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DIRTY WORK AT THE CROSSROADS

Dirty Work At The Crossroads (1950)

Border conflicts between British and Russian soldiers in Germany

MILITARY SUNDAY

Military Sunday (1934)

Military Sunday service in Chester Cathedral.

EISENHOWER INSPECTS

Eisenhower Inspects (1943)

American General Eisenhower inspects British troops in North Africa.

A FALLEN TYRANT

A Fallen Tyrant (1943)

One of the most hated Fascists in Sicily, Desario Birancati is brought to trial.

BRITISH CRUISER VISITS GAMBIA

British Cruiser Visits Gambia (1941)

The captain of a British cruiser visits the Governor of Gambia at...

ATHENS AFTERMATH

Athens Aftermath (1945)

People of Athens receive food rations from Britain and America.

8th ARMY OFFENSIVE IN ITALY aka ITALY 8TH ARMY OFFENSIVE

8th Army Offensive In Italy AKA Italy 8th Army Offensive (1945)

Eight Army starts offensive to...

 

 

MR JOSEPH P KENNEDY SAYS AU REVIOR

Mr Joseph P Kennedy Says Au Revior (1940)

American Ambassador Joe Kennedy makes a statement before...

HOT SPOT IN BERLIN

Hot Spot In Berlin (1948)

Russians call for checks of passports at crosses between Russian and British...

UNDERWATER BLAST

Underwater Blast (1958)

Explosives are used to clear a dangerous underwater mountain in British...

RUSSIA HONOURS ITS ALLIES

Russia Honours Its Allies (1945)

Russia awards medals to high ranking British officers.

HAILE SELASSIE ENTERS ABYSSINIA on sleeve as HALLE SELASIE

Haile Selassie Enters Abyssinia On Sleeve As Halle Selasie (1941)

Haile Selassie returns to...

COLOURS TO THE FREE FRENCH

Colours To The Free French (1941)

Mayor of Leicester presents regimental colours to General Petit of...

MORE NEWS PICTURES FROM IRAN

More News Pictures From Iran (1941)

British and Russian troops meet in Iran, and Shah Shahpur Mohammed...

MORE NEWS PICTURES FROM IRAN

More News Pictures From Iran (1941)

British and Russian troops meet in Iran, and Shah Shahpur Mohammed...

STREET FIGHTING IN ATHENS

Street Fighting In Athens (1945)

British forces fight communists in streets of Athens.

LONDON aka FRENCH SCHOOL TEACHERS VISIT BBC

London AKA French School Teachers Visit BBC (1939)

Footage of the interior of Broadcasting House,...

A RACE AGAINST TIME

A Race Against Time (1942)

Amateur footage shows the crew of a Pan American plane being rescued by a...

EVACUEES RETURN TO GIBRALTAR

Evacuees Return To Gibraltar (1944)

Emotional scenes as evacuees return to Gibraltar after four years...

MR CHURCHILL IN SCOTLAND

Mr Churchill In Scotland (1940)

Winston Churchill investigates defence troops stationed in Scotland.

WEST WINS BERLIN BLOCKADE BATTLE

West Wins Berlin Blockade Battle (1949)

Russians end the blockade of Berlin - the first cars, trucks...

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - LORD MAYOR'S SHOW

People In The News - Lord Mayor's Show (1953)

Sir Noel Bowater ceremonially becomes new Lord Mayor...

Selected Originals - PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - LORD MAYOR'S SHOW

Selected Originals - People In The News - Lord Mayor's Show (1953)

Material relating to newsreel...

"If It Isn't British ... See It's Empire!" (1931)

Politician J H Thomas makes a speech about buying...

RAILWAY TRAINING SCHOOL

Railway Training School (1955)

Railway engineers of the future learn their jobs at British Railways...

LONDON - NEW CATERING COACHES aka NEW BRITISH RAIL RESTAURANT CARS

London - New Catering Coaches AKA New British Rail Restaurant Cars (1968)

British Rail unveil...

BRITISH PASSENGER TRAIN

British Passenger Train (1969)

British rail uses working model to demonstrate their train of the...

CIVIL DEFENCE EXERCISE

Civil Defence Exercise (1968)

Civil defence emergency exercise and evacuation carried out at BP House,...

BUFFET SCHOOL

Buffet School (1951)

Training for buffet staff at Marylebone Station, London.

BRITISH TROOPS MEET RUSSIANS

British Troops Meet Russians (1945)

British and Russian troops meet up at checkpoint. Germany.

BRITISH AND RUSSIAN TROOPS

British And Russian Troops (1945)

Army convoy crossing 'Friendship Bridge' under supervision of...

BUNDLES FROM BRITAIN

Bundles From Britain (1941)

Congregation of New York church donate gifts for people of Britain.

PRESIDENT COSGRAVE

President Cosgrave (1930)

President of the Irish Free State William Cosgrave speaks about the World...

WAR IN ALBANIA

War In Albania (1941)

Greek soldiers in hospital in Athens, jubilant crowds carry RAF airman through city...

CAPTURED ITALIAN AIRMEN

Captured Italian Airmen (1941)

Italian POWs relaxing and enjoying life in British prison camp.

AMERICAN PRIVATE CITIZEN NO 1 ARRIVES

American Private Citizen No 1 Arrives (1941)

American Republican Wendell Wilkie visits UK and meets...

MR WILKIE WANTS TO KNOW

Mr Wilkie Wants To Know (1941)

Wendell Wilkie talks to Londoners in municipal air raid shelter during a...

MR MENZIES P.M. SPEAKS TO AMERICA aka PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA SPEAKS TO...

Mr Menzies P.M. Speaks To America AKA Prime Minister Of Australia Speaks To... (1941)

Robert...

POLISH AWARDS TO BRITISH

Polish Awards To British (1941)

High ranking military officials receive awards from Polish President...

GOODBYE TO ALL THAT

Goodbye To All That (1945)

No more bombs on London - it is time to rebuild the city.

PEOPLE IN CAMERA

People In Camera (1947)

Sir Wilfred Eady returns from America after talks about the currency situation.

ARCHBISHOP VISITS PRISONERS

Archbishop Visits Prisoners (1942)

Roman Catholic German and Italian prisoners of war are visited by...

CASSINO SMASHED

Cassino Smashed (1944)

Cassino is completely destroyed by allied aerial bombardment. Italy.

CASSINO CLOSE-UPS

Cassino Close-Ups (1944)

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

IN THE WAKE OF THE NAZIS

In The Wake Of The Nazis (1944)

Allied troops advance through Italy, they feed starving Italian...

THE STATE AND THE DOCTORS

The State And The Doctors (1946)

Three doctors speak about the pros and cons of the National Health...

A MESSAGE FROM

A Message From "Over There" (1939)

Footage of Lord Gort reading a Christmas message to members of the...

CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES

Christmas Festivities "Over There" (1939)

Good film of British soldiers celebrating Christmas in...

LORD GORT ON ICELAND

Lord Gort On Iceland (1940)

Lord Gort talks about British troops in Iceland.

JULY 21ST

July 21st (1946)

Ladies from the British Housewives League protest against bread rationing.