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For an early instance of 'electric vision' as demonstrated by one of the pioneers of television, John Logie Baird (1888-1946), see the high-quality download of the Gaumont Graphic newsreel story Television...
Winter is upon us with the first big freeze keeping the road police busy in Northern Ireland, but what was it like for people with cold jobs in the Golden Twenties? The News on Screen/Newsfilm Online...
As part of our News on Screen /NewsFilm Online Linking Project we have rediscovered original newsreel footage on the famous Scopes 'Monkey trial' of 1925 that inspired the thrilling courtroom drama 'Inherit...
News footage sources AP Archive (registration required) AP Archive holds the UPITN collection. You will need to register as a user ITN Source ITN Source holds ITN Broadcast footage BBC Motion...
For an illuminating rendition of 1920s newsreel editing, take a look at the Newsfilm Online high-quality download of 'Gaumont Graphic Editor and Women's Lacrosse Battle' (25/10/1928), a Gaumont Graphic...
United Press Movietone The agreement between United Press and Fox-Movietone to shoot newsfilm for television stations was announced on July 13, 1948. United Press Movietone, or UPMT, was pioneering in...
How would you find out if this footage made it onto British television screens? What was broadcast on the Chile Coup? It can be difficult knowing where to start and how to search online for this material....
From the end of July 2012 Newsfilm Online (NfO) will be fully integrated into the JISC MediaHub. This means that users will have to go through the MediaHub to access the content since the NfO site will no...
Have you ever wondered what early film and broadcast productions were like? The Gaumont Graphic newsreel story BROADCASTING VISUALISED (5/3/1926), will give you wonderful insights into both: as part of the...
Yesterday evening the The Grierson Trust announced the winners of The Griersons 2011 – The British Documentary Awards. Hosted by Mariella Frostrup, the awards ceremony took place at the BFI Southbank....