Curated Video
Yonge-Dundas Square renaming not fully funded: report
The agency that runs Yonge-Dundas Square is warning it will cost at least $500,000 more than what the city has budgeted to rename the marquee Toronto space to Sankofa Square. The city says funding will have to come from in-kind support...
Curated Video
19 years and 500 blankets. These knitters love helping anyone in need
A group of seniors at the Melville Heights retirement home in Halifax have gotten together every week for almost 20 years to knit blankets for the less fortunate. As the CBC's Paul Palmeter reports, they're on the verge of hitting a big...
Curated Video
From Motor City to mainstream: Why is Detroit-style pizza trending?
A new Yelp survey shows Detroit-style pizza searches surging 26% from 2022 to 2023 among elite reviewers.
Bridgeman Arts
Brussels and Flanders architecture. Belgium, 1920s
Clip 1 from 'Brussels and its canals', a black and white documentary about Belgium, its cities and canals. Footage of the Brussels City hall, Grand Place, House of the King, the flower market, Saint Gudule Church, and buildings in other...
British Movietone
BRITISH WOOL FASHIONS
The beautiful Italian city of Venice is slowly sinking into the sea and funds are being gathered from all over the World to save it. Britain's Textile Industry recently staged a Fashion Show, the proceeds from which went to the 'Venice...
British Movietone
ROYAL FILM PERFORMANCE
Among personalities at the Royal Film Performance were James Garner and his wife, Honor Blackman, Margaret Rutherford and Britt Ekland. ® Prince Philip attended the Gala occasion, which this year featured ""Move Over Darling"" it was a...
British Movietone
THE BLUES SERENADE VENICE
The Band of the Royal Horse Guards entertaining Venetians, in Saint Mark's Square. 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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THE MAN IN MOSCOW
A recent visitor to Moscow was Mr Tom Driberg, who went there to meet one of the missing diplomats, Guy Burgess. Mr Driberg was in Moscow finishing his investigations into the mystery for the Daily Mail. Disclaimer: British Movietone is...
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PRINCESS OPENS NEW SERVICES CLUB
Princess Elizabeth opens the new Chevrons Club in Dorset Square. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical...
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FRENCH MINERS GREET THOREZ
Monsieur Thorez, leader of the French Communist Party, attended the Miners' Festival at St. Arbe and it turned into a Communist rally. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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MOTORISTS' PETITION IMPRESSES COMMONS
A National Petition on the Basic Petrol ration has been delivered to the House of Commons by AA and RAC vans. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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SOHO FAIR
The Waiters Race was one of the features of the opening day of the Soho Fair. The carnival parade featured many sides of the cosmopolitan life of Soho. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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NAVAL NEWS
In the Pool of London, the anti-submarine frigate ""Queensborough"" of the Royal Australian Navy was on a six day courtesy visit. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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THE SAFETY SEEKERS
Nineteen year old Susan Aveyard from the Isle of Man, plays guinea pig for Mr Mark Shaw of Morecambe, Lancashire. He has developed a new form of life jacket, which Susan is helping to test. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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RAIN STOPS PEACE RALLY
A Sunday crowd of several thousand took a chance on the weather to pack Trafalgar Square for the Communist organised ""peace"" meeting. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either...
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EXTREMISTS DEMONSTRATE
London recently had a Sunday of demonstrations by extremists; Sir Oswald Mosley held a meeting at Ridley Road without incident, but a communist demonstration in Trafalgar Square led to quite a bit of trouble in Whitehall. A number of...
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ARGENTINA
Workers celebrating a holiday in Buenos Aires, left no doubt about the popularity of President Peron. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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RUBBISH IN LEICESTER SQUARE
The strike by dustmen in London has meant that Leicester Square is being covered in bags of rubbish. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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NEWS FROM CYPRUS
Security Patrols were on duty in Nicosia throughout Christmas Day. In spite of this there was Christmas Fare. This included Christmas Dinner with the Royal Engineers, a children's Xmas party and Boxing Day races. Disclaimer: British...
Bloomberg
Roulette and Private Jets: This Is Monopoly for Bankers
Jan. 5 -- Bankers: they were blamed for the 2008 financial crisis and now there's a board game that lets you be one. Bloomberg spoke to one of the creators to find out more.
Bloomberg
The Numbers Don't Lie: Square's Slowing Revenue Growth
March 8 -- In today's "The Numbers Don't Lie" segment, Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu previews Square's first earnings report as a publicly-traded company. She speaks on "What'd You Miss?"
Bridgeman Arts
Sahara, Algeria, 1954 - Colom Bechar, camels, and vehicles driving through roads and water
Clip 2 from the 1954 film 'Les Deux Visages Du Sahara', a short propaganda film exploring the French government's contribution to Algeria during colonization. In this clip, scenes of Colom Bechar and its people. Men on camels, and...
Bridgeman Arts
Capital County, 1950, part 2 - Animated maps show the development of the city of London
Clip 2 of a film called Capital County, exploring the work of the London County Council (LCC) and the development and administration of London in 1950. The film presents council services seen through the eyes of an ordinary citizen of...
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CLEAN : Lagos chess project offers Nigerian slum children new move
Seasoned chess player Tunde Onakoya started the Chess in Slums project last September in a rundown neighbourhood of Lagos (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)