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Harewood Heir Christened

Date released

1 Jan 1951

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1126

NoS ID

016853

Story no

3 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Harewood Heir Christened. DESCRIPTION: At the fourteenth century church in the grounds of Harewood House, Yorkshire, Dr Garbett, Archbishop of York, performed the christening ceremony....

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Benjamin Britten (2018)

Subject

Music

Podcast series. Baritone and composer Roderick Williams discusses Benjamin Britten, a complex and often contradictory character, and one of the 20th century’s greatest opera composers. This is the second...

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Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (2023 Video)

Director

Tobias Theorell

Recording of a live streamed performance of Tobias Theorell’s new production of Benjamin Britten’s opera based on Shakespeare’s magical comedy. Orchestra conducted by Simon Crawford Phillips.

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Artbeat (1989)

Genre

Interview

Kenneth MacMillan talks to Debra Craine on Artbeat about his new production of the ballet Prince of the Pagodas and how it will compare to the original with choreography by John Cranko; Benjamin Britten’s...

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The story of Kathleen Ferrier (1987)

Genre

Feature

The life and career of opera singer Kathleen Ferrier, with several excerpts of opera sung by her including What is Life, Oratorio Elijah and Mahler’s Song of the Earth. Interviews with schoolfriends and...

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Aldeburgh Festival

Date released

11 Jun 1970

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2140A

NoS ID

028352

Story no

5 / 8

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Aldeburgh Festival. DESCRIPTION: Music lovers can now revisit the Maltings - focal point of the Aldeburgh Festival - so tragically burned down less than a year after its opening. The...

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After eight special (1980)

Genre

Documentary; Interview; Music

An Aeroplane in Every Garage, special edition of After Eight, produced and presented by Steve Wood. Investigates the history, development and future of general aviation in Britain, including private and...

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Dior’s London Fashion

Date released

8 May 1950

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1092

NoS ID

016379

Story no

1 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Dior Fashion Show. DESCRIPTION: At the Savoy Hotel, London, Christian Dior, watched by British designers Norman Hartnell, Hardy Amies and Victor Stiebl, recently held a fashion display...

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Bottom’s Dream: Interpretation, Context and Directors of Shakespeare (2022 Video)

Recording of a lecture by director Kate Gaul at the Reginald Theatre at the Seymour Centre, Sydney on British and Australian productions of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, starting with Peter...

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Royal Opera Gala Visit

Date released

11 Jun 1953

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1253A

NoS ID

018586

Story no

4 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Opera Gala Visit. DESCRIPTION: Now, another great London crowd - this time at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, where the Queen and the Royal Family attended the performance...

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