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PETAL PICTURES
A cobbled street in Genzano, twenty miles from Rome is transformed by huge, intricate mosaics made up entirely of flower petals. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video...
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SPITHEAD REVIEW
Over sixty ships from twelve nations attended the Royal Review at Spithead to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of NATO. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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CYCLE CENTENARY
It's the hundredth anniversary this year of the first Bicycle Race, from Paris to Rouen. A ""Moving Picture Show"", forerunner of the Cinema, and a Centenary Race over the same route, commemorate the event. Disclaimer: British Movietone...
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TRAVEL SPECTACULAR
The Daily Mail Transatlantic Air Race recreates the courageous trail-blazing era of Alcock and Brown. Fifty years ago, they won the prize for the first non-stop Atlantic crossing, but today, twenty-one prizes are to be won, giving a...
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LORNA DOONE CENTENARY:
It's not often that a book celebrates a centenary - yet this is happening on wild and rugged Exmoor, scene of the famous novel of brigands and beautiful heroines, Lorna Doone. This week marks the beginning of a summer-long celebration in...
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BRITISH RAIL GOES ""JET SET""
Amid an extravagance of ""Gothic"" architecture, St. Pancras celebrates its centenary. But next door, Euston celebrates something more vital to present day travel - a new Fifteen million pound terminus, opened by the Queen. It allows...
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BRAEMAR GAMES
In a century and a half, the pattern of the gathering of the Royal Braemar Highland Society has changed very little. ® The same Highland music and dancing, the same sports. And men like Arthur Rowe and Bill Anderson are stalwart...
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POP WEDDING
Popstar Barry Gibb marries Linda Grey at Caxton Hall. 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 and...
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A CHEQUE ON A COW
To mark the Sixtieth Anniversary of his contribution to ""Punch"" - and recalling one of his early articles - Sir Alan Herbert cashes a cheque written on a cow. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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PETER SELLERS WEDDING
Comedian Peter Sellers takes the plunge for the third time. Crowds turn out at Caxton Hall Registry Office to see him wed beautiful Miranda Quarry, 23 year old stepdaughter of Cunard chairman Lord Mancroft. Disclaimer: British Movietone...
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QUEEN MOTHER'S 70th BIRTHDAY
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother celebrates her seventieth birthday at her home, Clarence House in London. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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UN 25th ANNIVERSARY
Demonstrators plead their causes outside as the Queen, Prince Philip and the Prince of Wales join ministers and other distinguished guests at Westminster Hall to celebrate the twenty fifth anniversary of the United Nations. The Queen and...
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ITALY CELEBRATES
The World Cup fever reaches Rome. Even though Italy are beaten in the final by Brazil, the city decides that second place warrants a party anyway. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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ENGLAND RETURN
Members of the England World Cup Team back home - but their blues are dispelled by a rapturous welcome at Heathrow Airport by more than five hundred fans. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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""SHROVETIME""
From an exhibition of Edwardian and Victorian Valentine cards we go to the modern manufacture of the traditional love messages. Computers help sort orders for special designs as the greeting card industry churns out hearts and flowers...
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""SHROVETIME""
The annual Shrovetide football match between the two halves of the town. The game goes on for two days - the ""pitch"" stretches two miles - and the players happily scrum down in the brook. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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""SHROVETIME""
Girls from British Universities take part in a pancake race for charity. Plenty of pancakes - and some of the entrants hit the dust. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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Sporting personalities at Variety Club of Great Britain luncheon.
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JUMP FOR JOY
The villagers of Barjols, France, are not hopping mad. They stage an annual religious festival - jumping through the streets, to celebrate their prize possession - the relics of St. Marcel. ® ® Preparations for one of the world's most...
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SHROVETIDE FOOTBALL
A bewildering football match in which the four-foot cork ""ball"" is seldom seen. It's the annual Shrovetide scrum between the two halves of the town - played over a two-mile ""pitch"" which includes the main street and the brook....
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VIAREGGIO CARNIVAL
One of Europe's top Carnival events, the parade at Viareggio is as big as ever. A great tourist attraction, the carnival figures take nearly 3 months to prepare - from old newspapers and paints. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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MOSCOW PARADE
A massive parade of men and military equipment through Red Square to mark the anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution. Senior American Diplomats boycott the event in protest against the detention of three high-ranking US officers in...
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DE GAULLE OBITUARY
Charles de Gaulle - soldier, statesman and above all a Frenchman - is dead. He died, aged 79, at his home in the country just over two years after being defeated in a referendum. We look at the career of this indomitable figure - his...
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INVESTITURE
Richard Burton, accompanied by his wife Elizabeth Taylor, is among those honoured at an investiture at Buckingham Palace. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...