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News from England

Date released

25 Dec 1944

Series name

War Pictorial News

Issue no

190

NoS ID

156359

Story no

2 / 3

King George VI visits the Centre for Islamic Culture in London. A Guard of Honour is formed by Gurkhas and officers and men of the Indian Army. The Egyptian Ambassador, Hassan Nashaat Pasha introduces other...

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Dai Llewelyn on Anglo-French relations and attitudes (1981)

Genre

Interview

Dai Llewellyn on the attitudes of the French and English towards each other. Responding to a survey which found the French to be the biggest adulterers in Europe, he says it is quite accepted that every...

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Shakespeare’s Birthday

Date released

27 May 1957

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

126

NoS ID

120391

Story no

3 / 4

Extras

1 film clip

Pathe synopsis: The Shakespeare birthday celebrations held annually at Stratford-upon-Avon originated many years ago as a simple procession intended to give the local citizens an opportunity to honour the...

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Beauty Hints

Date released

25 Mar 1957

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

117

NoS ID

120358

Story no

1 / 3

Extras

1 film clip

Pathe synopsis: Take a handful of rice and grined to a fine powder, mix with the yolk of a 1,000-day-old Chinese egg and then add a pinch of magnesium. The result, according to the beauty experts, is a...

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John Schlesinger on new film Yanks (1979)

Genre

Interview

Interview with director John Schlesinger on his new Second World War film Yanks, co-written by Colin Welland and Walter Bernstein, which focuses on 3 love stories and the clash of cultures when US GIs are...

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Science and the English Enlightenment (1982 Video)

Director

Colin Grimshaw

Producer

Denis Smith

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 29 min., 1997 sale: £14.95 (+VAT +p&p) (World Microfilms)

Given that Newtonian science is usually identified with the culture of the Enlightenment of the 18th century, Dr Simon Schaffer considers the relationship between the way of life of the English élite and...

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Commonwealth Institute

Date released

Apr 1963

Series name

Roundabout

Issue no

12

NoS ID

327558

Story no

5 / 6

NoS synopsis: Visits the newly built Commonwealth Institute in London, which was opened in November 1962 by Queen Elizabeth II, and has a permanent exhibition providing examples of the culture and industry...

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Building of Bath, The (1995)

Director

Keith Jacques; Duncan Marshall

Producer

Keith Jacques; Duncan Marshall

Subject

Architecture

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 25 minutes), £65.00

The development of the city of Bath, famous for its imposing Georgian buildings, was inspired by a desire for architectural elegance but founded on the financial reality of speculative business. The film...

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Questions of National Identity (1991 Video)

Producer

Jack Leathem

Subject

Sociology

Distribution

Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 49 min., 1998 sale: £195.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at national identity and its importance in giving people a sense of who they are and where they belong. Explores the history of identity and suggests that national identity has a history which might...

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New England’s 8,000,000 Yankees

Date released

1942

Series name

The March of Time 7th Year

Issue no

11

NoS ID

352104

Story no

1 / 1

The March of Time synopsis: To the little band of pioneers who, three hundred years ago, founded their nation in a new world, freedom was no easy heritage but a brave new principle to be fought for and won....

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