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Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: US Maritime Hold-Up

Date released

16 Sep 1946

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

902

NoS ID

014044

Story no

7 / 8

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Maritime Strike. DESCRIPTION: A strike by maritime workers has brought to a halt America’s Docks. SHOTLIST: KS GV idle ships. Various shots of New York docks, idle ships etc. Workmen...

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Women’s Land Army, The (1917 Film)

Subject

Sociology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

A Women’s Land Army recruitment film. It compares unfavourably the idle ways of the ‘ladies of leisure’ with the patriotic endeavour of the WLA whose activities were helping to counter the U-boats’...

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Man Who Speaks in Anagrams, The (1972 Television)

Series

Monty Python’s Flying Circus

Producer

Ian MacNaughton

British television comedy series. This episode includes the sketch ‘The Man Who Speaks in Anagrams’. Part of the dialogue is as follows: Palin: And I believe you’re working on an anagram version of...

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Eric Idle on The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989)

Genre

Advertisement; Interview; News bulletin; Trailer

Actor and comedian Eric Idle talks to Steve Jones about the making of the film, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, the characters he plays, the roles played by Robin Williams and Oliver Reed, whether Monty...

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Shakespeare and World Cinema

Date

27 Mar 2013, 12:18

Author

Sergio Angelini

Post Type

BUFVC Article

Mark Thornton Burnett, Queen’s University, Belfast, author of Shakespeare and World Cinema, explores the contemporary significance of Shakespeare cinema outside the Hollywood and UK mainstream. About...

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Idle Ships

Date released

18 Sep 1950

Series name

New Pictorial

Issue no

314

NoS ID

118969

Story no

2 / 4

Extras

1 film clip

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Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: America’s Railway Troubles

Date released

30 May 1946

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

886A

NoS ID

013883

Story no

2 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rail Strike in America. DESCRIPTION: The 48 hour strike on American Railways has had a paralysing effect. SHOTLIST: KS elevated shot of idle passenger trains. Various shots of the...

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Graham Chapman obituary (1989)

Genre

Interview; Obituary; Music

Camilla Affleck reports on the death of comedian and writer, Graham Chapman, who’s lost his year-long fight against cancer. His colleagues from the Monty Python’s Flying Circus television show have been...

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Darwin Meat Works Idle

Date released

29 May 1939

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

565

NoS ID

059101

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Dock Strike

Date released

15 Oct 1945

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

854

NoS ID

013589

Story no

3 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Dock Strike. DESCRIPTION: The Dock Strike started at Liverpool and quickly spread, the London docks were also involved. Troops were brought in to unload much needed imported goods....

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