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PRESERVING PUFFIN ISLAND
Thanks to the generosity of a British businessman, the National Trust is able to buy Lundy Island, to ensure it's preservation as one of the few unspoilt areas of ""wild"" Britain. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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WORM IN THE WOOD
Not before time, an attempt is made to arrest the damage caused by insects and rot in an Essex Church, believed to be the oldest wooden church in the world. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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WHITE CITY CHAMPS
A promising opening to the season as eleven athletes achieve qualifying times for the European Title meeting in Athens this summer. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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RUGBY LEAGUE CUP - YORKSHIRE'S VICTORY
Castleford beat their Lancashire rivals, Salford, by eleven points to six, to win the Rugby League Cup Final for the second time in their history. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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SPECIAL COLOUR REPORT FROM KEW
Where we cross the threshold into the equatorial luxuriance of the famous Palm House, and see Her Majesty The Queen opening the new replica of a 17th Century garden that provides a delightful formal setting for a former Royal Palace. ®...
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TOMORROW'S BREW
About three quarters of the money we spend to quench our thirsts - sixteen hundred million pounds a year - goes on beer. One of our major brewers, who started in 1750 in a London brewery that's still in production, has built the most...
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KLIK A KLIKIE
It could be the biggest thing since the Yo-Yo and the Hula Hoop! What's your verdict on Klikies® Are they here to stay or are they just a rather maddening passing fancy® Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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TANKER DRAMA
Torn by explosions, the blazing Norwegian tanker, Sitakund, is beached less than a mile offshore at Eastbourne. Residents protest at the hazards to safety, while firemen risk their lives to quench the flames, facing certain death in the...
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THE RARE ONES:
A Colour impression of five of the most luxurious sporting pedigrees on the market, cars we seldom see on the road and, then, generally the rear views! Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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CUTTING UP THE GRASS
An Autocross Festival at Hillingdon in Middlesex underlines the growing popularity of grass-circuit racing. This meeting makes two and a half thousand pounds for the Save the Children Fund. ® Over in Belgium, young British riders take...
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POP POLL AWARDS
Julie Driscoll, voted Britain's number one singer in Melody Maker Poll, leads the list of Top Pop Personalities at Award Presentation. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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FLOOD CHAOS
More than a thousand square miles of South and South East England under water in the worst flood disaster in the region since 1953. ® Chaos in communications - many hundreds homeless - and loss of life, too - raise the question, should...
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FARNBOROUGH - 1968
Movietone takes a look at the industry through its famous shop window - the greatest air show in the world. ® We film some of the most significant aircraft high above the clouds - above the weather that postponed the flying display -...
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EYES TO HEAR WITH
A case where seeing is receiving! Developed as an offshoot of research in military communications, binoculars that can be used to hear as well as see, transmitting and receiving messages along an infra-red radiation beam. Disclaimer:...
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ON CIRCUIT
The Six Day Cycle Race starts at Wembley - Rod Chapman wins the National Autocross Championship near Silverstone - and, World Champion Denny Hulme, wins the Italian Grand Prix at Monza after one of the most exciting Formula One events of...
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RUNNING OF THE 127TH GRAND NATIONAL - COLOUR SPECIAL
The 1971 Grand National and a big field of 38 gather to do battle in the toughest test for horses and jockeys ever devised. Four miles, 856 yards and 30 gruelling jumps. Movietone follows the demanding race from the rails capturing the...
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WOMEN POLICE DOG HANDLERS
Labrador dogs are being trained by Women Police dog handlers to sniff out drugs. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced...
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PRINCESS ANNE LAUNCHES YACHT
Princess Anne lunches on Nelson's Flagship 'Victory', then goes on to launch 'Sea Wraith III'. 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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THE QUEEN VISITS BRIZE NORTON
The Queen visits Brize Norton and talks with RAF families. 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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PIPES EXHIBITION
Pipes from all over the World on exhibition in London. Mr Wilson an expert on the subject attends the exhibition. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of...
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RICHMOND DOG SHOW
One of Britain's leading dog shows at Richmond, before the curtain goes up, the animals are extensively manicured. In fact, they get the full beauty treatment. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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WOMENS LIBERATION MARCH
1,500 women march through London demonstrating for equal education, pay and jobs. A cold day but the women stuck it out, whilst their husbands presumably stayed at home. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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PRINCESS ANNE PRESENTS FILM AWARDS
Stars of the entertainment world at the Royal Albert Hall for the presentation by Princess Anne of the Society of Film Television Arts awards. 20th Century Fox have a field day with 'MASH' and 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'....
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THE GREAT BUSTARD
We're going to great pains to make sure the Great Bustard doesn't escape again. Europe's largest bird hasn't bred here since 1806. Now preservationists hope to instal six of the birds, from Portugal, in ideally protected conditions on...