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  1. Comyns the Silversmith (1991 Video)

    Director
    James Brent Ward
    Subject
    Crafts; History
    Distribution
    Preview, 7 videocassettes. VHS. col. 1455 min.

    One of the few remaining silversmiths in Britain (based in Rotherhithe) receives a prize order to manufacture a massive wine cistern. This has enabled a company of 11 chasers, polishers, spinners and smiths...

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  2. Divers (1991 Video)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Preview, Videocassette. VHS. col. 172 min.

    Divers describe their experience of, and their attitudes to, the various developments in the use of diving equipment and how it has progressed form the early snorkel to today’s deep-water apparatus....

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  3. Docklands People (1991 Video)

    Director
    Terry Lynch
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Preview, 3 videocassettes. VHS. col. 573 min.

    Interviews with local residents in the London Docklands examining the way in which the revitalisation of the area has changed their lives.

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  4. English National Opera (1991 Video)

    Director
    Richard Jones
    Subject
    History; Music
    Distribution
    Preview, Videocassette. VHS. col. 212 min.

    Scenes show the day-to-day running of the English National Opera, plus shows of the elaborate architecture inside the London Coliseum, the setting of the stage, and the Royal Box with its retiring room....

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  5. Pearl Assurance Plant Room (1991 Video)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Preview, Videocassette. VHS. col. 37 min.

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  6. Pie and Mash (1991 Video)

    Director
    Gerard Wilkinson
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Preview, Videocassette. VHS. col. 83 min.

    There are only two eel, pie and mash shops remaining in inner London which, for decades, formed part of east London’s lifestyle. Shows eels prepared and displayed for sale, kitchen staff making the pie and...

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  7. Tea Blenders and Packers (1991 Video)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Preview

    Shows the working environment of George Payne & Co Ltd which, at the time of filming, was the last surviving tea blender and packer in London. It has since closed. Includes an interview with manager Mike...

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  8. Frost the Tailor (1990 Video)

    aka: Alfred Frost - Bespoke Tailor

    Director
    Peter Kelly
    Subject
    Design; History
    Distribution
    Preview, Videocassette. VHS. col. 150 min.

    Sequences show Alfred Frost, a bespoke tailor in Manchester, making a suit by hand. The interview with him underlines how his business is part of a dying trade. Filmed January 1990.

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  9. International Brigade Interviews (1990 Video)

    Director
    Toby Haggith
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Preview, 5 videocassettes. VHS. col. 975 min.

    A series of interviews with veterans of the International Brigade who fought alongside the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War. Previously unheard stories are told about the social and political...

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  10. Irish Community Arts (1990 Video)

    aka: Freddy McKay

    Director
    Peter Keighron
    Subject
    History; Music
    Distribution
    Preview, 3 videocassettes. VHS. col. 497 min.

    A recording of the experiences of Freddy McKay - craftsman, political activist and notable amateur performer of Irish songs and monologues. His performances reflect, and attempt to bridge, the sectarian...

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