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The Tragedy of the Vestris

Date released

26 Nov 1928

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

1558

NoS ID

087256

Story no

4 / 6

Extras

1 film clip

US American shipper arrives with 121 survivors of worst sea tragedy of recent years. L Licorish, quartermaster, who saved 20 from the sea. Mrs Clara G Ball, hailed as the "World’s Bravest Woman" rescued...

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Migrants and Maritime Law (2015)

Producer

Hannah Barnes

Subject

Law; Social Studies

Podcast from BBC Radio 4’s LAW IN ACTION series presented by Joshua Rozenberg. The first item in this magazine format asks what does the law say about commercial ship captains’ duty to help those they...

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Twelfth Night (1956 Radio)

Series

World Theatre

Producer

John Gibson

A radio version of Shakespeare’s play produced for broadcasting by John Gibson. With Gwen Cherrell as Viola, Brewster Mason as Sir Toby and other members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company. Marius Goring,...

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US sells arms to the Iran (1987)

Genre

Interview

The USA have been found to be supplying Iran with weapons in their war against the Iraqis. English sea captain Thomas Screech alleges that the US Government did know about the arms being sold to Iran, which...

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Thrilling Drama of the Sea

Date released

9 Sep 1929

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

1640; Super Issue No.: 29/72

NoS ID

087849

Story no

2 / 8

Extras

1 film clip

Miss Yeaton - a passenger on the SS Harrison secures for Pathe Gazette, thrilling pictures of rescue of crew of burned freighter Quimstan. 3 days adrift - 200 miles from land. True to the tradition of the...

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A Novel House!

Date released

27 Dec 1928

Series name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue no

395

NoS ID

332053

Story no

1 / 5

NoS Summary - An oval house at Rottingdean designed by a Sea captain. British Pathe synopsis: Introductory intertitle reads: "We’re all interested in houses - and by the cliffs at Rottingdean, Brighton,...

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Bed (1995 Video)

Director

Steve Shill

Producer

Kevin Loader

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 60 min., 1997 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Jim Cartwright’s fantasy on old age and death is a surreal exploration of life and dreams set in old people’s home into which an ex-sea captain (Lionel Jeffries) dream that he joins the ‘sleep club’...

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John Bull’s Hearth (1903 Film)

Producer

George Albert Smith

Subject

Politics & government

Distribution

Film (16mm)

A propaganda film for tariff reform. John Bull is visited by a Frenchman, a sea captain, a Russian trader and an American. The visitors take all the available chairs and chat amongst themselves leaving John...

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Canterbury Tales, The (2005)

Director

Marc Munden; John McKay; Julian Jarrold; Andy De Emmony

Producer

Kate Bartlett

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (300 minutes), £26 (IMC); £1,170 (BBC Active)

Six part drama series, consisting of retellings of six of Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, updated for a modern audience and given a contemporary setting. Starring Julie Walters, James Nesbit, Billie...

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Twelfth Night: Or, What You Will (1980 Television, Video)

aka: The Shakespeare Plays

Series

BBC Television Shakespeare

Director

John Gorrie

Producer

Cedric Messina

Television production directed by John Gorrie with Felicity Kendal as Viola and Sinead Cusack as Olivia; Robert Hardy is Sir Toby Belch.

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