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AN HISTORIC MEETING BETWEEN ... - PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND WINSTON CHURCHILL
Impressive scenes as President and Premier confer aboard ships in mid-Atlantic. Mr Churchill travelled onboard one of our newest battleships the ""Prince of Wales"". Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views...
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BOADICEA
No other airline has such a sophisticated computer as BOAC's new Boadicea. We visit the ""brain centre"" at London Airport, linked with two hundred cities all over the world. Information on flight schedules and bookings can be flashed...
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OCTOBER 27th
It was claimed to be ""the biggest, more militant and United Action organised in Britain since the Thirties"". Certainly it provoked more speculation than any mass demonstration ever held in this country. But, in spite of the urge to...
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LOOKING AT THE WEATHER
While the most advanced Satellite Earth Station in the world - that bounces telephone and live television signals half way round the globe - is unveiled in Hong Kong, another announcement highlights Britain's contribution to space...
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CEYLON -
Ceylon is now producing a large amount of our tea ration with hundreds of millions of pounds a year. It has also increased its rubber production by threefold. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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CHERBOURG DRIVE -
The battle for the Cherbourg Peninsular is very important. American troops, have fought a dogged and successful battle for control of the port itself. The drive forward from the beaches continues. The villages of Quineville, St. Mer...
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HOW THEY CAME BACK
1939 ... ® ® The first big prisoners exchange of the war has taken place in Gothenburg, Sweden. Some eight hundred Germans were handed over there (many more went home through Oran). Over five thousand British prisoners were being...
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1,000 MILES OF ATTACK -
The battle of Stalingrad was the turning point in the war on the Eastern front, since then the Germans have suffered defeat after defeat. The city is still in ruins but the Soviet people are beginning the rebuild. Victories have taken...
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TRIBUTE - QUEEN MOTHER ELIZABETH
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THE NAVY GETS THROUGH - NO SOUND
A convoy of the Royal and Merchant Navy's get much needed supplies through to Malta. There was fierce fighting with the enemy and the loss of four ships ""Eagle"", ""Manchester"", ""Cairo"" and ""Forsight"". Disclaimer: British Movietone...
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THE NAVY GETS THROUGH - NO SOUND
A convoy of the Royal and Merchant Navy's get much needed supplies through to Malta. There was fierce fighting with the enemy and the loss of four ships ""Eagle"", ""Manchester"", ""Cairo"" and ""Forsight"". Disclaimer: British Movietone...
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THE NAVY GETS THROUGH - NO SOUND
A convoy of the Royal and Merchant Navy's get much needed supplies through to Malta. There was fierce fighting with the enemy and the loss of four ships ""Eagle"", ""Manchester"", ""Cairo"" and ""Forsight"". Disclaimer: British Movietone...
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CHRISTMAS RUSH
The Post Office, Mount Pleasant, coping with the Christmas rush. And a look at Heartbreak Corner for damaged parcels. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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LYNMOUTH DELUGE
Tragedy - sudden and appalling - descends upon the little seaside resort of Lynmouth. The havoc caused by the gentle streams, now raging torrents, transformed the village almost beyond recognition. Some eye-witnesses give account of the...
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FILM AND TELEVISION AWARDS
At the Royal Albert Hall, HRH Princess Anne, presented awards to the 'Best' in the film and television industry. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of...
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NEW PRESIDENT
The People of France vote M Valery Giscard D'Estaing, as their new President. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...
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ELECTION - BRITAIN'S DILEMMA
The General Election 1974 ends in stalemate. Who is to lead Britain out of the crisis era? The people have voted, but the decision as to who rules, is Britain's Dilemma. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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THE DUKE VISITS LIGHTHOUSE
The Royal Sovereign Lighthouse in the Channel off Eastbourne, receives a visits from HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. The Duke is there in his capacity as Master of Trinity House to see this modern 'Light' which was completed in 1971....
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SCOTLAND - THE FIRST NORTH SEA OIL IS PIPED ASHORE- COLOUR
At Dyce near Aberdeen, Her Majesty the Queen presses the button that sends the first North Sea Oil flowing into the Grangemouth Refinery. ® ® It marks the fruition of years of research, technology, hard work and grim determination. ®...
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TOBRUK TODAY - NO SOUND
Troops new inhabit the battered remains of buildings in Tobruk. A small number of nurses, belonging to the Hadfield Spears Hospital Unit are in the town tending wounded brought back from the battle zone. Disclaimer: British Movietone is...
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DON AND NEVA BATTLES - NO SOUND
The Russians continue to push the Germans back in the South-West, but the most important victory of the winter campaign was the lifting of the siege of Leningrad. The men of the Volkov front linked up with the gallant defenders of...
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DON AND NEVA BATTLES -
The Russians continue to push the Germans back in the South-West, but the most important victory of the winter campaign was the lifting of the siege of Leningrad. The men of the Volkov front linked up with the gallant defenders of...
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THE COMMANDOS RAID AGAIN - NO SOUND
A group of Commandos led by Lord Lovat, made a raid on Boulogne. They managed to cut communication lines and suffered only small casualties. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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VICTORY -
V E Day began with Mr Churchill's broadcast officially announcing the end of war in Europe. Londoners took to the streets in celebrations which continued for nearly two days. ® ® Outside Buckingham Palace the crowds chanted 'we want...