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Before Lord Mayor’s Show Coach Gets Overhaul

Date released

31 Oct 1946

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1635

NoS ID

040281

Story no

2 / 5

Historic coach built in 1757 is prepared for first outing since 1939. Seventy-six year old coachman comes out of retirement to drive it in forthcoming Lord Mayor Show.

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Thomas Telford: The Man Who Built Britain (2017)

Director

Lester Wilson

Subject

Civil Engineering & Building

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 59 minutes), $24.95

Arguably a greater engineer than Brunel, Telford led the way for Britain to become one of the great engineering nations of the world. Although he worked 200 years ago, scores of his creations still adorn our...

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Lyric Ode on the Fairies, Aerial Beings and Witches of Shakespeare (2003 Audio)

Producer

Martin Compton

Secular cantatas composed by Thomas Linley (1756-1788); libretto by French Lawrence. Lorna Anderson and Julia Gooding (sopranos) and Richard Wistreich, (bass) with The Parley of Instruments Baroque...

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2CR Reports Call 01-1757-1904; Old Harry Rocks (1980)

Two programmes in one track: 1- 2CR Reports at 18:00 mins, and; 2 - Old Harry Rocks at 18:31. First day of transmission. Off-air tapes include music, news, commercials, phone-ins, competitions, features. NB...

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Keeping Up Ancient Custom

Date released

11 Nov 1929

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

1658; Super Issue No.: 29/90

NoS ID

087979

Story no

1 / 7

Extras

1 film clip

Anglesey Harriers - one of the oldest in Britain dating from 1757 celebrate opening meet with musical honours and showers of "Hot Coppers" for the kiddies!

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Shakespeare’s Vortigern and Rowena (2010 Radio)

Series

Afternoon Play

Director

Marc Beeby

Producer

Marc Beeby

Radio play written by Melissa Murray and directed for broadcasting by Marc Beeby. In 1796, Richard Sheridan (Lorcan Cranitch), playwright and owner of the Drury Lane theatre stages a ‘lost’ Shakespeare...

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Arrows of Desire (3 Parts) (2002)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 3 x 25 minutes), £19.99 each

Three videos each containing four 25-minute programmes exploring the great diversity of English verse from the age of Chaucer to the present day. Traces the development of English verse through the ages,...

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