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Strachey Defends Bread Rationing

Date released

4 Jul 1946

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1601

NoS ID

040107

Story no

5 / 6

Food Minister says that bread rationing is essential precaution this summer. Millions face death by starvation of Yangtze Valley, China. Civil war and smallpox increase sad plight of population.

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Charles Darwin (1999 Video)

aka: Darwin: The Genius

Subject

Biology; History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min., 2000 sale: £29.95 (inc. VAT +p&p) Cromwell

Tells the story of Charles Darwin, exploring his personal life, looking at the impact of his work in his own time and on the modern world, and showing how both were profoundly influecned by his surroundings....

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Elstree Calling (1930 Film)

aka: Hello Everybody

Director

Adrian Brunel

Producer

Walter C. Mycroft

Feature film variety revue. A collection of party pieces by a host of British variety stars (Will Fyffe, Cicely Courtneidge, Jack Hulbert, Tommy Handley). Throughout there is a running gag with Donald...

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Food Ministry Change Raises Nation’s Hopes

Date released

30 May 1946

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1591

NoS ID

040057

Story no

3 / 5

a. Mr John Strachey takes office as Minister of Food. b. Mr Herbert Morrison explains outcome of his visit to America. c. Britain steps up UNRRA supplies to Europe.

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News from Everywhere

Date released

17 Mar 1947

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

1739

NoS ID

149227

Story no

10 / 10

Paulette Goddard and Strachey [sic] arrive from US.

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Bread Rationed!

Date released

1 Jul 1946

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1600

NoS ID

040100

Story no

5 / 7

Food Minister returns from US a few hours before bread rationing is announced. Master bakers declare rationing unnecessary. Sir John Boyd Orr, world food expert, says next few years will be worst.

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Computers And Control

Date released

1965

Series name

Frontier

Issue no

7

NoS ID

324973

Story no

1 / 1

COI synopsis: Christopher Strachey, Fellow of Churchill College and an authority on computers, traces their development up to the ATLAS fast digital computers used by London and Manchester Universities....

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