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MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Grain for Indian Famine Areas. DESCRIPTION: Mrs Pandit, the Indian Ambassador, was in Philadelphia to see grain being shipped to India. Meanwhile, her brother Mr Nehru, India’s Prime...
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Model Engineering Exhibition. DESCRIPTION: Aircraft, trains, boats and battleships - all models on display at the 41st Exhibition. SHOTLIST: GV interior Seymour Hall. Pan round model...
COI synopsis: Steam train enthusiasts saved an old engine from the breaker’s yard and now it provides a regular service for commuters and tourists in South Devon. Michele Brown gets her first ride on the...
COI synopsis: A breakthrough in the art of levitation by magnetic fields promises to revolutionise industry by slashing production times in many processes. Riding on an invisible magnetic cushion may even...
BFI synopsis: a new mechanized coal depot in North London. NCB Commentary - Coal handling in merchants’ yards by old fashioned methods is wasteful of manpower and often involves delaying rail wagons which...
BFI synopsis: the loco testing station, Rugby, where main-line trains are put through their paces and their performances assessed. NCB Commentary - The railways are among the nation’s biggest coal users....
This 5-disc set of series 2 of EXTREME ENGINEERING unveils some of the most ambitious architectural plans of our times. All of these modern marvels pose challenges that stretch the definition of what’s...
BFI synopsis: re-organized haulage at Ledstone Luck colliery, Yorkshire. NCB Commentary - Ledston Luck is a pit that’s been reborn. Closed down during the war, to-day it has been successfully reorganised...
The third DISASTER series examines six major technological catastrophes, using original BBC footage, recreations and interviews with key decision-makers. These include: the 1989 sinking of the Marchioness on...
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