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No Basic More Spivs - Sir Miles Thomas

Date released

23 Oct 1947

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1737

NoS ID

040772

Story no

3 / 5

Extras

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

Sir Miles Thomas, Vice-Chairman of the Nuffield Organization speaks to motorists at mass protest in Coventry against abolition of basic petrol.

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Lost Temple of Java, The (2008)

Director

Phil Grabsky

Subject

Archaeology; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 mins), £9.99

Borobudur in Central Java is unique. In the shape of a pyramid, with four square terraces leading to three circular ones, the extraordinary building is covered with three miles of stone carvings....

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Passnotes on Romeo and Juliet (1998 Radio)

Series

Afternoon Play

Director

Alison Hindell

Radio drama by Jane Buckler. "When Rom falls in love with Julie, he discovers that real life is very different from Shakespeare" [Radio Times]. No further details known.

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Village Life: Streatley (1987)

This week Mike Matthews visits the village of Streatley on the River Thames. It lies 6 miles North Reading in Berkshire. 3 Tracks in total with 7 interviews. Track 1- Two interviews: 1- The home of Geoffrey...

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BOAC Take First Two Britannias

Date released

5 Jan 1956

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

2593

NoS ID

046290

Story no

1 / 11

Sir Miles Thomas receives first two Britannias of fifteen ordered by BOAC [British Overseas Airways Corporation].

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If at First You Don’t Succeed-

Date released

7 Feb 1927

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

1370; Super Issue No.: 27-Nov

NoS ID

085715

Story no

5 / 8

Extras

1 film clip

Captain Campbell breaks all world’s records in his Napier "Bluebird" covering a mile in 20.66 seconds over 174 miles an hour.

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What Chance of a Car?

Date released

11 Nov 1946

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1638

NoS ID

040297

Story no

4 / 5

Sir Miles Thomas, leading motor manufacturer, explains why price of cars cannot go down yet awhile. WD Kendall, MP asserts that car-ring by artificial means maintains high prices. People’s car, imported by...

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Better Luck Next Time!

Date released

6 Jan 1927

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

1361; Super Issue No.: 27-Feb

NoS ID

085642

Story no

5 / 7

Extras

1 film clip

Captain Campbell, after attaining 135 miles an hour in first try out of his Napier-Campbell 450 hp ‘Bluebird’, has to abandon attempt, owing to defect in gear box.

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Our "Navy of the Air"

Date released

20 Oct 1927

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

1443; Super Issue No.: 27/84

NoS ID

086334

Story no

3 / 8

Extras

1 film clip

4 giant all-metal RAF flying boats leave for Empire Air Cruise of 25,000 miles to last over a year. This flight marks an epoch as important in aviation as the change from sail to steam on the sea.

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Tom’s Cap

Date released

Jan 1954

Series name

Ingot Pictorial

Issue no

18

NoS ID

349432

Story no

2 / 5

NFA synopsis: Mr Williams of Bryngwyn Sheet shows his dog (August 1953). Making a shepherd’s crook from a sapling, he goes out with his sheepdog. Training the dog with sheep for the trials, on the farm....

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