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HOT PANTS FOOTBALL

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Football with a difference as models from rival agencies dress up in Soccer style ""hot pants"" for a charity match. Both teams shape up pretty well - in fact they're really model footballers. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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QUEEN AT HARROW SCHOOL

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The Queen visits the famous public school at Harrow to mark the 400th year of the granting of the school's charter by Elizabeth the First. Her Majesty unveils a plaque in the new Physics Laboratories - plants a tree and joins the boys at...
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FORTIES' FASHION

Pre-K - Higher Ed
London designers Ossie Clark and Alice Pollock latest creations add to the 'Forties' fashion trend. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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PUMPING OUT DYKES

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Not so glorious mud. Nature conservationists are clearing 15 miles of dykes on Norfolk's Bure Marshes. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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SMITHFIELD SHOW

Pre-K - Higher Ed
The Royal Smithfield Show - top livestock and Britain's best farm machinery on display - gets blacked out on the opening day. A token strike by electrical workers hits vital services too. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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ST. NICHOLAS - PLYMOUTH

Pre-K - Higher Ed
How about going Dutch at Christmas. Holland's traditional Father Christmas - St. Nicholas - pays a special visit to Plymouth. Some of the presents he brings are Dutch produce, but the kids are anything but cheesed off. Disclaimer:...
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GRAND NATIONAL HORSES

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Some of the world's best horses are bred & trained in Ireland - especially steeplechasers. We look at two racing stables, and at two candidates for this year's Grand National trained by Tom Dreaper at Greenogue. One of them's ""Vulture""...
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ROAD SENSE

Pre-K - Higher Ed
A round up of road sense. From Italy, proof that we're not the only nation to suffer from motorway madness. When fog descends on the autostrades of Milan the multiple pile-ups begin. A British garage chain introduces a do-it-yourself...
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LOUIS OSMAN GOLD EXHIBITION

Pre-K - Higher Ed
One of Britain's leading artistic designers is given the honour of the first one-man exhibition at the Goldsmith's Hall in London. He's Louis Osman, architect turned experimental gold designer, who created the crown Prince Charles wore...
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BRITISH ICE SKATING

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Skating on their home ground, two members of the Richmond Club take the individual honours in the Amateur Figure Skating Championships of Great Britain. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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ROCKING HORSE HOSPITAL

Pre-K - Higher Ed
More horses, but they won't rock the bookies - only kids. Seventy year old Andrew Booth restores century old rocking horses to their original glory, and makes new ones as well. He can give the old ones face-lifts, new manes, replacement...
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CHRISTMAS TREES

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Seven million Christmas trees will get lit up over the festive season with families in the London area alone. Big business for the foresters who grow them, especially now they're being treated to stop us getting the needle (on the...
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PREMIERE OF 'SCROOGE'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
A Royal Premiere for the new musical film ""Scrooge"" based on Dickens' novel - ""A Christmas Carol"". Princess Margaret attends and meets the stars of the show. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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ENGLAND v. EAST GERMANY

Pre-K - Higher Ed
A promising debut for Sir Alf Ramsey's England team in their first match since the World Cup. With a smooth 3-1 victory over East Germany, the England team wipe away the bitter taste of Mexico. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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NEW CAR SAFETY BELT

Pre-K - Higher Ed
It seems drivers won't help themselves to keep death off the road. Apparently only one driver or front seat passenger in five can be bothered to use conventional (and compulsory) seat belts. This new design gives them no option about...
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FIJI v. ENGLAND UNDER-25's

Pre-K - Higher Ed
The Fijian touring team meet England's Under 25's in an exciting Rugby match played under appalling conditions. The visitors - unused to the cold - have trouble handling the ball, but they only go under by a narrow margin. Disclaimer:...
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VARIETY CLUB LUNCH FOR ""MISS WORLD"" CONTESTANTS

Pre-K - Higher Ed
The finalists in the ""Miss World"" beauty contest are guests of the Variety Club of Great Britain. A chance for the girls to meet some of our top entertainers. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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COMMONWEALTH MARKET

Pre-K - Higher Ed
The Victoria League has a long history of distributing goodwill throughout the Commonwealth. Their annual Christmas Fair helps raise the funds which so admirably help commonwealth students and visitors to Britain. Disclaimer: British...
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POLYSTYRENE ART

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Sculptures and design artists are discovering the excitement of working in a new medium. Expanded polystyrene can be cut, carved, dissolved, bonded and painted. The shape of things to come. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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PERSONALITIES -

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Major-General Robert Laycock DSO, has succeeded Lord Louis Mountbatten as Chief of Combined Operations, at the age of 36. Former Prime Minister Lloyd George has married his private secretary Miss Frances Stephenson. Disclaimer: British...
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THEY MEET AND AGREE IN MOSCOW -

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Mr Cordell Hull of America and Mr Eden travel to Moscow for a conference to be greeted by Mr Molotov. After ten days of talks the signing of the Agreement takes place. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views...
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SHIPS THAT WENT EAST -

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pictures have now been released of the launch of HMS ""Indefatigable"" and the ship at Portsmouth where the King inspected her. ""Indefatigable"" is now in the Far East, as is ""King George V"" which was also inspected by His Majesty...
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DOWNFALL OF JAPAN CONFERENCE -

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Mr Churchill visited Malta on his way to Cairo for the Conference. British, American and Chinese leaders attended the Conference which was to plot the downfall of Japan. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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CAIRO CONFERENCE AND PARADE -

Pre-K - Higher Ed
The second Cairo Conference was attended by President Inonu of Turkey, his first meeting with President Roosevelt. Mr Churchill took time off to inspect his old regiment, the Fourth Hussars. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...