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Double glazing fire risk (1983)

Genre

Interview

Rodney Bennett interviews a male speaker (not identified) about the fire risks connected with fixed double glazed windows after a number of deaths due to victims becoming trapped.

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Way out: Fire Safety in Scottish Hospitals (2000 Video)

Director

Michael J Clark

Producer

W John Allen

Subject

Health & safety

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 14 min., 2000 sale: £85.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Challenges complacency with regard to fire safety in hospital environments by demonstrating the complexity and confusion associated with even a relatively small hospital fire. Uses dramatisations to...

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Cardington: The Biggest Fire Space in the World (1989)

Director

David Hayward

Producer

Sally Lessiter

Subject

Engineering; Health & safety

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 14 minutes), £37.60

Shows the space, size and 15 specialist rigs within the Fire Research Station’s Cardington Laboratory, a former air ship hanger which is used for full-scale fire and explosion testing. There are examples...

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Real Dads Army (2002)

Subject

History; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 60 minutes), £16.95

Four films depicting various aspects of recruiting and training the Home Guard (Dad’s Army) during World War 2.

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Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Overseas News - Pope’s New Guard

Date released

31 May 1948

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

991

NoS ID

015132

Story no

2 / 8

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Guard for the Pope. DESCRIPTION: The Pope’s new Swiss Guard is sworn in. SHOTLIST: KS Swiss Guard march past camera. GV forecourt of Vatican. CU Swiss Guard. GV of each guard...

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Kings Cross fire disaster (1987)

Genre

Interview

Assistant Chief Fire Officer Joe Kennedy talking about the speed of the fire spreading in the Kings Cross Underground disaster and the tragic deathtoll. Says they are investigating the wooden escalator where...

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Home Guard force (1983)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Air Marshal Sir Frederick Sowrey on the creation of a new Home Guard as a deterrent to war, aimed at young people. Male interviewer not identified.

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Scranton Fire Test, The (1985 Video)

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 26 min., 1995 sale: £85.00 (inclusive)

Shows fire tests in an American car park, designed to show the effects of fire on exposed steel. With the aid of thermocouples on the girders, the temperature is measured and the resulting elongation is shown.

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Mounting the Guard on the Horse Guard’s Parade

Date released

15 May 1939

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

561

NoS ID

059050

Story no

1 / 8

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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Fire! Fire!

Date released

29 Nov 1928

Series name

Topical Budget

Issue no

901-1

NoS ID

132382

Story no

2 / 6

Turn out of the New York Fire Brigade.

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