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Review of 1958

Date released

29 Dec 1958

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

58/104

NoS ID

108445

Story no

1 / 1

Extras

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

Pathe News reviews 1958 - an eventful year of achievement and setback in space travel - an eventful year for our sportsmen - of tragedy for Manchester United Football Club - of crisis in the Middle East, and...

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Syria: Chess Match at the Borders (2008)

Director

Amal Hamelin des Essarts

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 52 minutes), $348

Syria is a single-party dictatorship country, ruled since 1970 by Hafez al-Assad and, following his death in 2000, by his son Bashar. Despite the lack of any significant oil reserves, this nation is both a...

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Foretelling (1485), The (1983 Television)

Series

Blackadder, The

Director

Martin Shardlow

Producer

John Lloyd

Sitcom. Comedy series set in the Middle Ages featuring the exploits of self-serving Blackadder (Atkinson). Reversing history’s perceptions Richard is a kindly monarch and Henry Tudor a self-serving...

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Ranulph Fiennes finds lost city of Ubar (1990)

Genre

Interview

David Piper interviews explorer Ranulph Fiennes following the discovery of what is believed to be the lost city of Ubar buried in the sands of the Middle East. The find would corroborate the Arabian Nights...

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Village Life: Great Shefford (1987)

Mike Matthews this week visits the village of Great Shefford. It lies 7 miles Northwest of Newbury on the A338, in Berkshire. The programme has 3 tracks. On Track 1, Mike makes 2 interviews: 1- To a village...

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Latest additions to the Moving Image Gateway

Date

18 Dec 2012, 23:39

Author

Andrew Ormsby

Post Type

Post

The BUFVC Moving Image Gateway includes over 1,250 websites relating to video, multimedia and sound materials. These have been subdivided into over 40 subject areas. To suggest new entries or amendments,...

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Britain and Iraq Sign Defence Pact

Date released

19 Jan 1948

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1762

NoS ID

040886

Story no

4 / 5

Mr Ernest Bevin and Prime Minister of Iraq sign new alliance designed to strengthen Middle East defences. Diplomatic party go aboard Nelson’s "Victory" for lunch.

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Struggle for Oil

Date released

Feb 1949

Series name

This Modern Age

Issue no

25

NoS ID

347218

Story no

1 / 1

NoS synopsis: A history of oil and its use in the modern world. Focus on the Middle East and the development of countries made rich by the oil trade.

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The Promise of 1942

Date released

31 Dec 1942

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1235

NoS ID

038514

Story no

1 / 2

In the Old Year the United Nations suffered humiliating reverses, held fast and towards the end took the offensive. In this review we show the stirring events of 1942 against the background of the whole war...

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Premier’s Dramatic Peace Bid

Date released

11 Aug 1958

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

58/64

NoS ID

108277

Story no

4 / 4

Extras

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

From London Airport the Prime Minister leaves for the Middle East. Pathe News surveys recent history of Cyprus trouble which the Prime Minister determines to stop.

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