released

15 Jul 1946

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

893

NoS ID

013937

Story no

3 / 3

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bikini Atom Bomb - Operation Crossroads. DESCRIPTION: Operation Crossroads is completed with the dropping of an atomic bomb on Bikini Atoll. Tests of many kinds were put in place on...

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Armistice Day 1937

Date released

15 Nov 1937

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

441

NoS ID

008201

Story no

7 / 7

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Armistice Day. DESCRIPTION: A Tribute of Remembrance. Written by Gerald Sanger. Delivered by Leslie Mitchell. SHOTLIST: Religious procession round the Cenotaph. Elevated shot of the...

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Man on the Moon - A Special Colour Presentation

Date released

24 Jul 1969

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2094A

NoS ID

027944

Story no

1 / 1

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Man on the Moon (Colour). DESCRIPTION: It’s estimated that about a fifth of the world’s population shared the fantastic achievement of Apollo 11, following, through the immediacy of...

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James May’s Twentieth Century (6 Parts) (2007)

aka: James May’s 20th Century

Subject

History; Technology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £39.99

Documentary series about 20th century innovations. Separate programmes cover worldwide travel and communications, space exploration, how warfare drives ingenuity, emergence of the teenager, and urbanisation.

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