More cuts and restrictions have been announced and they will affect motorists and eating-out in restaurants. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of...

The Saarland pit disaster has horrified the world. 800 men were working underground, and so far, nearly 300 have been counted dead, more than 80 lie injured in hospitals. Relief and rescue services, including United States helicopters,...

The London Ambulance Service held an exhibition to underline the advances that have been made through the years. On show is a new type of stretcher, which is mounted on special shock absorbers. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...

The Royal Air Force Central Flying School at Little Rissington in Gloucestershire is the oldest military flying school in the world. It has a pelican on its crest, and Patrick, the pelican, as its mascot. Here, flying instructors from...

Costing over four hundred and fifty thousand pounds a new barracks at Chichester for the Royal Military Police. Its their first permanent home since they were formed over a hundred years ago. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...

On the Potato Marketing Board stand, at Olympia is a model of an engine, which they've called Effie. It was created by Rowland Emett. ® Effie's main function at the show is to make baked potatoes. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...

It's nearly thirty years since Fred Slingsby opened up in the village of Kirbymoorside, Yorkshire to build a reputation for making the finest high performance gliders in the world. ® His latest model is the Dart T51, and its expected...

People of more than 20 nationalities live within the area of the ""Steam Engine"" in Peterborough. The pub has become a social centre for them. The dart team, organised by the landlord John Dowsett, features people from 13 countries....

At Ramsgate the naming ceremony of the SRN6, soon to begin operating the first Cross Channel Hovercraft Service to and from Calais. And, in Istanbul, a Russian tanker, Bosphorus on fire after a collision with a cargo ship, thought to...

Pictures show the floods caused by heavy Winter snow falls which have overflowed the Red River. Also, on the River Seine at Rouen the twenty four hours Endurance Race, held every year. A British entered boat finished third but France...

Movietone takes a look at one of our biggest industries, shipbuilding. Involving its quarter of a million employees and its importance to all of us. The dilemma of Fairfields shipyard in Glasgow, which is to be rescued from bankruptcy...

It's more than 50 years since building the last underground railway across London. In that time, population has increased by millions, and the capital's business centre has moved further West. The new Victoria Line, now well under way,...

The tactics and techniques of warfare are always changing, but one problem remains constant. The job of keeping the fighting units supplied. Pictures show some of the equipment used in the Army today, including the new SRN3 Hovercraft,...

One approach to housing, a major problem in Britain, is the Hexagonal House. Prefabricated in a factory, it can be fitted together in whatever pattern suits the site. Each house is built round a central duct, and dividing walls can be...

Corporal John White, operations clerk at an RAF station, and his brothers bought a Hawk Trainer for £350, which they keep at Coventry Airport. John will soon qualify for his private pilots licence, and he must surely be the only...

The Prime Minister's second daughter, 24 year old Meriel Douglas-Home, married Mr Adrian Darby, an economics tutor, at the Church of St. Mary and All Souls, Coldstream. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...

Birmingham is setting the pace. They have just opened the new Bull Ring Shopping Centre, which is the most advanced of its kind anywhere in the world. You can shop undercover with no street to cross and no traffic to negotiate....

Flying in from Florida, eight dolphins landed safely at Manchester. They were heading for the new Oceanarium in Morecambe, the first of its kind in Europe. It has cost two hundred thousand pounds, and is called Marineland. Disclaimer:...

The Annual Chelsea Show has been held in the grounds of the Royal Hospital since 1913. Whether specialist or amateur, Chelsea always delights and fascinates. Harry Wheatcroft always comes up with something new in roses, and there is...

Our pictures show all the highlights of the World's Greatest Steeplechase, run at Aintree. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...

The International Trophy Race at Goodwood in which Jack Brabham won and the Slot Car Racing at the Royalty Cinema in Douglas, Isle of Man. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...

From Victoria, Australia a black-board lesson on golf for pupils at a school for deaf children. This sort of lesson helps to enlarge the children's vocabulary. ® A Beauty Contest at Heron Island, off Queensland, to find Miss...

An international rugby match - Wales against Scotland. The final score was 8 - 3 to Wales. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...

In one of Berlin's busiest streets, a Berlin student is protesting against lack of rooms for students. He has set up a wardrobe as living quarters, complete with telephone, flowers and an electric heater. The wardrobe has become his...