MacDonald Hobley introduces 'Film Quiz' with Peter Noble, Joanna Kilmartin (organiser of Observer Film Exhibition), actor Tony Britton and Margaret Hinxman (film critic). The panel have to answer film questions sent in by viewers.
MacDonald Hobley introduces 'Film Quiz' with Peter Noble, Joanna Kilmartin (organiser of Observer Film Exhibition), actor Tony Britton and Margaret Hinxman (film critic). The panel have to answer film questions sent in by viewers.
Jill Allen sings 'I'm In Love For The Very First Time' from the film 'An Alligator Named Daisy', accompanied by the studio orchestra. It's an upbeat song, with typical 'studio orchestra' accompaniment, complete with twiddly bits.
End credits roll: 'Those appearing were Joe Henderson, John Parsons, MacDonald Hobley, Peter Noble, Jill Allen, Margaret Hinxman, Tony Britton, Joanna Kilmartin; Compere - Paul Carpenter; Current Releases were introduced by John Fitzgerald; Arranged by Tom Oliver; Script by Robert Ottaway; Orchestra conducted by Muir Mathieson; Film excerpts were shown by kind permission of Associated British Pathe, Coumbia, Grand National; Filmed sequences by Associated British Pathe; Photography by George Stevens, Reg Cavender; Supervising Film Editor Lionel Hoare; Editing Lewis Linzee; Directed by David Paltenghi; Produced by Terry Ashwood; An ABC Television Production.'
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The great politician and orator Winston Churchill left behind a sea of humourous quips and discerning quotes. We remember some of his finest epigrams and witty ripostes.
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The images taken from inside Buchenwald Concentration Camp after its Liberation show us what it was like; it tells us what happened and forces us to remember.
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British Pathé filmed the 20th Century's biggest names, some of them before they even became famous. Click through and guess who these soon-to-be celebrities were when first captured by our cameras.
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Over its history, the Pathe cameras filmed a number of people who had committed heinous crimes. So in no particular order, these images show ten faces of truly evil men and women.
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