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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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Wot! No Art (1978)

Director

Christopher Mason

Subject

Architecture; Art; Economics; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 55 minutes), £50.00

A film about art and architecture during the post-War Labour administration of 1945-51. It was a time of austerity during which the dreams of a democratic society and promises of universal access to the...

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Hop-A-Long Hamlet (1957 Radio)

Series

Assignment

Radio current affairs programme. This episode includes a four minute item in which Pat Marini interviews Christopher Plummer. Plummer was appearing in repertory at the Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare...

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Transatlantic balloon crossing attempt (1978)

Genre

Interview; News report

Don Cameron and Christopher Davey aim to be the first men to cross the Atlantic in a hot air balloon. The Zanussi balloon also doubles as a boat, should they come down into the Atlantic. Both men are...

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Village Life: Chieveley (1987)

Mike Matthews this week visits the village life of Chieveley. It lies 4 miles North of Newbury just off A34, in Berkshire. One single track with 8 interviews: 1- His first visit is to the Hare and Hounds...

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Failed air balloon world record attempt (1980)

Genre

Interview; News report

Report on a failed attempt to break the long distance hot air balloon record. Includes interviews with the pilots Major Christopher Davey and Flight Lieutenant Crispin Williams. Female reporter not identified.

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Monty at large (1980)

Genre

Documentary; Interview

Monty At Large, presented by Monty Modlyn. This episode focuses on Kings Road in Chelsea, beginning in the Duke of York Headquarters of the Territorial Army which supports the British Army of the Rhine...

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Roy Watts death and tribute (1993)

Genre

Interview; Obituary; Tribute

David Nicolle(?) looks back at the career of Thames Water Chairman Sir Roy Watts following the discovery of his body in the Thames, he was key in the privatisation of the industry. Long time colleague David...

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Israeli-Jordanian agreement (1993)

Genre

News report; Press conference; Speech

Paul Woodley reports from New York on an agreement between Jordan and Israel to end a long-standing state of war between the two countries. The accord signed in Washington DC follows Monday’s peace deal...

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Parliament debate espionage and unemployment (1981)

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

Report on Parliamentary debate after Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said there would be no public inquiry into the secret service after the confession of Leonard Henry (Leo) Long that he was a spy for the...

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