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£5,000 Bait

Date released

24 Oct 1968

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2055A

NoS ID

027601

Story no

2 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: £5,000 Bait. DESCRIPTION: The first National Knockout Contest on a lake near Coventry with the highest prize money ever offered in a British Angling Contest. SHOTLIST: Walking shot...

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Paris Opera Ballet, The: Seven Ballets (2008)

Subject

Dance

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 68 minutes), £17.99

A compilation of seven original dances set to music from composers such as Tchaikovsky, Sibelius and Grieg, choreographed by Norbert Schmucki and Marius Petipa and featuring the stars of The Paris Opera...

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British Ballerina in Moscow

Date released

16 Jan 1958

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1493A

NoS ID

022146

Story no

1 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Beryl Grey in Moscow. DESCRIPTION: On the huge stage of Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre, Beryl Grey, the prima ballerina, danced Swan Lake. The first British ballerina to dance in Russia...

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Royal Ballet, The (2007)

aka: Evening with the Royal Ballet, An

Director

Paul Czinner

Subject

Dance

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 128 minutes), £6.00

Filmed on the stage of The Royal Opera House at Covent Garden in 1960, director Paul Czinner’s film showcases prima ballerina Margot Fonteyn in what was her first feature film. Partnered by Michael Somes,...

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Spalding Bulb Festival

Date released

30 May 1976

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2452

NoS ID

030824

Story no

3 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Spalding Bulb Festival. DESCRIPTION: The area around Spalding in Lincolnshire is known as ‘Little Holland’ and is as famous as the real Holland for its bulb growing. Annually the...

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Mime Matters: The Royal Academy of Dance (2002)

Subject

Dance

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 75 min), £17.99

Demonstrations of mime sequences from classic ballets (Le Carnaval, Coppélia, Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake) by a cast including Deanne Bergsma, David Bintley, Alina Cojocaru, Anthony Dowell, Luke Heydon,...

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Report from Cyprus

Date released

21 Aug 1958

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1524A

NoS ID

022556

Story no

4 / 8

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cyprus Security Search. DESCRIPTION: Security Forces in Cyprus are very much on the alert: and, commanded by Brigadier Read, troops have been engaged in Operation Swan Lake, an...

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All Colour Reel: Via Moscow to Tokyo

Date released

18 Jun 1970

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2141A

NoS ID

028361

Story no

1 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Via Moscow to Tokyo Colour. DESCRIPTION: BOAC introduce a twice weekly service from London to Tokyo via Russia. The new Trans-Siberian route cuts three and a half hours off the previous...

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