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Table Tennis Finals Feature Two Britons

Date released

16 Feb 1948

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1770

NoS ID

040926

Story no

6 / 6

Table tennis championships are held at Empire Pool Wembley, where mixed doubles are won by Miles and Miss Thall of America. Bergmann wins men’s singles for Britain. Giselle Farkas (Hungary) retains...

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Paris was a Woman (1995 Film)

Director

Greta Schiller

Producer

Frances Berrigan; Greta Schiller; Andrea Weiss

Subject

Art; History

Distribution

VHS

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"A Vision of This Island" (2015 Audio)

aka: Shakespeare and the Caribbean

Series

Shakespeare Unlimited

Producer

Richard Paul

Podcast from the Folger Shakespeare Library. Shakespeare and his plays are woven deeply into the culture of the Caribbean, both white and black. Even after centuries of British colonial rule came to an end,...

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USA attacks Libya during military exercises (1986)

Genre

Interview; News report; Speech; Technical

US forces have destroyed 12 Libyan missiles and a patrol boat during military exercises which turned hostile. A series of clips explains the reasons for the bombings, the targets hit and reports on reaction...

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Fonteyn and Nureyev: Ballet’s Legendary Partnership (2001 Video)

Subject

Dance

Distribution

DVD

The 1997 version of the video, updated from a programme originally made in 1985, contains previously unseen footage of the ballet duo captured at their peak. Includes excerpts from ‘Romeo and Juliet’,...

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Thackeray (1995 Radio)

Director

Glyn Dearman

Detective drama written by Olwen Wymark and Barbara Clegg. Landscape gardener-cum-detective Jim Thackeray needs to combine his skills when a murder takes place in the Shakespeare-themed garden he has...

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Spring into Fashion

Date released

7 Mar 1966

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1918

NoS ID

026352

Story no

3 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Spring Into Fashion. DESCRIPTION: Spring and Summer hats from Britain’s milliners and creations from the Christian Dior Boutique in London. SHOTLIST: Key scene. Pull back. Girls out...

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Veronica Tennant: A Dancer of Distinction (1982 Television)

Television documentary celebrating the dancer Veronica Tennant, prima ballerina of the National Ballet of Canada, focusing on her interpretations of several significant roles. Performance or rehearsal...

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Ballet for All (7 Parts) (1970 Video)

Subject

Dance

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 7 x 30 min.

Seven programmes based on those originally written for stage by Peter Brinson and performed by the company Ballet for All which consisted of actors and young soloists of the Royal Ballet companies.

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