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The Battle of Quasley

Date released

28 Sep 1925

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

1228

NoS ID

084580

Story no

6 / 6

Extras

1 film clip

terminates "the great war of 1925" - a wonderful spectacle of modern warfare. After laying "doggo" for over 24 hours, Wessex tanks make dramatic attempt to hold up Mercia’s advancing army. Military...

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Job seeker advertises himself on radio (1981)

Genre

Advertisement; Interview; News report

Report on Stephen(?) Ware(?) from Coventry buying advertising slots on Mercia Sound local radio station to try to find a job. Includes the advert; interview with Stephen Ware. Male reporter and female...

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High rise (1985)

aka: Soap Opera Series

A 13 part soap opera series about a variety of characters living in a block of flats in the fictional town of Brandford. To quote Mercia the series ‘has very little story but lots of dreadful jokes’ and...

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5 Die in M6 crash (1992)

Genre

Interview

Superintendent Martin Bartlett talks to local reporter Martin Shaw, at the scene, about a traffic accident on the M6 between Birmingham and Coventry in which 5 people have died in a multiple vehicle pile-up....

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Riots at Wood End estate, Coventry (1992)

Genre

News report; Interview

Martin Shaw reports on riots on the Wood End estate in Coventry. Trouble began after a police crackdown on gangs who’ve been terrorising residents. Includes interviews with Chief Superintendent Jim...

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British Army Manoeuvres

Date released

24 Sep 1925

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

1227

NoS ID

084574

Story no

6 / 6

Extras

1 film clip

5,000 troops take part in "Great War of 1925" between Mercia - Force v Wessex - Mobility. The opening day - mud and continuous rain made conditions that almost rivalled Flanders. We are staying on a farm....

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Rex Harrison receives knighthood (1989)

Genre

Interview; News report

Michael O’Neil reports on Rex Harrison aka Reginald Harrison, British actor, being knighted by the Queen at Buckingham Palace today. Includes recordings of the band playing the music to the film My Fair...

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Riot following drugs raid in Wolverhampton (1989)

Genre

News report; Interview

Tony Attwater reports on a riot in Wolverhampton which police believe may have been caused by rival drug dealers in the West Midlands. 20 people were arrested after a police raid on The Travellers Rest pub...

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Lady Mountbatten on Compassionate Friends group (1989)

Genre

Interview

Lady Mountbatten, whose husband and 14 year old son were killed by an IRA bomb 10 years ago has been speaking about how she overcame her bittterness. The countess is patron of Compassionate Friends, a self...

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By the light of the silvery moon (the Coventry Blitz, 1940) (1980)

Genre

Documentary; Interview

By the Light of the Silvery Moon. Documentary about Operation Moonlight Sonata and the bombing of Coventry on 14 November 1940. Written and narrated by Ian Rufus; research by Alan Turner, Les Skipper, Dave...

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