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60th anniversary of liberation of Colditz
1. Colditz Castle
2. Tilt of Colditz Castle's entrance
3. Guest seated during ceremony
4. (Right of screen) Peter Parker and friend sitting in a former cell of Colditz Castle
5. Peter Parker walking out
6. SOUNDBITE (English): Peter...
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UK: OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF V.E. DAY PROGRAMME
English/Nat
The Cabinet War Rooms in London played host today to the launch of the Official Government Programme to mark the 50th Anniversary of the end of World War II.
The event, which took place in the very rooms uses by Winston...
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Mandela comments on Iraq crisis
1. Wide shot of Nelson Mandela on stage
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Nelson Mandela, former South African president:
"When we have all to work hard to ensure that there is a peaceful resolution of this problem, but it seems quite clear to me...
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Bidding begins in auction of Savoy Hotel goods
1. Various of Savoy exterior
2. Door men in top hats
3. Wide interior of auction room in hotel
4. Mid of auctioneer
5. Wide shot of bidders
6. Close up of chandelier that is for sale
7. Chandelier and a painted panel (on left in...
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France - Pamela Harriman tribute ceremony
French President Jacques Chirac on Saturday (8/2) conferred France's highest civilian decoration on the late US ambassador to France, Pamela Harriman, awarding the diplomat the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour at a tribute...
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CAN421 FUNERAL OF SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL AT ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL
Footage from the funeral of Former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill held at St. Paul's Cathedral on the 30th of January 1965. Attendants include: Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh, Randolph Churchill, Sarah...
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SYND 4 3 77 CHURCHILL PAINTING SELLS FOR �48,000
A painting by Sir Winston Churchill sells for �48,000 a record. It is bought by a London gallery for a Canadian property dealer. John Spencer-Churchill, generational cousin of Sir Winston gives his opinion on the sale. Lady Churchill...
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Painting by Winston Churchill auctioned at Bonhams
April 23, 2008
1. Wide exterior of Bonhams Auction house
2. Mid of auctioneer
3. Cutaway of phone bank
4. Mid of auctioneer
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Malcolm Walker, European paintings specialist at Bonhams:
"It was a place for him to get...
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WRAP Bush and Blair presser at the White House
AP Television
1. US President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair walking out of White House to Rose Garden
2. Cutaway of press
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President:
"We fully understand the need to have...
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HONG KONG: MADAME TUSSAUDS TO OPEN NEW BRANCH
English/Nat
The world famous waxworks museum, Madame Tussauds, is due to open a third branch in Hong Kong by the end of this month and reporters have been given a preview of the wonders within.
The model of the Chinese leader, Jiang...
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SYND 6 5 70 TWENTY FIFTH ANNIVERSARAY OF VE DAY
File film of scenes from World War Two and VE Day celebrations.
1. vs of fighting in Berlin
2. ms of Gerneral Bernard Montgomery accepting the German surrender
3. ws of General Dwight D Eisenhower with British and American officers
4. ...
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Tourists react as capital prepares for funeral of former PM
1. Wide of mounted troopers from the Household Cavalry riding along The Mall, with Buckingham Palace in the background
2. Mid of British flag
3. Various of Household Cavalry
4. Mid of tourists taking pictures
5. SOUNDBITE: (English)...
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Kenyans get go-ahead to sue Britain over torture claims
1. Various of Mau Mau veterans, hugging, and celebrating after a judge ruled that their case against the British government should go to court
2. Various of Mau Mau veterans carrying posters reading "Apologise for the British Gulag in...
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Nelson Mandela meets Gordon Brown ahead of statue unveiling
No Access UK
1. UK Prime Minister, Gordon Brown entering room, followed by former South African president Nelson Mandela, walking with the help of elbow crutches, woman talking to Mandela, Brown posing with Mandela
2. SOUNDBITE:...
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FRANCE: BRITAIN'S QUEEN & JACQUES CHIRAC MARK ARMISTICE DAY (2)
Eng/French/Nat
Britain's Queen Elizabeth the Second and French President Jacques Chirac have marked the 80th anniversary of Armistice Day at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
Watched by a few remaining survivors of the Great War, they placed...
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Protesters use IOC ceremony to highlight Argentina's claim to disputed islands
A group of Argentine radical leftists demonstrated on Friday against the UK's control of the disputed Falkland Islands.
They held their protest as British Princess Anne is in Buenos Aires to participate in the International Olympic...
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CAN120 ADVANCER ON FRENCH PRESIDENT GENERAL CHARLES DE GAULLE
Advancer on the French President General Charles de Gaulle. French Prime Minister Pierre Laval and Marshal Petain Vichy Head of State, Britain's King George VI, General Henri Giraud (French deputy) President Franklin D Roosevelt, General...
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Statue of fmr South African president unveiled in Parliament Square
1. People gathered in Parliament Square
2. Former South African President Nelson Mandela arriving at ceremony, assisted by his wife Graca Machel
3. Mandela and Machel on stage
4. Mandela shaking hands with British Prime Minister Gordon...
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AUSTRALIA: SYDNEY TO HOBART YACHT RACE CATASTROPHE LATEST
English/Nat
Two sailors are dead and six others are missing after gale-force winds and high seas battered yachts in the Sydney-to-Hobart race.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) began coordinating a massive sea and air...
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USA: SOTHEBY'S AUCTION OF THE LATE PAMELA HARRIMAN'S BELONGINGS
English/Nat
Sotheby's brought in a better than expected four-point-six (m) million U-S dollars on Monday as belongings of the late U-S ambassador Pamela Harriman came up for sale.
The first of a six-part auction featured rare works of...
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USA: LATEST NUCLEAR TESTS BY PAKISTAN CONDEMNED
English/Nat
Foreign Ministers from the G8 group of industrialised countries will meet in London on June 12 to work out a coordinated response to the recent nuclear tests by India and Pakistan.
The U-S Defence Secretary, William Cohen,...
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Exhibition celebrates the iconic war images of Yevgeni Khaldei
AP Television
Berlin, Germany - 31 December, 1945
1. Various Russian archive showing Russian victory in the Battle for Berlin
AP Television
Kiev, Ukraine - May 5, 2011
2. Close of poster showing Yevgeni Khaldei in the WWII Museum in...
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Iran FM spksman comments on Putin, Japanese and nuclear issue
1. Wide of Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Mohammad Ali Hosseini at news conference
2. Reporter taking notes at news conference
3. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Mohammad Ali Hosseini, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
"This news...
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FRANCE: US AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE PAMELA HARRISON COLLAPSES UPDATE
English/Nat
The U-S Ambassador to France Pamela Harriman, a Clinton confidante and grande dame of the Democratic Party, is in a Parisian hospital after suffering an apparent stroke.
Friends and members of her family are at her bedside...