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  1. Old Vic To Peking

    Date released
    1980
    Series name
    This Week In Britain
    Issue no
    1108
    NoS ID
    329349
    Story no
    1 / 1

    COI synopsis: With the policy of bringing the classics to the people at prices anyone could afford, The Old Vic Theatre Company built up a reputation that made it internationally famous. It was disbanded in...

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  2. Tinkering with the Destinies of a Nation. Following the Exclusive Pictures of General Feng’s Army Recently Shown on the Gaumont Graphic, Our Cameraman has Now Secured Pictures of Marshal Wu’s Last Stand Prior to His Flight.

    Date released
    17 Nov 1924
    Series name
    Gaumont Graphic
    Issue no
    1425
    NoS ID
    079889
    Story no
    2 / 5
    Extras
    1 film clip

    [SUBTITLE]: IN THE FIRING LINE OUTSIDE PEKING MLV line of troops lying down pointing rifles over wall. MV soldier with periscope, another rifle. MLV machine gun firing, troops charge in background. [2ND...

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  3. Major on Hong Kong handover (1991)

    Genre
    Speech

    Prime Minister John Major visits Hong Kong, and gives a speech claiming his criticised visit to Peking was vital in the run-up to the handover of the colony to China in 1997. He reassures the people of Hong...

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  4. From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China (1981)

    Director
    Murray Lerner
    Subject
    Music; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 NTSC, 84 minutes), £24.99

    In 1979, as China re-opened its doors to the West, master violinist Isaac Stern received an unprecedented invitation from its governernment to tour the country, performing and mentoring young Chinese...

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  5. Ordeal of the Sisters

    Date released
    5 Sep 1966
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1944
    NoS ID
    026572
    Story no
    4 / 5

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ordeal of the Sisters. DESCRIPTION: Eight Nuns reach safety in Hong Kong after being cruelly evicted by the Red Chinese from the Convent of Peking. SHOTLIST: Key Scene. GV observation...

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  6. Rally remembers Tiananmen Square victims (1990)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Oni Bhattacharya reports from a rally in London’s Chinatown (speeches and crowd noise heard) to remember the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre in China a year ago. Rallies are also being held...

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  7. Chris Marker Collection, The (2014)

    Director
    Chris Marker
    Producer
    Anatole Dauman
    Subject
    Film studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 360 minutes), £24.99

    Eleven films directed by Chris Marker. Includes; SUNDAY IN PEKING (DIMANCHE A PEKN, 1956); LETTER TO SIBERIA (LETTRE DE SIBERIE, 1958); DESCRIPTION OF A STRUGGLE (DESCRIPTION D’UN COMBAT, 1960); THE SIXTH...

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  8. China halts CNN coverage (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Vox pop; Speech

    Hannah O’Sullivan reports on restrictions on student political protests in Beijing. The Chinese government has attempted to curb the movement for democracy by declaring martial law and a news blackout this...

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  9. Richard Nixon speech excerpts (1974)

    Genre
    Speech

    Excerpts from speeches of US President Richard Nixon, 1952-73 (or 74?) (28 items). Special feed from ABC Radio News to London Broadcasting. 1: 22/08/73. Nixon will not resign. 2: 30/04/73. Responsibility for...

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  10. Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: China - What of Her Future?

    Date released
    27 Jan 1949
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1025A
    NoS ID
    015542
    Story no
    4 / 5

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: China - What of Her Future?. DESCRIPTION: Library material, the Great Wall of China, Followed by everyday life in China, war, year in year out; people leaving their home towns, ruins of...

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