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Royal Statue Unveiled

Date released

16 Feb 1959

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

59/14

NoS ID

108493

Story no

2 / 5

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 ephemera, 1 shot list

In the sun-drenched forecourt of the House of Representatives in Lagos, Sir James Robertson, Governor General of Nigeria, unveils a statue of the Queen.

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J G Ballard with Matthew Hoffman (1985 Video)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

An interview with J G Ballard about his novel ‘The Empire of the Sun’ and the background to his writing.

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The night is young (1989)

Genre

Interview; Discussion; Advertisement; Trailer

The Night is Young with Gill Pyrah on Empire of the Sun, Steven Spielberg’s new film, based on the book by J G Ballard and set mainly in a Japanese prison camp in the Second World War. Includes interview...

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Poles Apart (Dramatised short story) (1985)

As the sun sets on the British Empire, two intrepid Artic explorers set out for the North Pole - but they don’t know what they’re letting themselves in for, especially since one of them harbours a secret...

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Plague of Locusts Visits Africa

Date released

18 Aug 1932

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

167A

NoS ID

003768

Story no

2 / 7

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Plague of Locusts in Tanganyika. DESCRIPTION: Sun is obscured as pest of Biblical days infests Tanganyika, British mandated territory. SHOTLIST: Pan shot around countryside. Locusts...

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Plague of Locusts Visits Africa

Date released

15 Aug 1932

Series name

British Movietone Gazette

Issue no

133A

NoS ID

000979

Story no

2 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Plague of Locusts in Tanganyika. DESCRIPTION: Sun is obscured as pest of Biblical days infests Tanganyika, British mandated territory. SHOTLIST: Pan shot around countryside. Locusts...

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Islands in the Sun

Date released

1 Feb 1968

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

684

NoS ID

121963

Story no

1 / 1

Extras

1 film clip

Pathe synopsis: This is your tropical island in the Pacific Ocean. It is precisely as you would have created it in your imagination and there is no-one to dispute your ownership or jostle your elbow. It’s...

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Queen In Ceylon

Date released

22 Apr 1954

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

54/30

NoS ID

105801

Story no

1 / 2

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

Her Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh receive a loyal welcome when they visit the sun-lit island of Ceylon.

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Armistice Day 1928

Date released

12 Nov 1928

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

1554

NoS ID

087231

Story no

3 / 3

Extras

1 film clip

10 years after, but first let the Pathe Gazette, for a few brief minutes, conjure up the past. That first "delirious" Armistice Day in 1918 - and that day of joy when our victorious troops passed in triumph...

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Service Families Arrive - Malta. May Day Celebrations - Malta

Date released

8 May 1972

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2240

NoS ID

029368

Story no

3 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Service Families Arrive & May Day Celebrations - Malta. DESCRIPTION: Luqa Airport, Malta, where just a few months ago, the British Forces and their families left the Island. After much...

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