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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by John Snagge (Courtesy of BBC): Church Parade in Western Desert

Date released

11 Aug 1941

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

636

NoS ID

011852

Story no

3 / 9

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Desert Church Service. SHOTLIST: Troops march up to the Altar which is placed on one of the lorries and the service is carried out.

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Threads (1984)

Director

Mick Jackson

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 110 minutes), £15.99

A dramatised account of what might happen after a nuclear attack on Britain, shot on location in Sheffield. Set in the near future it relates events through the experiences of two families; one middle-class,...

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Grief (2016 Radio)

Series

Shakespeare Speaks

BBC World Service series discussing Shakespeare’s language and how many of his phrases are in current use. The edition on grief discusses "at one fell swoop", ‘more in sorrow than in anger’ and...

Shakespeare Shakespeare productions Online

One to one (1995)

Genre

Interview

One to One. Dan Miodownik interviews BBC golf commentator and former leading player, Peter Alliss, on his life and times. He also talks about his relationship with British golfer, Nick Faldo and his...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Portsea Island Discs: John Holmes, veterinary surgeon and broadcaster (1985)

Andy Ferriss, this week, talks to John Homes, a veterinary surgeon, broadcast, an expert animal behaviour, a lover of music, fishing, hunting and fine wines. A country boy. He talks about his life and his...

ILR South Radio Online Audio

Fallout of broadcast strike (1985)

Genre

Interview; Jingle; News report

Report following the one day strike of broadcast journalists, on the effect on BBC World Service programmes. Follows the BBC Board of Governors bowing to Government calls not to show controversial...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Steve Wright mocks LBC over dismissal of Brian Hayes (1990)

Genre

News report; Tribute

Radio One DJ Steve Wright mocks LBC over its decision to dismiss presenter Brian Hayes. He praises Hayes and says LBC has given its competition an absolute gift by sacking its best presenter. Original...

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BBC workers strike (1989)

Genre

Interview

Interview with John Foster from the National Union of Journalists and Roger Bolton from the broadcasting union, BETA. They talk about the BBC workers’ one-day strike, why they are striking and what the...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Lesbians interrupt BBC news (1988)

Genre

Interview; News report

Linda Duffin reports on a protest at BBC Television Centre after four women breached security and disrupted the Six O’Clock News. The protest was against the implementation of the UK Government’s...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

BBC World Service announcement to British citizens in Kuwait (1990)

Genre

Public information

All British subjects in Kuwait have been ordered by the Iraqi authorities to assemble at the Regency Palace Hotel.This message from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office was relayed by the BBC World...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio