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Dame Shirley Porter defeats no confidence vote (1989)

Genre

News report; Interview

Julie Benson reports on a vote of no confidence at Westminster City Council where leader Dame Shirley Porter defeated the motion by three votes. The Labour leader, Paul Dimoldenberg, called for the vote...

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Melies the Magician (2004)

aka: Magic of Melies, The

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 185 minutes), £19.99

The DVD contains a 130-minute documentary THE MAGIC OF MELIES by Jacques Meny (1997, 130 min.) and MELIES’ MAGIC SHOW which consists 15 restored films made by Melies between 1898 and 1909. The compilation...

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Various clips: 1- Defence Secretary John Nott; 2- Obituary of Colonel Jones; 3- John Nott speaks about HMS Coventry (1982)

Various clips: 1- Defence Secretary John Nott informs Parliament about the sinking of HMS Ardent; 2- A High ranking officer has been giving details at the Ministry of Defence about the fierce fighting on the...

ILR South Radio Online Audio

King Lear (2004 Video)

Director

Bill Alexander

A video recording, using a single, fixed camera of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2004 production of King Lear. Directed by Bill Alexander with Corin Redgrave as Lear.

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Aluminium Houses

Date released

1946

Series name

Britain Can Make It

Issue no

3

NoS ID

323860

Story no

1 / 3

COI synopsis: At three depots in Britain junked war planes are collected, sorted out and then broken up. This scrap, however, is not waste, for out of the twisted metal will come material urgently needed to...

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Easter Parade

Date released

25 Apr 1957

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1455A

NoS ID

021637

Story no

3 / 3

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Easter Parade. DESCRIPTION: All roads led to an Easter holiday, and the great idea was to get away from the Big Smoke. New white line experiments were tried out on the roads. At St...

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Dixie - 1940

Date released

Jun 1940

Series name

The March of Time 5th Year

Issue no

13

NoS ID

352017

Story no

1 / 1

The March of Time synopsis: Although the American Civil War ended over 70 years ago, the Southern States today are still suffering from its effects, and it is to the great problems of the 36,000,000 people...

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MOSLEMS AND THE WEST -: THE CRISIS IN IRAN

Date released

1951

Series name

The March of Time 16th Year

Issue no

5

NoS ID

352310

Story no

1 / 1

The March of Time synopsis: The film shows the extremes of wealth and poverty that exist throughout the land. Teheran’s modern government buildings are in stark contrast to the city’s open gutters that...

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Stand Up and Be Counted (3 Parts) (1977 Film)

Director

Michael Rabiger

Producer

Stephen Peet

Subject

History

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Reports on five unrelated protests and ‘concerns of conscience’ that moved people to protest during the years 1914-1936. Part 1: Reports on five unrelated protests and ‘concerns of conscience’ which...

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Whose Town is It Anyway? (8 Parts) (1984 Video)

Director

Tony Freeth

Producer

Michael Jackson

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 8 x 30 min.

A series of eight programmes focusing on the economic and political crises facing British towns and cities and looking at how local councils, voluntary groups and the communities most affected struggle to...

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