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BROADCASTING'S NEW

Broadcasting's New "Wonder" Home (1933)

NBC Radio studios open up in New York.

THE NEW 5XX

The New 5xx (1925)

Shot of communications tower at new wireless broadcasting station in Daventry.

UNCLE SAM'S TELEVISION

Uncle Sam's Television (1940)

Interesting item shows the development of television in the United States...

BROADCASTING HEART BEATS!

Broadcasting Heart Beats! (1932)

Experiments are made to broadcast the sound of heartbeats and of a boy...

MAGIC OF THE ETHER!

Magic Of The Ether! (1940)

Great story shows us radio production behind the scenes at Radio City in New...

DAYS OF TENSION

Days Of Tension (1939)

Footage of preparations being made in Britain for outbreak of war.

KING'S ENGLISH aka KINGS ENGLISH reel 1

King's English AKA Kings English Reel 1 (1931)

Brilliant film about teaching foreign students (and...

 

 

TIME TO REMEMBER -  THE TOUGH GUYS  1930s  - reel 2

Time To Remember - The Tough Guys 1930s - Reel 2 (1930-1939)

Documentary film about the 1930s,...

PEACEFUL YEARS  reel 6

Peaceful Years Reel 6 (1919-1938)

A history of the "The Peaceful Years" from 1919 to 1938

INTERNATIONAL RADIO LINK FOR SHIPPING

International Radio Link For Shipping (1957)

Good shots of new German radio station broadcasting...

THE RADIO NEWSPAPER

The Radio Newspaper (1937)

A machine that transmits newsprint over radio airwaves - precursor to the fax...

ARRIVAL OF EGYPTIAN CHIEF MINISTER SABRI AT LONDON AIRPORT

Arrival Of Egyptian Chief Minister Sabri At London Airport (1956)

Sabri questioned about his...

LA GUARDIA READS THE FUNNIES

La Guardia Reads The Funnies (1940-1949)

La Guardia reads 'Funnies' to children on radio during New York...

CHURCHILL THE MAN Reel 2

Churchill The Man Reel 2 (1950-1959)

Biopic tracing the life of Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

UN MEETING

UN Meeting (1946)

United Nations meeting at Hunter College, New York, America.

VOICE OF AMERICA TO RUSSIA

Voice Of America To Russia (1947)

America prepares for its first radio broadcast to Russia.

"Nasti" News From Lord Haw Haw - No. 5 (1940)

An actor gives a humorous imitation of German...

"Nasti" News From Lord Haw Haw No 8 (1940)

An actor gives a humorous imitation of German propagandist...

"Nasti" News From Lord Haw Haw - No. 1 (1940)

An actor gives a humorous imitation of German...

SCRAPBOOK FOR 1933 - reel 1 of 3

Scrapbook For 1933 - Reel 1 Of 3 (1933)

Great film outlining the events of 1933.

"Nasti" News From Lord Haw Haw - No. 7 (1940)

An actor gives a humorous imitation of German...

VOICE OF THE ALLIES

Voice Of The Allies (1944)

A newspaper printed in small village in liberated France tells news of...

"Nasti" News From Lord Haw Haw - No. 4 (1940)

An actor gives a humorous imitation of German...

HIGH DOWN SOUTH!

High Down South! (1938)

A trip to the top of a very high radio transmitter mast being built in...

CHURCHILL THE MAN Reel 1

Churchill The Man Reel 1 (1950-1959)

Biopic tracing the life of Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

CHURCHILL THE MAN - Commonwealth Version - Reel 2

Churchill The Man - Commonwealth Version - Reel 2 (1950-1959)

Biopic tracing the life of Prime Minister...

LISTENING POST!

Listening Post! (1940)

BBC radio editors monitor broadcasts that come in from all over the world.

LISTENING POST

Listening Post (1940)

Duplicate story - BBC radio editors monitor overseas broadcasts (this version...

LESLIE WESTON

Leslie Weston (1934)

Good item with the comedian Leslie Weston.

WILFRED PICKLES APPEAL

Wilfred Pickles Appeal (1950)

Wilfred Pickles appeal to the public to donate money for home for...

DISC JOCKEY

Disc Jockey (1970-1979)

Shots of disc jockeys are work in a radio station.

SID MILLWARD & HIS NITWITS

Sid Millward & His Nitwits (1940)

Sid Millward and his Nitwits band play 'St Louis Blues' in the...

NEW PREMIER TO MAINTAIN EMPIRE BONDS

New Premier To Maintain Empire Bonds (1950)

Voters and results of the Australian Federal Elections...

SANDBAGGING IN LONDON - 1939 aka SANDBAGGIG

Sandbagging In London - 1939 AKA Sandbaggig (1939)

Sandbag defences and barbed wire are quickly put...

MOUNTBATTEN PLANS FOR INDIA

Mountbatten Plans For India (1947)

India leaders gather to hear Louis Mountbatten's plans for the...

 VHF FOR BFN

Vhf For Bfn (1955)

Inauguration of new British Forces Network radio station in Cologne.

WORDS AND MUSIC BY- NO. 4

Words And Music By- No. 4 (1929)

Composers at work - Everett Lynton and Jack Payne. Then see Payne and...

MUSEUM OF SOUND

Museum Of Sound (1943)

A look at the work of the B.B.C. in recording sounds for posterity. London.

RUDY STARITA AND HIS NEW OCTARIMBA

Rudy Starita And His New Octarimba (1936)

Rudy Starita plays some old tunes on his new instrument,...

BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

BBC Symphony Orchestra (1932)

Excellent footage of the BBC Symphony Orchestra playing Elgar's 'Land of...

CASSINO CLOSE-UPS

Cassino Close-Ups (1944)

Cassino is reduced to rubble by allies and young German soldiers are taken...

"Nasti" News From Lord Haw Haw - No. 2 (1940)

An actor gives a humorous imitation of German...

"Nasti" News From Lord Haw Haw - No. 3 (1940)

An actor gives a humorous imitation of German...

"Nasti" News From Lord Haw Haw - No. 6 (1940)

An actor gives a humorous imitation of German...

ATLANTIC BRIDGED BY VOICE  aka ATLANTIC BRIDGED BY A VOICE

Atlantic Bridged By Voice AKA Atlantic Bridged By A Voice (1924)

History is made when...

BOB LIVELY

Bob Lively (1934)

American singer Bob Lively entertains us with 'I Found A New Moon'.

BERLIN CRISIS,  LIFE INSIDE THE CITY

Berlin Crisis, Life Inside The City (1948)

Account of life in Berlin during the communist blockade...

'HELLO' VIA THE MOON!

'hello' Via The Moon! (1960)

A voice is bounced off the moon in the form of radio signals and received...

USA aka YOUR WORLD IN NINE MINUTES

USA AKA Your World In Nine Minutes (1947)

American technicians have built a radio transmitter the...

INDEPENDENCE DAY IN INDIA AND PAKISTAN

Independence Day In India And Pakistan (1947)

Various scenes at the time of Indian Independence...