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Television looks ahead

Date released

1950

Series name

This Is Britain

Issue no

42

NoS ID

351933

Story no

3 / 3

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Hamlet (1980 Television)

aka: The Shakespeare Plays

Series

BBC Television Shakespeare

Director

Rodney Bennett

Producer

Cedric Messina

Television production shot entirely in a studio with Derek Jacobi as Hamlet and Claire Bloom as Gertrude.

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Children’s Cinema

Date released

1959

Series name

Topic

Issue no

12

NoS ID

329662

Story no

1 / 1

COI synopsis: It came as a surprise to Joan and Julius Evans, an American couple visiting Britain, to learn that every part of the British film industry must contribute by Parliamentary Law a small portion...

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Puppet Films

Date released

Sep 1966

Series name

Carrousel Britanico

Issue no

20

NoS ID

324680

Story no

5 / 5

COI synopsis: Filming of the popular ‘Thunderbirds’ television series in which life-like puppets are the stars.

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Chiswick - On the Skid Patch

Date released

1952

Series name

Cinegazette

Issue no

10

NoS ID

349273

Story no

1 / 3

BTF synopsis: describes a visit by BBC Television to the bus-drivers’ training ground when new cars from the Motor Show were demonstrated to viewers.

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Television Receiver on Dutch Air Liner Shows GB News Films of "Queen Mary" Winning Blue Riband

Date released

7 Sep 1936

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

281

NoS ID

055079

Story no

3 / 12

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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Judy Grinham

Date released

1959

Series name

British Sporting Personalities

Issue no

1

NoS ID

323876

Story no

1 / 1

COI synopsis: The swimming career of Judy Grinham turned on her decision, when only twelve years of age, to concentrate on the backstroke, and on her partnership at fifteen with the great swimming coach, Reg...

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Gillian Lynne

Date released

1969

Series name

The Pacemakers

Issue no

2

NoS ID

327138

Story no

1 / 1

COI synopsis: Gillian Lynne is a choreographer, she designs movements to music. Trained in classical ballet, she became a star of the prestigious Royal Ballet, but felt that the disciplines of classical...

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The West Indies

Date released

1958

Series name

Transatlantic Teleview

Issue no

36

NoS ID

329700

Story no

1 / 1

COI synopsis: Set entirely in Jamaica on the eve of federation, this film contains eight interviews which reflect life on the Island, and the development of its industries, transport and welfare service. The...

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TV Bank

Date released

30 Jun 1969

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2091

NoS ID

027915

Story no

2 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: TV Bank. DESCRIPTION: A new bank in Glasgow uses automation and closed-circuit television to give the customers privacy and guard against bank robbers. SHOTLIST: CU woman bank clerk. MS...

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