Once a year, a street in the village of Genzano (not far from Rome) is completely paved with mosaics made from flower petals. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video...

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Harvest time revives an old country custom - the making of Corn Dollies. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...

A Hop-stringing contest at Brenchley in Kent. The skill that puts the bite into a Pint! 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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Enjoying a fine wine - or a beer with boys - is part of the British way of life. But the new Road Safety Act suggests that, as a nation of drivers, it's time we seriously revised our attitudes to drink. Disclaimer: British Movietone is...

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Her Majesty and the Duke attended the ""Royal"", Britain's leading agricultural show which was held at Nottingham. While in Nottingham, the Queen and the Duke visited a lace-making factory. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...

The Royal Show at Stoneleigh in Warwickshire gets better every year. Farming is big business, and nearly 4,500 live stock is entered here. Tradition has made room for some more adventurous thinking in the way of presenting the...

They held a Dairy Festival in London, and the guest of honour came up from the Duke of Bedford's Estate at Woburn. Our pictures show now the finals in the National Dairy Queen contest. And here's the winner: 21-year-old Eirian Griffith...

Viscount Dunrossil, Australia's new Governor-General, was paying his first visit to Queensland, when he came to Brisbane to open the annual exhibition. Herefords made a fine showing among the pedigree champs competing, so did the...

Staged at Ingliston, near Edinburgh, for the first time, Scotland's national farm show was visited by the Queen at what is now its permanent site. Her Majesty made a thorough tour of the stalls, and had a chat with the world champion...

In case you think of Australia as all sheep and deserts, consider the Tropical Sugar Country of Queensland, rich in abundant variety. Sugar Cane, Tea, Bananas, Pineapples, Timber. They're all here, round the town of Inisfail....

Scotsmen justly claim that their country can offer more to the tourist and the sportsman than anywhere else. ® The Scottish Game Fair - held in Perthshire - aims to present the countryside and its activities in perspective. Something...

When Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip reached Calgary in Alberta, there were twenty degrees of frost and it was snowing; their warm welcome, however, notably from Red Indian tribes, must have made up for the cold weather. Later,...

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These pictures show scenes of the October Festival in Munich, an annual event with plenty of beer and plenty of fun. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...

Neptunia, Queen of the Sea, arrived in State to open the Galway Oyster Festival. The Mayor, Alderman Greene, received her. There's an ""R"" in September, so enter a Sea Nymph bearing a basketful of that succulent sea food - the oyster....

Beginning her tour of Australian State capitals in Queensland, the Queen Mother drove through Brisbane, receiving a huge welcome. At the Brisbane Exhibition Grounds, she went to watch the Bushman's Carnival and Rodeo. Another...

India - 1958. That is the title of the exhibition which has just opened in New Delhi. There is also a contribution from Britain. ® The Australian Government has given India 24 Diesel Rail cars as part of a gift arranged under the...

Jersey was the first to receive the Royal visitors to the Channel Islands. Admiral Sir Gresham Nicholson (the Lieutenant Governor) and the Bailiff (Sir Alexander Coustanche) received them at Albert Pier. A film record is recalled of...

Escort for a Sheikh, mounted police in attendance on the Ruler of Bahrein. His Highness went to see the Agricultural and Trade Show and to perform the opening ceremony. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...