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Empire Day: Sec[tion] 1

Date released

23 May 1927

Series name

Empire News Bulletin

Issue no

111

NoS ID

048117

Story no

8 / 9

Slade catalogue entry: The Heritage of Empire: London celebrates the 20th anniversary of Empire Day by a large gathering at St Pauls.

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Empire (2012)

Subject

History; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 290 minutes), £24.99

Jeremy Paxman presents this five part documentary series exploring the influence the British Empire still has over modern Britain. The series traces its historical rise and fall, whilst revealing its lasting...

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Crown and Glory (1937 Film)

Documentary compilation. A commemoration of the coronation of King George VI, released during coronation week. It relates the story of the British Empire from 1895 to George’s proclamation as king....

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Ron Buck on his British Empire Medal (1984)

Genre

Interview

NUM Branch Secretary Ron Buck talks about why he accepted his British Empire Medal from Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the New Year honours list, despite his involvement in the miners’ strike. Male...

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Matheus people (1984)

aka: David Hemery in conversation

An interview with David Peter Hemery about his life and his career. Born July 18, 1944, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, Eng. He was an English hurdler who held the 400-metre-hurdles world record of 48.1 sec....

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Media Screen Roundup - August 2014

Date

10 Sep 2014, 16:05

Author

Linda

Post Type

Post

The monthly roundup of film and television publications compiled by Simon Baker, Institute of Historical Research, & published here at the BUFVC by Linda Kaye. From Beowulf to Hugo Chávez, this...

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Art, Design and Empire

Subject

Art; Design; History

What could be more British than a nice cup of tea? Fish and Chips? The Union Jack? David Dabydeen discusses the influence of Empire on British art and design.

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Empire to Commonwealth (1975 Audio)

Subject

History; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, Audiocassette. 60 min.

Side 1: From Empire: charts the transition from the unity of Empire to the political and economic disunity of the Commonwealth. Side 2: To Commonwealth: considers the common social institutions of the...

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Empire Day

Date released

27 May 1935

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

509

NoS ID

141492

Story no

5 / 7

Extras

1 commentary sheet

Aquatic events at Empire Pool Tower Pageant rehearsal.

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Welding the Empire

Date released

21 Oct 1926

Series name

Topical Budget

Issue no

791-1

NoS ID

130852

Story no

6 / 6

Leopold Amery, the Colonial Secretary, and Empire Premiers gathered for the Imperial Conference at 10, Downing Street.

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