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HOVERCRAFT - RESEARCH GIVES BIG LIFT
Pictures show one of the most valuable hovercraft ever built. It is the main research vehicle used in hovercraft development, a company led by the inventor of the idea, Mr Christopher Cockerell. It was formed in 1959 to help British...
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IF YOU DRINK - DON'T DRIVE
Last Christmas over a hundred and thirty people were killed on the roads. Many the result of drunken driving. The Road Research Laboratory is asking the public to co-operate in breathing test experiments at the road-side. These tests...
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THE PRICE OF PROGRESS
October 22nd, the fateful day Mike Lithgow and six men died when the BAC One Eleven crashed. Now two months later, at the controls of a new and modified BAC One Eleven Jock Bryce, is completing runway tests ready for the first flight....
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STAY FRESH MILK
A machine has been produced through research which saves millions of gallons of milk from being wasted. It's an ultra high temperature sterilising machine which heats milk to over a hundred degrees centigrade for less than two seconds...
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SATURN -
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GAS TURBINE ENGINE TESTING
Opened by Lord Carrington, the Rolls-Royce Industrial and Marine Division new Gas Turbine test facility at Ansty, near Coventry. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video...
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Coronavirus drive-thru deserted in Wolverhampton
Footage of a deserted drive-thru coronavirus check station in a car park in Wolverhampton on Saturday morning.
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What is the science behind Covid-19 and schools ?
As the Government faces calls to boost Covid-19 testing in order to make returning to schools safe, we look at the research driving the decisions.
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Covid-19: What light is there at the end of the tunnel?
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that there is “light at the end of the tunnel” in tackling coronavirus. But with England back in a national lockdown, what is there on the horizon that could help bring the outbreak under control and...
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Surrey residents to be tested as South African strain may be spreading
Residents in a part of Surrey are to be urgently tested for Covid-19 after it emerged the South African strain of the virus may have started spreading in the community. Two positive cases of the strain – which has been worrying...
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LEADING THE WORLD UNDER WATER
The Navy holds the world record for diving - it was 600 feet in 1956 and by using the new compression chambers, it's possible to simulate the actual conditions at any depth. In the chambers the men carry out exercises to test their...
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YOU CAN'T START TOO YOUNG
At a school in Harrow a scheme has been introduced by the Automobile Association teaching senior pupils about road safety - from road signs to vehicle maintenance. ® Also an auto-rodeo near Brussels. Drivers from Belgium, Holland,...
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RUNNING OFF THE RAILS
A demonstration of the capabilities of the experimental six seater mono-rail near Paris. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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SPACE SOMERSAULT INTO HISTORY
Colonel Alexei Leonov makes history 300 miles above the earth. The Russian Cosmonaut's the first man to brave the vacuum of science. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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SUBMARINE ESCAPERS SET DEPTH RECORD
On board the HMS Orpheus, two officers and ten ratings are perfecting a new escape technique, developed by Royal Naval boffins back in Britain. The escaper doesn't have breathing apparatus. He wears a special suit and breathes only the...
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HOVERCRAFT FOR THE STATES
The VA3 Hovercraft is in the news again following an agreement between Vickers and an American company. The VA3 is off to the States at the end of the month for development tests and to show the Americans how the hovercraft principle...
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FRENCH NAVAL TESTS - SEA TO LAND MISSILES - MUTE
The French Navy carried out its first test firing of the sea to land intercontinental ballistic missile, the M-122. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata...
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BLUE STREAK
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BLUE STREAK TESTED
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HONEST JOHN MISSILE
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ATLAS - MIDAS - TWO TON SATELLITE LAUNCHED
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EUROCAR
Following on the news of the British Leyland expansion, another announcement - the new European style Allegro family car on trial at Marbella, Spain. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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TROUT FARM
The practice of breeding fish for sport and the table is growing. At Sunbury-on-Thames the Local Water Board have set up a Trout Farm and keep their Reservoirs stocked for Anglers, thus turning their necessary facilities into profitable...
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Bradford coronavirus testing centre
Shots of the key workers' coronavirus testing centre at the University of Bradford on Great Horton Lane.