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MSC employment scheme (1985)

Genre

Documentary; Interview

Documentary on the Manpower Services Commission scheme whereby young people are given jobs in community services during times of unemployment. Includes comment from Labour MP, Clare Short; Conservative MP,...

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Living Record, The (1978 Television)

Series

Will Shakespeare

Director

Robert Knights

Producer

Cecil Clarke; Peter Roden

Television series, in six episodes, on the life and times of William Shakespeare. Writer John Mortimer based each episode around events in Shakespeare’s life to suggest how they influenced his writing. In...

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Going for gold (1984)

Genre

Feature

Going for Gold - a preview of the 1984 Olympic Games being held in Los Angeles, USA. Looks at political statements and boycotts made in previous years. Contains audio of races featuring Steve Ovett,...

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Will Shakespeare: The Complete Series (2009 Television)

Producer

Cecil Clarke

Television drama. Written by John Mortimer, this six-part drama based on the sixteen years that William Shakespeare is known to have spent in London remains one of the most ambitious biographical portraits...

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Leaves to Feed Millions

Date released

25 Jul 1968

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2042A

NoS ID

027472

Story no

4 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Leaves to Feed Millions. DESCRIPTION: A dramatic development by a British scientist could save millions of starvation deaths. A process to convert green leaves into an edible...

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Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: FA Cup 4th Round - The Giant Killers Win Again

Date released

29 Jan 1948

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

973A

NoS ID

014906

Story no

1 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: FA Cup - 4th Round. Colchester 3 V Bradford 2. DESCRIPTION: Non-league Colchester defeat Bradford to go into the 5th round of the FA Cup. SHOTLIST: KS Traffic through main street....

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Burke and Hare (2010 Film)

Director

John Landis

A largely fictionalised black comedy based on the activities of the eponymous grave robbers. In this version of events, one of the motivations for the criminal actions of William Burke (Simon Pegg) is his...

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King Henry V (1927 Radio)

aka: Henry the Fifth

Radio adaptation of the play starring Harcourt Williams as Henry and Colleen Clifford as Katherine.

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General Election - Party leaders on tour (1987)

Genre

News report; Speech

The Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, is in the East Midlands, Labour leader Neil Kinnock is in Scotland, and the two Davids have split up to cover Manchester and the Home Counties. SDP leader David Owen...

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British Figure Skating Championships

Date released

19 Dec 1976

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2481

NoS ID

030914

Story no

2 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Figure Skating Championships. DESCRIPTION: For the second year Karena Richardson became Ladies Champion in the British Figure Skating Competition. The ‘Pairs’ title was won...

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