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Oldest Bible Comes to British Museum

Date released

1 Jan 1934

Series name

British Movietone Gazette

Issue no

239

NoS ID

001458

Story no

1 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Oldest Bible Comes to British Museum. DESCRIPTION: Codex Sinaiticus, bought for sum of £1,000,000 from Soviet is handed over to chief negotiator. SHOTLIST: Scenes showing the bible...

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Assyrian Lion Hunt Reliefs, The (2006)

Subject

Archaeology; Art; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 30 minutes), £9.99

This DVD examines the lion hunt reliefs in the British Museum which were created around 645 BC, when the Assyrian empire was at its height and once decorated the walls of King Ashurbanipal’s palace in...

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Heath Robinson’s Shakespeare Illustrations (2023 Video)

Recording of an illustrated lecture by Geoffrey Beare (Collections and Exhibitions Manager at the Heath Robinson Museum) on the importance of Shakespeare’s plays on Heath Robinson’s career as an...

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Butterfly bomb discovered at Basingstoke museum (1979)

Genre

Interview

Unidentified male museum manager(?) describes the discovery of a butterfly bomb at Basingstoke Museum, and its removal and destruction by a bomb disposal team. Male interviewer not identified.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Chichester Edits tape [rushes for Chichester Week] - CD1 (1987)

Chichester Edits tape [rushes for Chichester Week] - CD1. Interviewer: Nick Carter. Ocean Sound East. Track 1- Cathedral - the Dean. Track 2- District Museum - dinosaurus/Roman city. Track 3- College of...

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The Quiet invaders: the Huguenots (1986)

An interview with the assistant keeper of the Museum of London tells the story about the ‘Huguenots’.

ILR Sharing Radio Online Audio

Going to War 1939-45: Film, History and the Second World War

Date

20 Jul 2010, 15:54

Author

bufvclinda

Post Type

Post

This year the annual Winter Conference of the Institute of Historical Research focuses on the most filmed historical phenomenon of modern times, the Second World War. Hosted together with the Imperial War...

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Museum entrance fees resisisted (1989)

Genre

Interview

David Wilson, Dierctor of the British Museum on why he is resisiting introducing entrance charges despite a need to raise funds-they have a shortage of 150 staff. He calls for more money from the government...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Museum of London (1987)

Genre

Documentary; Interview

Therese Birch presents a documentary on the merger of Guildhall Museum (founded 1826) and Museum of London (founded 1914), including an interview with Peter (first name only) of the Museum of London. Also on...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

London Transport Museum opens (1980)

Genre

Interview

Unidentified male speaker on the exhibits at the newly-opened London Transport Museum housed in the old flower market at Covent Garden. The museum officially opened on 28/03/80. Female interviewer not...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio