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At the Risk of Their Lives

Date released

19 Sep 1940

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

40/76

NoS ID

098256

Story no

4 / 8

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Men of the bomb disposal squad work for three days to remove a time bomb weighing a ton, the biggest dropped on London so far, from near St Paul’s Cathedral. The bomb is removed to Hackney Marshes where it...

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John Hersey’s Hiroshima (1948)

Subject

Health & safety; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 20 minutes), £19.50

Soon after the war, The New Yorker, bore a light-hearted cover of a summer picnic in a park. There was no hint to what was inside. Hersey’s article began where the magazine’s regular "Talk of the Town"...

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Story of Mankind, The (1957 Film)

Director

Irwin Allen

Producer

Irwin Allen

Fantasy film. Scientists have developed a weapon, called the ‘Super H-bomb’ which if detonated will wipe out the human race. A High Tribunal is called in Outer Space to decide whether Heavenly...

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James Callaghan on neutron bomb (1978)

Genre

Parliamentary debate; Speech

Short reply by Prime Minister, James Callaghan, in the House of Commons at Prime Minister’s Question Time, on the neutron bomb and possible deployment by NATO in Europe.

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Police Operation Intend against IRA bombs (1981)

Phil Coope reports on Operation Intend, the massive search for an IRA bomb factory launched by Thames Valley Police at the same time Scotland Yard mounted a similar search in London. It followed the spate of...

ILR South Radio Online Audio

BBC Chronicle Project Blog

Date

1 Jun 2012, 11:04

Author

Luis Carrasqueiro

Post Type

Post

The audio-visual archives of the BBC contain a wealth of material gathered since it was founded in the 1920’s but it remains largely inaccessible, held on film or videotape and indexed to serve the needs...

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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Man Who Shifted That Bomb

Date released

14 Nov 1940

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

597A

NoS ID

011270

Story no

4 / 10

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Interview - Leighton Morris. DESCRIPTION: Mr Leighton Morris tells how he moved a time bomb from his flat and then was fined for doing so. SHOTLIST: Mr Leighton-Morris, the man who...

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H-Bomb US to Go Ahead

Date released

6 Feb 1950

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1976

NoS ID

042181

Story no

2 / 6

Senator McMahon supports President Truman’s decision to manufacture hydrogen bomb, at same time advocating extension of Marshall Aid to Russia as peace move.

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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Bigger and Better

Date released

13 Mar 1944

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

771

NoS ID

013038

Story no

3 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bigger & Better - New Bombs. DESCRIPTION: The size of bombs is increasing all the time first came the 4,000 pounder and then the 8,000 pounder. Now the RAF are using 12,000 pounder on...

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Bomb Man Interviewed

Date released

14 Nov 1940

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

40/92

NoS ID

098386

Story no

7 / 7

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Mr Frederick Leighton Morris removed a time bomb from a crowded building against police instructions and in consequence was fined £100. He says he will not pay on principle but will go to prison instead -...

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