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The Swannery

Date released

20 Jun 1955

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

025

NoS ID

120045

Story no

3 / 4

Extras

1 film clip

NoS Summary - Shows the only natural swannery in the world, at Chesil Beach, Dorset.

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Landscape Mysteries (2006)

Subject

Archaeology; Geography; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 233 minutes), £54.99

The Landscape Mysteries DVD Pack includes the 8 full programmes from the series looking at how clues are hidden in the landscape. They include, In Search of Irish Gold, Figures in the Chalk, Britain before...

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Boar Hunt, The (1960 Television)

Series

Age of Kings, An

Director

Michael Hayes

Producer

Peter Dews

Last episode in a fifteen-part televised series comprising Shakespeare’s history plays from Richard II to Richard III (the two tetralogies), effectively presenting a chronological history of British...

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Flash floods in Dorset (1979)

Genre

Interview

Interview with an eyewitness who describes damage caused by flash floods in Dorset and southern England. Male speaker and interviewer not identified.

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William Barnes friends Interview; Literature in Dorset - Reel 2 - nd [1975-1986]

Track 1- Friends of William Barnes in conversation talking about his life and writings. Born February 22, 1801 and died on October 7, 1886. Readings of his poems. Track 2- An interview with Sue Ashby, a...

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The Banks of Newfoundland (1985)

Devised by Sean Street, this programme explores the history of the Dorset fishing trade during the last century, those engaged in which risked life and limb to set up a new living in Newfoundland. The...

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Mid-Air Refill Jet Smashes Flight Records (Exclusive)

Date released

22 Aug 1949

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

49/67

NoS ID

103059

Story no

2 / 5

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 ephemera, 1 shot list

Flying tanker refuels Meteor jet in skies over Dorset to establish new stay-aloft record.

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Portland Stone

Date released

11 Jul 1955

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

028

NoS ID

120054

Story no

2 / 3

Extras

1 film clip

NoS Summary - Shows the quarrying of Portland stone from the Isle of Portland off the Dorset coast.

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Snow in Dorset (1978)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Frank Thorington(?), caretaker at Puddletown School, Dorset, on the plight of children stranded there during extreme weather conditions. Interviewer not identified.

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Architect on Poundbury development, Dorset (1989)

Genre

Interview

Interview with architect, Leon Krier, about his revised plans for the Poundbury development in Dorset. He was chosen by Prince Charles to work on the project. Female interviewer not identified. Broadcast on...

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