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The Price of a Portrait

Date released

26 Jul 1962

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1729A

NoS ID

024722

Story no

2 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Price of a Portrait. DESCRIPTION: Some 180 paintings and drawings by Augustus John sold at Christie’s for more than £99,000. The self-portrait fetched a record price: it went for...

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Advertising on TV (Vols 1-26) (2005)

Subject

Business studies; Media studies; Politics & government; Sociology

Distribution

Sale, VHS (NTSC, 55 mins each vol), $20.00 each vol

A 26-part series covering in detail, with many examples, the theory and technology behind the development of television advertising in the United States from the 1950s to the 1970s. Many of the films were...

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Duke of Edinburgh Awards auction (1981)

Genre

Interview; News report; Special; Speech

Dickie Arbiter reports on a Duke of Edinburgh Awards charity auction at Sotheby’s, during the twenty-fifth year of the scheme. Includes actuality of auction; speech by Prince Philip; interviews with Julian...

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Ocean Sound This Week No.59: Programme 59 of a weekly news and sports review (1987)

OCEAN SOUND THIS WEEK NO. 59 Programme 59 of a weekly news and sports review called Ocean Sound This Week, broadcast by independent radio station Ocean Sound on 6 December 1987. Presented by MATT HOPPER....

ILR South Radio Online Audio

Books - At a Price

Date released

15 Dec 1958

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1541

NoS ID

022751

Story no

2 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Books - at a Price. DESCRIPTION: An auction in London, to dispose of the Dyson Perrins collection of illuminated manuscripts, underlined their value to the connoisseurs. The highest...

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Going - Going - Gone!

Date released

18 Jun 1962

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1724

NoS ID

024673

Story no

4 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Going - Going - Gone!. DESCRIPTION: At Sotheby’s in London, the collection of the late Sir Alexander Korda came under the hammer. Paintings included the Blue Boat by Claude Monet, a...

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What Price Picasso?

Date released

17 Oct 1960

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1637

NoS ID

023818

Story no

5 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: What Price Picasso. DESCRIPTION: Sotheby’s latest big auction, at which Picassos’ predominated, was the important collection of New York financier Mr Jacques Sarlie. Picasso’s...

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Lot 14

Date released

29 Jun 1959

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1569

NoS ID

023090

Story no

5 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Auction at Sotheby’s. DESCRIPTION: Sotheby’s, London, where Lot 14 was the powerful magnet at an important Auction. Paul Rubens’ famous altar-piece, The Adoration of the Magi...

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Mind Your Manors!

Date released

5 Oct 1964

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1844

NoS ID

025698

Story no

1 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mind Your Manors!. DESCRIPTION: Queen Boadicea set fire to Colchester, and they gave her a statue on Westminster Bridge. But the man who caused the recent blaze of publicity for this...

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Reports: Turf winners of the future - Yearling Sale in Australia

Date released

7 Jun 1937

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

418

NoS ID

007674

Story no

4 / 13

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Turf Winners of the Future. SHOTLIST: Shot of yearling sale in Australia. Shot of auctioneer making for bids. Horse led in to paddock. CU of the Auctioneer.

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