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Jehovah’s Witnesses

Date released

31 Aug 1970

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2152

NoS ID

028467

Story no

3 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Jehovah Witnesses. DESCRIPTION: In a Mass Baptism, more than two hundred new members are admitted to the Church at this year’s World Centre of Jehovah’s Witnesses. SHOTLIST: Top...

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The Impact of Infections As we Go Through Life and Age (2018)

Subject

Medical sciences

The very young and very elderly are particularly susceptible to many infections and for many infections, age will predict how likely someone is to die once infected. The immediate and long-term effects of an...

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King Lear: Act 2 Scene 4 Starring Phil Davis

Series

Shakespeare Lives 2016

Director

Billy Lumby

Producer

Rob Jelley

In this contemporary re-working of King Lear a home for the elderly is the domain of the titular monarch. Having obtained the Power of Attorney to manage his affairs, Lear’s daughters are ecstatic and have...

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Elderly care (1979)

Genre

Discussion

Discussion concerning the care of the elderly, and the lack of regular and qualified home helpers.

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210 Reports Extra: The Elderly: I want to die at home (1983)

210 Reports Extra: The Elderly: I want to die at home. Presented by B.J. [?] Track 1- At the beginning of the Twentieth Century, the average life expectancy in Britain was 50 years. In contemporary times it...

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Elderly encouraged to exercise (1991)

Genre

Interview

Interview with the Government’s Chief Medical Officer Sir Donald Acheson on the elderly and their reliance on others for help at the publication of the annual report on the state of the public’s health...

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Loneliness of the elderly (1995)

Genre

Interview

Director-General of Help the Aged, John Mayo, talking about the need to raise the awareness of the loneliness and isolation of the elderly population. They are part of a fundraising and awareness-raising...

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Elderly woman tied up in home (1985)

Genre

Interview

Interview with an elderly woman about a burglary and how she was tied up while the burglar raided her home. No further details on incident. Female speaker and male interviewer not identified.

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Government cuts (1979)

Genre

Interview

Illtyd Harrington of Greater London Council, on government cuts, especially how they will affect elderly people.

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Vera Lynn on helping the elderly (1995)

Genre

Interview

Dame Vera Lynn on the need for people to acknowledge the bravery of those who fought for and kept our country going in the Second World War. She is helping launch an awareness-raising and fundraising...

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