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Engines of Change (1993)

Director

David Sinclair

Producer

Douglas Gordon

Subject

Environmental science

Distribution

Out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 29 min.

Describes the major developments of the motor car and some associated issues of safety, pollution and impact on road building programmes and town planning. Also discusses developments in fuels and some of...

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Switch on for Safety

Date released

17 Dec 1956

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1437

NoS ID

021372

Story no

4 / 9

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Switch on for Safety. DESCRIPTION: Small bulbs with current from a pocket battery are the answer for policemen and pedestrian, who have to face the hazards of city traffic. SHOTLIST:...

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Protecting the Payroll

Date released

9 Jan 1958

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1492A

NoS ID

022132

Story no

6 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Armoured Car Story. DESCRIPTION: No bodyguard can guarantee the safety of the payroll on those fearful Friday journeys to the Bank. But the recently formed Armoured Car Company does...

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Britax Safety Belt Testing

Date released

Jan 1966

Series name

Carrousel Britanico

Issue no

16

NoS ID

324664

Story no

5 / 5

NoS synopsis: Testing Britax car safety belts and their manufacture.

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Safer in Car Belts

Date released

19 Mar 1962

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

62/23

NoS ID

110104

Story no

5 / 5

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 ephemera, 1 shot list

Demonstration staging realistic crashes shows there is safety in belts.

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New Motor Car Life Saving Invention Tested

Date released

24 Jan 1935

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

474

NoS ID

141169

Story no

3 / 11

Extras

1 commentary sheet

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Fatal Flaw, The (1994 Video)

aka: Ferries: The Fatal Flaw

Producer

Andrew Williams

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min., 1995 sale: £55.00 (inclusive)

After the sinking of the ferry ‘Estonia’ on 28 September 1994, the programme looks at the failure of governments and ferry companies to address the real problem of roll-on roll-off car ferries - their...

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Mobility Tyre Testing

Date released

31 May 1973

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2295A

NoS ID

029912

Story no

4 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mobility Tyre Testing - Colour. DESCRIPTION: The new tyre testing - these new tyres will enable drivers to come to come to a halt from 90 mph with much more safety. SHOTLIST: GV towards...

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Safety on Ice

Date released

30 Jul 1962

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1730

NoS ID

024728

Story no

4 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Safety on Ice. DESCRIPTION: Last Winter we had too much of this sort of thing. Indeed, Britain often suffers just as badly as the Continent, but somehow it always seems to cause us more...

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Glass Car

Date released

14 Apr 1968

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

68/31

NoS ID

113051

Story no

8 / 8

Extras

1 film clip

The "Cube Car" - latest in a line of vehicles designed purely for town work. Room for up to six and perfect all-round visibility with 103 square feet of specially toughened safety glass comprising the entire...

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