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Britannia Has Happy Start to Season

Date released

29 May 1933

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

208

NoS ID

004220

Story no

2 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Britannia Has Happy Start to Season. DESCRIPTION: Royal cutter leaves Astra, Velsheda and Shamrock astern in first race at Harwich Regatta. SHOTLIST: Shot of the yachts at sea. CU foot...

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Britannia - A Bridge (1973 Film)

Director

David C Lockner

Producer

John Shearman

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Robert Stephenson’s Britannia Bridge across the Menai Strait was almost completely destroyed by fire in 1970. Shows the reconstruction of the bridge, with steel arches supporting and eventually replacing...

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Depictions of Obesity (2010 Radio)

Series

How the Mighty Have Fallen

Producer

Susan Kenyon

4-part radio series on the history of obesity. In episode 2 Dr Hilary Jones explores how corpulence has been portrayed throughout history in fine arts, anthropology music and literature. Dr Jones discusses...

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Royal yacht Britannia to be scrapped (1994)

Genre

News report; Interview

Max Cotton reports on the announcement by Defence Secretary Malcolm Rifkind, that the royal yacht, Britannia, is to be taken out of service by 1997 to save money and looks at reaction to the decision and...

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The Business Programme No.71 (1990)

The Business Programme, broadcast on Monday evenings and presented by Rob Thomas. Track 1- Cable TV for the Portsmouth area//computer program for medical research. Britannia Cablesystems awarded franchise...

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Radio City Proms 1985 - Last Night (1985)

Walton - Coronation March, Orb and Sceptre; Elgar - Serenade for Strings; Lambert - The Rio Grande; Bliss - March, Things to Come; Elgar - Pomp and Circunstance March no.1; Parry - Blest Pair of Sirens;...

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BUFVC Weekly top 5 TV and Radio Programme Requests

Date

6 Jul 2012, 12:38

Author

Markeda Cole

Post Type

Post

For the week ending 22 June 2012 the most requested titles from the BUFVC Off-Air Back-Up Service include philosophy, alternative music and the politics of food and Art. 1. THE MEN WHO MADE US...

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Royal yacht sprayed by aboriginal protesters (1988)

Genre

Interview

The royal yacht Britannia is at the centre of a security row during the Queen’s tour of Australia. Protesters supporting aboriginal rights managed to get alongside the ship in Brisbane Harbour and spray...

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The Whispering Giant

Date released

4 Feb 1957

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1444

NoS ID

021476

Story no

4 / 8

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Britannia in Service. DESCRIPTION: Britain’s whispering giant, the Britannia, has just begun regular service with BOAC. Costing over a million pounds a piece, the Britannia can carry...

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Royal Yacht Britannia arrives for VJ day celebrations (1995)

Genre

Interview; News report

Alison Hodgkins reports on the arrival of the Royal Yacht Britannia to the Pool of London for the 50th anniversary VJ day celebrations. Likely to be one of the last of its engagement as it will be...

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