Learning on ScreenCoi Collection: Vol 2 - Design for Today
- Synopsis
- Established in 1946, the Central Office of Information (COI) was a successor to the wartime Ministry of Information and was responsible for producing thousands of films which celebrated Britain, its people and their achievements. With the majority of them previously unseen on DVD, these films provide a fascinating and often poignant record of British life in a seemingly more innocent age. Volume 2 of this series surveys the COI’s treatment of architecture, design and fashion. It contains a diverse selection of films, dating from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s.
Disc 1 - DESIGNING WOMEN (MacDougall, 1947); DESIGNED IN BRITAIN (Napier-Bell, 1959); BRIEF CITY (Harvey & Brunius, 1953); DESIGN FOR TODAY (Hudson); THIS WEEK IN BRITAIN 615: THE NATIONAL THEATRE (1970); THE PACEMAKERS - BASIL SPENCE; INSIGHT- TERENCE CONRAN (Greenaway, 1981).
Disc 2 - SIXTY YEARS OF FASHION (Napier-Bell); MINI SKIRTS MAKE MONEY; THE PACEMAKERS - BIBA; THE COUNTRY LOOK; THIS WEEK IN BRITAIN 750: MEN’S FASHIONS (1973), 24 HOURS - MEN’S FASHION (Spanish Version), THIS WEEK IN BRITAIN 791- MARY QUANT SHOW; THIS WEEK IN BRITAIN 1111- SAVILLE ROW; INSIGHT - ZANDA RHODES (Greenaway, 1981) and A WOMAN’S PLACE - IMAGE MAKERS (Bentley). - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2010
- Notes
- Reviewed by John Riley in Viewfinder 79
Many of the films are available free online viewing via the National Archives’ website http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/films/ - Subjects
- Architecture; Design
- Keywords
- architectural design; archive films; design; fashion; social history; public information films
Online availability
- URI
- http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/films/
- Price
- free
- Delivery
- Streamed
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £19.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 296 minutes
- Year
- 2010
Production Company
Distributor
- Name
BFI Video
- video.films@bfi.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7957 8957
- Fax
- 020 7957 8968
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
- Name
National Archives
- Web
- http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk External site opens in new window
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