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Britain in the Thirties: Vol 2 (1991 Video)

aka: Thirties Britain: Vol 2

Subject

History; Social sciences

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 86 min., 2004 sale: £11.99 (+ p&p)

Compilation of four films from the GPO Film Unit that vividly depict British society in the 1930s. [See individual titles for synopsis details.]

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Britain at War: Under Fire (1991 Video)

Subject

History; Media studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 55 min., 2004 sale: £11.99 (+p&p)

Compilation of five films from the GPO Film Unit that illustrate the effect of the first two years of war on the British people. [See individual titles for synopsis details.]

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GPO Sorting

Date released

9 Dec 1926

Series name

Empire News Bulletin

Issue no

64

NoS ID

047758

Story no

2 / 7

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Gpo’s Latest Mobile Telephone Unit

Date released

12 Dec 1938

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

879

NoS ID

144653

Story no

1 / 11

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High Tea!

Date released

23 May 1966

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1929

NoS ID

026446

Story no

4 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: High Tea!. DESCRIPTION: London’s newest landmark the GPO Tower is now opened to the public. The Queen had an entirely new view of her Capital City from the observation platform at the...

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Gpo Gets Busy for Christmas

Date released

15 Dec 1937

Series name

Universal Talking News

Issue no

776

NoS ID

143837

Story no

1 / 9

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Gpo Story, The (1983 Film, Video)

Subject

Film & television production; Media studies

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Made to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the GPO Film Unit. Tells the story of the Unit from its beginnings with the Empire Marketing Board, through to wartime documentaries of the Crown Film Unit....

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Gpo Trailer: Where Are You Now?

Date released

15 Sep 1941

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

1165

NoS ID

146685

Story no

4 / 4

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Gpo Riggers

Date released

26 Oct 1967

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

670

NoS ID

121933

Story no

3 / 3

Extras

1 film clip

Pathe synopsis: ... though a new breed of mountaineers are being trained today. They are the GPO riggers, and they scale mountains of steel to carry out maintenance and construction work on radio masts,...

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After Thirteen Years

Date released

14 Jul 1929

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

1624; Super Issue No.: 29/56

NoS ID

087743

Story no

6 / 7

Extras

1 film clip

Dublin old GPO is re-opened by President Cosgrave.

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