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Fashion Show For Lepra

Date released

Jul 1970

Series name

Parade

Issue no

80

NoS ID

352693

Story no

7 / 7

COI synopsis: A fashion show, which raised over £800 for the British Leprosy Relief Association’s control units in Malawi and Sierra Leone.

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Prince in Africa

Date released

4 May 1925

Series name

Topical Budget

Issue no

714-2

NoS ID

129968

Story no

5 / 5

[1ST SUBTITLE]: "Incidents during his visit to Freetown, Sierra Leone." Two shots of official ceremonies during which the Prince is not seen recognisably. [2ND SUBTITLE]: "Chocolate girl guides". African...

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Dr Cooper Child Clinic

Date released

Mar 1969

Series name

Parade

Issue no

66

NoS ID

327315

Story no

1 / 6

COI synopsis: Dr Christine Cooper, Head of the Paediatric Department of Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary, and one of the founders of the Jenner Wright Clinic for Children in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

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Lagos conference 1966 - Harold Wilson returns to London (1980)

Genre

Interview

Archive recording from 14/01/66 of ITN interview with Prime Minister Harold Wilson at London (Heathrow) Airport after returning from the Commonwealth prime ministers’ conference in Lagos, Nigeria. He...

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Girl Rising (2014)

Director

Richard Robbins

Subject

Development studies; Education; Women’s studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 103 minutes), £13.99

This film follows nine girls from Haiti, Nepal, Ethiopia, India, Egypt, Peru, Cambodia, Sierra Leone, and Afghanistan on their journey to education. the girls face arranged marriages, child slavery and other...

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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Britain’s Defence of West Africa

Date released

2 Feb 1942

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

661

NoS ID

012125

Story no

3 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British West African Forces. DESCRIPTION: West African troops guard the vital places on the Cape route, such as Freetown and Sierra Leone. SHOTLIST: Close ups of the troops and shots of...

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Commonwealth Arts Festival - Commonwealth Dancers

Date released

May 1966

Series name

Carrousel Britanico

Issue no

18

NoS ID

352761

Story no

4 / 5

COI synopsis: An important part in the Commonwealth Festival was taken by the dancers. Springing from the folk lores and traditions of many different races, dancing epitomises the way of life of a people....

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Coi Collection: Vol 7: The Queen on Tour (2012)

Subject

Geography; History; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 234 minutes), £19.99

To coincide with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, this seventh compilation of films made by the Central Office of Information (COI) presents colour footage of the Queen and the Royal Family travelling the...

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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Battle at Sea

Date released

14 Jul 1941

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

632

NoS ID

011797

Story no

1 / 7

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: German Ship Sunk and Prisoners. DESCRIPTION: The Royal Navy, with the aid of ‘Walrus’ reconnaissance planes, is locating and sinking Nazi supply ships. SHOTLIST: German prisoners...

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Night of Truth, The (2006)

aka: Nuit de la VÉritÉ, La

Director

Fanta Régina Nacro

Subject

Development studies; Film Studies; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 100 minutes), £19.99

Set in an unnamed African country, after ten years of bloody war, the film dramatises the process of truth and reconciliation, echoing the recent histories of South Africa, Sierra Leone and Rwanda, and...

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