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Ancient Custom In Shakespeare’s Town

Date released

16 Oct 1930

Series name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue no

2042

NoS ID

384163

Extras

1 film clip

NfO synopsis: Crowds attend the ancient custom of the Mop Fair at Stratford-on-Avon.

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Rome: Empire Without Limit (2016)

aka: Mary Beard’s Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit

Subject

Classical studies; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 235 minutes), £14.99

Mary Beard presents a four part investigation into ancient Rome, exploring the myths and origins of the city, the physical world of the Roman Empire, identity and citizenship within the Roman Empire and,...

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Shakespeare’s Fame (2018 Video)

Series

Classic Shakespeare

Video of the sixth and final lecture by Professor Sir Jonathan Bate FBA on how Shakespeare’s imagination was inspired by classical antiquity. Bate looks at how Shakespeare immortalised figures from ancient...

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Stonehenge hippies forced out by riot police (1988)

Genre

News report

Police with riot gear force 3000 hippies away from the ancient monument of Stonehenge in Wiltshire during a dawn siege where they were trying to celebrate summer solstice. They have claimed police brutality....

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Matthews Interview: Richard Leakley, anthropologist (1982)

The guest today is Richard Leakley, anthropologist, and author of several books. Born December 19, 1944 in Nairobi, Kenya, he is a Kenyan paleontologist and conservationist. He talks about his book Origins,...

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Sumptuous Oriental Ceremony

Date released

3 Dec 1928

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

1560

NoS ID

087269

Story no

4 / 10

Extras

1 film clip

Marks enthronement of Emperor of Japan in two mile procession to plaudits of immense crowds. His Majesty leaves Tokyo for the ancient capital, in Kyoto, Nippon’s ancient capital.

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Druidism and Stonehenge (1990)

Genre

Interview

Clive Anderson and Richard Dallyn interview Peter Berresford Ellis?, a Druid, about the significance of Stonehenge to Druidism and why they should be allowed onto the protected site for the Summer Solstice....

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Protesters strive to save Rose Theatre (1989)

Genre

Interview; News report

Rosy Kempston reports on the fight to get ancient monument status for the remains of the Elizabethan Rose Theatre in Southwark, London and current plans to conserve its remains whilst developing the site....

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Rose Theatre preservation (1989)

Genre

Interview

Developers have moved into the site of the Rose Theatre in Southwark, London today and are covering the remains of the Elizabethan theatre with a layer of sand and concrete to protect it whilst an office...

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Tanks in the Desert

Date released

4 Mar 1940

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

40/19

NoS ID

097781

Story no

5 / 6

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Tanks of the armoured corps on manoeuvres in the desert are relieved by the Egyptian Camel Corps - a strange mixture of ancient and modern. [73 ft] In Cairo, the Anzacs take a look round the ancient streets...

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