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Man on a Diet

Date released

21 Mar 1957

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1450A

NoS ID

021581

Story no

7 / 7

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Medical Phenomenon. DESCRIPTION: In Belgrade, Mr Karelly consumes four kilograms of metal in addition to his normal food. Karelly’s gastric juice digests every kind of metal such as...

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Elephant: Life After Death, The (2011)

Subject

Biology

Elephants can live for 70 years. But what happens when one of these magnificent beasts dies in the wild and a five-tonne adult elephant is transformed into six million calories worth of fat, meat and guts,...

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Gary Glitter opens sandwich bar (1993)

Genre

News report; Press conference

Nicky Broyd reports on the launch of a 24 hour sandwich bar by musician Gary Glitter, hoped to be the start of a chain. Includes Glitter on why he decided to open a sandwich bar and what will be served and...

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Victory Report: Salt and Spice: some history of Portsmouth with the Solent People’s Theatre - 13 Aug [1975-1986]

Report on re-enacted scenes of events in Portsmouth’s history on location in Portsmouth with music by Solent People’s Theatre production called Salt and Spice, with excerpts. Track 1- Introduction:...

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Heinz speaks out against glass in baby food (1989)

Genre

Interview

In 2 parts. A spokesman from Heinz baby foods on the recent outbreak of glass in baby food jars. He says Heinz has warned the public to examine the jars, and has introduced a new lid which will show whether...

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BSE risk to cattle and humans (1990)

Genre

Interview

Havovi Todd interviews Labour Party agriculture spokesman Dr David Clarke on the risk of Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle being passed onto humans in the form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease...

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McDonalds stop using British beef (1996)

Genre

Interview; News report; Vox pop

Beef is back on the menu at McDonald’s but its Dutch. The burger giant was the first fast food chain to suspend beef products because of the latest scare over BSE. Jeff Collins reports from McDonalds in...

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Pollution linked to babies born without hands (1994)

Genre

Interview; News report

Tanya Hines reports on the incidence of children born without hands in coastal areas of Britain and talks to mother of such a child, Jeanette Swinbourne(?). Peter Mandelson MP says this suggests some form of...

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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Fourteenth

Date released

27 Nov 1944

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

808

NoS ID

013296

Story no

3 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The "Fourteenth". DESCRIPTION: The British 14th Army has been engaged in some of the heaviest land fighting against the Japanese in Burma. They have to endure extremely tough conditions...

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Report on BSE measures (1996)

Genre

Interview; News report; Vox pop

Malcolm Brown wrap. The experts advising the Government about the BSE crisis spent the weekend in conference at Sunningdale in Berkshire. The scientists’ recommendations are being passed on to ministers...

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