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Headlines in the World News

Date released

4 Apr 1955

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

2217

NoS ID

072365

Story no

6 / 21

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

Formosa volunteers.

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Yang and Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1996 Video)

Director

Stanley Kwan

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

VHS Out of Distribution, 1997 sale (VHS): £15.99 (inclusive)

Film director Stanley Kwan traces the evolution of his identity as a gay man through the films he grew up with, demonstrating that Chinese cinema (from Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China) has dealt with...

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Jenny Bennett (2019 Audio)

aka: Shakespeare in Taiwan

Series

State of Shakespeare, The

An interview with Bennett, a director, actor and educator. She discusses her career, her Shakespeare productions and the seven years she worked in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, where she founded a theatre.

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Attack on US Embassy in Taiwan (1978)

Genre

News report

Paul Majendie reports on an attack on the US Embassy in Taiwan after the US opened negotiations with China. US President Jimmy Carter has insisted that the US would support Taiwan’s military needs, but a...

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Chinese missile tests off Taiwan (1996)

Genre

News report

Tension is increasing in the Far East, as China has test fired three missiles which landed in the sea near the island of Taiwan. Taiwan’s defence minister has threatened retaliation if China violated its...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

News Flashes from Round the World: Unusual Eclipse Pictures from Formosa

Date released

2 Jan 1956

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

2295

NoS ID

073034

Story no

3 / 8

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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Taiwanese reaction to US-China diplomatic relations restoration (1978)

Genre

News report

Paul Majendie reports on reactions in Taiwan to US President Jimmy Carter’s announcement of the US opening diplomatic relations with China.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Chiang Kai-Shek Visits 7th Fleet

Date released

24 Nov 1958

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

58/94

NoS ID

108404

Extras

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

Off Quemoy, Chinese Nationalist leader inspects US warships.

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Formosa Crisis

Date released

14 Feb 1955

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

55/13

NoS ID

106283

Story no

1 / 4

Extras

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

US Navy evacuates civilians from Tachen Islands as Far East tension mounts

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Formosa - The Far East’s Powder Keg

Date released

27 Jan 1955

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

55/8

NoS ID

106254

Story no

4 / 5

Extras

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

US aircraft carriers race to Formosa as tension increases

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