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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Pacific War News

Date released

31 Jan 1944

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

765

NoS ID

012992

Story no

1 / 3

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Girls Entertain. DESCRIPTION: Another milestone of steady progress in New Guinea was passed with the AIF capturing Satelberg. At the New Guinea base a troupe of girls from Australia...

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Falklands war - merchant navy (1982)

Genre

News report

Paul Maurice reports on the UK merchant navy fleet which will be deployed in the South Atlantic to aid the Royal Navy task force which is heading for the Falkland Islands following the Argentine invasion.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Rear Admiral Sir Raymond Lie-Go talks about military operations (1982)

Rear Admiral Sir Raymond Lie-Go with Barney Jones after the taking of South Georgia on how the task force is equipped to cope with the South Atlantic. One of Britain’s most distinguished former naval...

ILR South Radio Online Audio

Role of RN Special Boat Squadron in Falklands landing (1985)

Genre

Interview

Unidentified male on the secret operations of the Royal Navy’s Special Boat Squadron. Recounting an interview given by a Rear Admiral prior to the 1982 landing of the Task Force at San Carlos Bay in the...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

First two days of Falklands conflict (1982)

Genre

News report; Speech; Interview

Report on the progress of the British task force in the Falkland Islands. Speakers: Royal Marines spokesman Colonel Tim Donkin(?); reporter Kim Sabido; David Owen MP; Defence Secretary John Nott; islander...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

The Pattern of Defence

Date released

8 Apr 1957

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1453

NoS ID

021612

Story no

1 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Pattern of Defence. DESCRIPTION: The Government’s White Paper on Defence - the most revolutionary peace-time policy ever undertaken - has been drawn up by the Minister of Defence,...

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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Zero Hour!

Date released

15 Jul 1943

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

736A

NoS ID

012771

Story no

1 / 1

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Zero Hour (Sicily). DESCRIPTION: The invasion of Sicily by Allied Forces under the supreme command of General Eisenhower has begun. Fighters and bombers launched the attack, followed by...

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Men of Norway

Date released

Dec 1941

Series name

The March of Time 7th Year

Issue no

6

NoS ID

352033

Story no

1 / 1

The March of Time synopsis: Two new voices are introduced: the voice of the Norwegian Patriot telling of the exploits of youths escaping in stolen boats across the formidable North Sea, of acts of sabotage...

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Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Japan’s Suicide Weapon

Date released

12 Jul 1945

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

840A

NoS ID

013504

Story no

1 / 1

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Japan’s Suicide Planes Kamikaze. DESCRIPTION: First pictures of Japan’s piloted V-Weapon stress the suicidal desperation of her defence and the reality of the dangers now being...

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