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One of the first German propaganda films, promoting war bonds, WWI
One of the first German propaganda films, promoting war bonds, WWI
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R100 Airship construction, aerial shots London, C19th engineers, battleships
Clip from Centenary, an award-winning documentary (BISFA Gold Award 1967 best UK documentary) made by Peter Baylis & John Edwards, a duo who won BISFA Gold for a record-breaking three years running. 'Centenary' was sponsored by Vickers &...
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Pilots and designers experiment with very early aircraft prototypes, 1900s. One crashes.
Clip from Wind in the Wires, a 35mm cinema short on the history of aviation, narrated by James Mason.
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One of Our Own Kind part One - printing shop in Yorkshire, CU printing press, 1970
Clip from 1970 film 'One of Our Own Kind', directed by John Edwards and narrated by Anthony Quayle. Inside a printing shop in Yorkshire, with close up shots of printing press at work.
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German Revolution 1919, Wilhelm II in exile, Philipp Scheidemann proclaims German Republic, ceasefire in France, happy soldiers, end of WW1
German Revolution 1919, Wilhelm II in exile, Philipp Scheidemann proclaims German Republic, ceasefire in France, happy soldiers, end of WW1. (happy soldiers may be actors)
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Refugees on the German Western Front, Battle of Verdun, Battle of the Somme, artillery and tanks.
Refugees on the German Western Front, Battle of Verdun, Battle of the Somme, artillery and tanks. German test a British Mark-1 tank by running over a lamppost.
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One of Our Own Kind part seven - wedding party have their photo taken in 1970, close up shots of printer ink being mixed
Clip from 1970 film 'One of Our Own Kind', directed by John Edwards and narrated by Anthony Quayle. Married couple outside church having their photo taken, close up shots of red yellow and blue ink being mixed, close up shots of printer...
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Centenary - Queen Elizabeth II launches the British Admiral oil tanker, 1965. Subclip 13 0
The 100,00 ton tanker, the 'British Admiral', seen on its launch day in England. Large crowd can be seen waiting and cheering. Queen Elizabeth II arrives at the christening platform, pulls a lever and launches the new tanker.
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Flight Fighters of the Fifties - intro to NADGE defence system
Clip from comprehensive compilation film of fighter aircraft built in the 1950s. NADGE.
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German WWI army recruits in a drill. Arms industry with women in factories. Bomb-making.
German WWI army recruits in a drill. Arms industry with women in factories. Bomb-making.
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Footage of the Supermarine 525. Includes a world speed record attempt by Mike Lithgow, 1953
Clip from a Vickers Supermarine black and white film, First of the New, chronicling the development of Vickers aircraft design. Shows designers at Supermarine headquarters under the management of Joe Swift and R J Mitchell, clips of the...
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Flight Fighters of the Fifties - Lockheed Starfighter
Clip from comprehensive compilation film of fighter aircraft built in the 1950s. Lockheed Starfighter. (audio sync issue)
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Hardship and hunger on the German home front during WWI
Hardship and hunger on the German home front during WWI
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Guards at the Berlin Wall. Shots of city life in various locations
Clip from a powerful and emotional documentary film, 'Barriers'; shot on 35mm and narrated by Charlton Heston. Chronicling the Cold War, Soviet expansion after World War 2 and the efforts of NATO to safeguard and secure the West against...
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Early aircraft in 1972
Clip from Wind in the Wires, a 35mm cinema short on the history of aviation, narrated by James Mason.
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Centenary - 1904, Japanese army besiege Port Arthur
Clip taken from original documentary 'Centenary'. Shows the Japanese army attacking Port Arthur in 1904.
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They Made news Prog 3, part 11: Billy Jordan films christmas in Korea during the Korean War, 1952
Clip from a programme of unique interviews with top newsreel cameramen who were at the greatest events of the 20th century.
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Centenary - HMS Dreadnought
Clip taken from original documentary 'Centenary'. Shows HMS Dreadnought, WW1 battleship and the production of ships/war weaponry.
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Centenary - production of WW1 weapons and ammunition
Clip taken from original documentary 'Centenary'. A montage on the production of WW1 weaponry and ammunition.
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Textile production and the Industrial Revolution. 1942
Clip 2 from 'The Industrial Revolution', a 1942 black and white documentary exploring the evolution and transition of the manufacturing processes of human kind. Re-enactments of women workers using early machinery used for textile...
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RAF Fylingdales - controllers at work
RAF Fylingdales, radar early warning station, 1980s
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"Bird man" Franz Reichelt attempts to fly off the Eiffel Tower, 1912
Clip from Wind in the Wires, a 35mm cinema short on the history of aviation, narrated by James Mason.
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1951, Farnborough Air Show. Supermarine models 508, 510, 535. 1953 London to Brussels record.
Clip from a Vickers Supermarine B&W film chronicling the development of Vickers aircraft design from the Supermarine in 1925, through the Supermarine 4 monoplane, the S5, S6, S6B, Spitfire, Seafire, Spiteful, Attacker, 508, 510, 535, to...
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Uprising in Germany after WW1. Spartacus League and Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919
Uprising in Germany after WW1. Spartacus League and Bavarian Soviet Republic, 1919