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TRIBUTE TO A SPACEMAN
Russia pays tribute to Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space. The funeral in Moscow, is attended by thousands of mourners including Government and Military Leaders. After the funeral procession, the ashes are laid to rest in the Kremlin...
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THE DERBY
Highlights of the great classic race held on Epsom Downs. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy...
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SIR WINSTON - 85
Sir Winston Churchill's cake was made of ingredients from all over the world, and presents of all kinds kept arriving at his London home. Callers included Lord Beaverbrook, who came to wish him ""many happy returns"". At the House of...
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LIGHTS UP FOR CHRISTMAS
London, like Britain's other big cities, hails the festive season with a sparkling, glittering display. A quick tour of the West End reveals the variety and the ingenuity of this year's illuminations. Many give first prize to Regent...
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CANADIAN ROYAL TOUR
St. John's, Newfoundland. The foggy weather cleared just in time for the BOAC Comet IV to land at Torbay Airport where the Queen and Prince Philip were received by Mr Massey (the Governor-General) and Mr Diefenbaker, the Prime Minister....
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THE PREMIER RETURNS
Home again after 20,000 miles of travel in six weeks, the Prime Minister received a warm welcome from Mr Butler, Mr Macleod, Mr Heathcoat-Amory and Mr Duncan Sandys. Before leaving London Airport, Mr Macmillan said a few words to Press...
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ANOTHER SISTER WEDS
Seen here are two of the famous Beverley Sisters: Babs and Joy. They'd come to see their sister Teddy get married, to Mr Peter Felix, a dental surgeon. The wedding was at Caxton Hall, London. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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ROYAL FILM PREMIERE
Being the epic story of the Bismarck, this film premiere was in aid of Naval charities, and a naval occasion. Lord and Lady Brabourne (he produced the film) greeted His Royal Highness Prince Philip and Earl Mountbatten of Burma. And...
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THE SEAWAY OPENED
Her Majesty, with Prince Philip, was at St. Hubert Air Station Montreal to welcome President Eisenhower. The very friendly greetings were followed by airport ceremonial, before the Queen and the President drove off together. The occasion...
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U-2 TRIAL
It was the Hall of Columns in Moscow, where Francis Gary Powers, pilot of the American ""U2"" spy-plane, shot down over Russia, faced the judges with composure. Gary's wife and parents were in court for most of the time. The sentence: 10...
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IN THE WET
At Crawley, in Sussex, babies learn to swim before they can walk. ® At London's Imperial College, students prepare to learn about living under water. A twenty thousand pound house will be sunk off the Argyllshire coast. ® Contestants...
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ANEURIN BEVAN
A tribute to a great man who died on the 6th July, 1960. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy...
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THE SIEGE OF SYDNEY
After eight days in which his gunpoint siege made world headlines, Wally Mellish gives up. For the girl who spent that terrifying vigil with him - and who was forced to marry him on pain of death - safety at last. Disclaimer: British...
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97 WEDS 82
It's a springtime marriage for ninety-seven year old Charlie Brown. He weds the childhood sweetheart he first met in 1893! Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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GALLANTRY REWARDED -
The Red Fort near Delhi is the scene for the presentation of two more VC's. The widow of Company Havildar-Major Chhelu Ram received his medal from the Viceroy. The other recipient was Jamadar Gajer Ghale of the 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles....
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THE QUEEN MEETS THE DOCTOR
The Queen attends the Premiere at the Odeon, Marble Arch of ""Doctor Dolittle"" - and meets the Producers and the stars. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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WELCOME HOME, ALEC ROSE! - NEWS IN COLOUR
Thousands of well-wishers assemble at Portsmouth to welcome Round-the-World Yachtsman Alec Rose. A triumphant return for this fifty-nine year old Greengrocer whose epic solo voyage has caught the imagination of the world. Disclaimer:...
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AROUND AUSSIE
Thirteen hundred Australian Servicemen return to Sydney from Vietnam. The Commonwealth commitment certainly gives the war more immediate significance to us in Britain - and makes those Paris talks more vital still. From War to Weddings -...
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WEDDING OF THE DOLL
""Valley of the Dolls"" star, Sharon Tate weds Film Director Roman Polanski at Chelsea Register Officer. Movietone joins the crowd of Show-Biz guests at the reception at London's Playboy Club. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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SAFE IN BRITAIN
Safe home after imprisonment in Yugoslavia, Philip Dobson, driver of the Student coach which crashed last year while he was at the wheel. ® Asylum in Britain could be the object of Danny the Red, the exiled French student leader. We...
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BREEDING COUNTS
Britain leads the world in preserving the purity of the Arab Horse. The Society devoted to this aim holds its annual show at Kempton Park. The infusion of Arabian blood is an essential element in the quality of many of the finest...
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CONGRATULATIONS!
Liberal Leader Jeremy Thorpe weds Caroline Allpass at Lambeth Palace in strict secrecy. But the news breaks out in time for press and newsreels to meet them afterwards before they resume the mantle of security and leave for their...
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OVER SIX SCORE YEARS
Peter Pringle, who has just died at Germiston, lived to celebrate his hundred and twenty-first birthday. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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EL ALAMEIN REUNION
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