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Japs on the Jump

Date released

30 Jun 1932

Series name

Pathe Sound Pictorial

Issue no

743

NoS ID

114246

Story no

3 / 5

Extras

1 film clip

If there’s one thing a Japanese Jack Tar loves, it’s trying out his speed and skill on the other fellow, as this interesting item will show you.

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What we Learned from 5 Million Books (2011)

Subject

Social Studies; Technology

The research in this 14-minute video was made possible by Google’s book digitization efforts. Researchers Jean-Baptiste Michel and Erez Lieberman Aiden show in a light-hearted way that reading isn’t the...

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Housewife, Superstar! (1976 Audio)

A sound recording of Barry Humphries’ (as Dame Edna Everage) 1976 one-man stage show Housewife, Superstar! at the Globe Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London. Includes dialogue in which Dame Edna satirises...

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Interviews: Michael Crawford talks about his role in Barnum (1981)

Jane Walmsley was talking to Michael Crawford backstage at the London Palladium where he is starring in the musical Barnum. Born 19 January 1942. If you have been a fan of Frank Spencer or went to see the...

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Battles of the Archives - A thing of the past!

Date

17 Sep 2013, 09:47

Author

Sergio Angelini

Post Type

Post

Focal Conference: Battles of the Archives - A thing of the past! 28 October 2013 FOCAL International will host a one-day event in London on October 28th designed to inspire a new generation of filmmakers...

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Short Shots from "The Show’s the Thing"

Date released

27 Jun 1929

Series name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue no

421

NoS ID

332197

Story no

1 / 5

NoS Summary - Gracie Fields and Archie Pitt in the Victoria Palace Review. British Pathe synopsis: Extracts from the Victoria Palace revue "The Show’s the Thing" starring Gracie Fields and Archie Pitt. L/S...

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We’ll Show ‘Em Says Mr Skidmore

Date released

14 Mar 1949

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

49/21

NoS ID

102819

Story no

6 / 7

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Sixteen steelworkers from all parts of Britain will sail in the "Queen Mary" to America to study production methods over there. For Leslie Skidmore, of Letchworth, Herts, one of the party, it is, he says,...

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Skating Skill

Date released

13 Sep 1951

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1162A

NoS ID

017363

Story no

3 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Skating Skill. DESCRIPTION: Expensively-produced fancy-dress parties on ice are evidently the thing in Atlantic City; at an ice show, the skating chorus and many stars of the rink...

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Date released

23 Feb 1969

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

69/17

NoS ID

113472

Story no

2 / 5

Extras

1 film clip

The 20th International Toy Fair. Kids have never had it so good. Almost every play-thing on show seemed to move or do something. The day’s not far off when the offspring will ask for the Moon and get it!.

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Farm Power

Date released

2 Dec 1965

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

571

NoS ID

121707

Story no

1 / 3

Extras

1 film clip

Pathe synopsis: Miss World’s here to see the farmers put on a show [the Royal Show] with tractors and trucks dressed up to tell the agricultural story - there’s even a mechanical excavator belching smoke...

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