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NEW BARRACKS
The Household Cavalry moves ceremonially into its new three and a half million pound Knightsbridge Barracks. Designed by Sir Basil Spence, the new military complex is a far cry from their previous quarters in the Wellington Barracks. The...
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NASSER FUNERAL
Millions of mourners create unprecedented scenes in Cairo at the funeral of President Nasser. More than forty people are known to have died in the crush. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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HORSE OF THE YEAR SHOW
One of Britain's top equestrian events - the week-long ""Horse of the Year Show"" at Wembley's Empire Pool. One of the main competitions, the Butlin Championship, is won by leading show jumper Alan Oliver on ""Sweep III"" for the second...
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BRITISH STEEL YACHT
Chay Blyth's another of these intrepid sailors. Atlantic rower and ex-paratrooper, prepares for a round the world trip against the prevailing winds. His steel-hulled ketch ""British Steel"" is launched at Dartmouth. Disclaimer: British...
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YOUNG VIC
Britain's newest theatre - the Young Vic - is opened by veteran actress Dame Sybil Thorndike. Under the direction of the National Theatre, the Young Vic will present plays for young people. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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NOLA TOWERS
The seven towers in Nola's famous festival are forty feet high and need sixty men to carry them. The celebration's held in honour of the city's patron saint, St. Paulinus. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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MEDIEVAL SOCCER
Round about the same period, the young men of Florence devised a game which bears a vague resemblance to Association Football. It's Florentine, or medieval soccer, but there's been nothing like it in the World Cup series. Disclaimer:...
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COMMONWEALTH GAMES OPENING
The ninth Commonwealth Games opened at Edinburgh by the Duke of Edinburgh. The giant Meadowbank Stadium's packed as some 2,000 athletes from the 41 participating nations enter the Arena. It's a stirring procession with Scotland as the...
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ULSTER REPORT
The Orangemen marched, the troops stood by, the Catholics stayed away. Britain's biggest security operation ever staged may have kept Ulster calm. But whatever the cause, the Orange Day parades commemorating the Protestant Victory over...
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QUEEN MOTHER OPENS NEW GLASGOW BRIDGE
The new Kingston Bridge spanning the Clyde is opened by the Queen Mother, on her first visit to Glasgow for five years. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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JUBILEE PROCESSION
From the Movietone library, which spans forty years in pictures and sound, we present the Jubilee Procession of King George the Fifth and Queen Mary in 1935. Filmed in one of the earliest colour processes, it was the first newsreel to...
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GARTER CEREMONY
The Ceremony of the Most Noble Order of the Garter dates back more than six hundred years. It's the highest honour the Monarch can bestow, and this year the Queen instals four new Knights of the Garter. The installation service is at St....
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ALDEBURGH FESTIVAL
Music lovers can now revisit the Maltings - focal point of the Aldeburgh Festival - so tragically burned down less than a year after its opening. The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh attend the opening concert in the new building. Disclaimer:...
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OAK APPLE DAY
Founders Day to the Royal Hospital - home of the Chelsea Pensioners. Some grand old timers on parade again. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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LORD RUSSELL
Death at 97 of Lord (Bertrand) Russell - mathematician, author, philosopher and humanist. Library film of Russell at home, with Russian scientists and receiving Nobel Literature Prize in 1950. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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IN THE AIR
The inaugural passenger flight from New York to London on the Pan Am 747 Jumbo jet arrives at Heathrow seven hours late. The original 747 developed engine trouble and a substitute aircraft was brought in. Passengers had a chance to test...
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JUMP FOR JOY
The villagers of Barjols, France, are not hopping mad. They stage an annual religious festival - jumping through the streets, to celebrate their prize possession - the relics of St. Marcel. ® ® Preparations for one of the world's most...
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NEW SPORTS CENTRE
Really in the swim - and providing almost every other sporting facility you can think of. That's the new three quarter million pound Sports Centre bang in the middle of Basingstoke. The Duke of Edinburgh and the Prince of Wales attend...
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MOSCOW PARADE
A massive parade of men and military equipment through Red Square to mark the anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution. Senior American Diplomats boycott the event in protest against the detention of three high-ranking US officers in...
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DE GAULLE OBITUARY
Charles de Gaulle - soldier, statesman and above all a Frenchman - is dead. He died, aged 79, at his home in the country just over two years after being defeated in a referendum. We look at the career of this indomitable figure - his...
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INVESTITURE
Richard Burton, accompanied by his wife Elizabeth Taylor, is among those honoured at an investiture at Buckingham Palace. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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REMEMBRANCE DAY
The fiftieth anniversary of the solemn ceremony which pays homage to those who died for Britain in two World Wars. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh join politicians and Commonwealth leaders in the simple, moving tribute at the...
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NEW AIRLINE
A new independent airline - linking the East Midlands and Holland - gets a champagne launching at Norwich. The weekday service to Amsterdam is scheduled to start next January. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection....
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IDEAL HOMES EXHIBITION
Princess Margaret opens the 48th Ideal Homes Exhibition at Olympia. It's the world's biggest domestic shop window. An international flavour this year - products and arts from many nations. The ideal place to find an ideal home (or the...