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ROLL CALL AT BOMBED SCHOOL

Roll Call At Bombed School (1943)

Council school is bombed in London.

PRESENTS FOR HOME

Presents For Home (1943)

American soldiers sending Christmas presents to their loved ones with help of...

X MARKS THE SPOT

X Marks The Spot (1945)

Scenes at poling boots across London on voting day.

A HOME OF THE FUTURE

A Home Of The Future (1944)

A look around a small prefabricated house built for servicemen and their...

13 MILLION MEDALS

13 Million Medals (1946)

A look at some of the 13 million campaign medals being produced at the Royal...

STEPNEY'S SUNDAY BOMB

Stepney's Sunday Bomb (1947-1949)

An unexploded bomb is found in a street in Stepney. Sappers defuse the...

GUARDS LEAVE TOWER HILL FOR PIRBRIGHT LNER

Guards Leave Tower Hill For Pirbright Lner (1938)

Troops are relieved at the Tower of London and...

 

 

HUTS FOR THE HOMELESS

Huts For The Homeless (1944)

The first batch of London's prefabricated houses are built in East Poplar....

EDEN LEAVES NO. 17 aka PRIME MINISTER AND MR ANTHONY EDEN LEAVE FOR THE HOUSE

Eden Leaves No. 17 AKA Prime Minister And Mr Anthony Eden Leave For The House (1938)

Ex...

BALLOONS TESTED - LONDON

Balloons Tested - London (1938)

Barrage balloons are inflated and tested near the Tower of London.

BRITISH LEGION MUSTER - OLYMPIA

British Legion Muster - Olympia (1938)

Members of the British Legion volunteer to be part of unarmed...

THE GUARDS ARE ON PARADE

The Guards Are On Parade (1939)

Guards of the Chelsea Barracks try out a new iodine pill designed to...

HORSES TRAIN FOR LONDON PARADE

Horses Train For London Parade (1946)

Police horses at Imber Court school being trained for...

POST MUCH EARLIER THIS CHRISTMAS

Post Much Earlier This Christmas (1940)

Post office urges people to post Christmas mail much earlier...

NINE YEARS AFTER - ST. PAUL'S BUILDS ANEW

Nine Years After - St. Paul's Builds Anew (1949)

Repairs begin to St Paul's Cathedral damaged by a...

COLONEL BECK ARRIVES BACK IN LONDON

Colonel Beck Arrives Back In London (1939)

Footage of Colonel Beck the Poland Foreign Minister posing...

TO WITNESS ARMY MANOEUVRES

To Witness Army Manoeuvres (1934)

Military Attaches of many countries gather in London to be taken to...

HAVING A LOOK ROUND

Having A Look Round (1940)

Australian soldiers spend a day looking around the sights of London.

MR. MAISKY'S WARNING

Mr. Maisky's Warning (1943)

Soviet Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivan Maisky warns that Germany is...

GENERAL SIKORSKI

General Sikorski (1943)

Death of General Sikorski, Prime Minister of Poland.

GIFTS FROM AMERICAN CHILDREN

Gifts From American Children (1941)

Actress Mary Clare presents American Red Cross gifts to British...

MR MENZIES' GOODBYE

Mr Menzies' Goodbye (1941)

Robert Menzies, Australian Premier, gives final press conference at Ministry...

BELGIUM'S NATIONAL DAY

Belgium's National Day (1941)

Free Belgian troops celebrate their national day at Wellington barracks...

CANINE WARRIORS

Canine Warriors (1941)

Dogs are trained to carry messages and scent out the enemy at special school in...

GUARDSMEN BUILD WHILE BUILDERS MARCH

Guardsmen Build While Builders March (1945)

As builders go on strike in London, guardsmen build...

WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT IT - THE STRIKE AND YOU

What You Said About It - The Strike And You (1947)

Jon Parsons asks the people on the street what...

FRENCH MISSION AT AIR MINISTRY

French Mission At Air Ministry (1938)

General Vuillemin, Chief of French Air Staff meets Air Minister...

GAS MASKS FOR BABIES

Gas Masks For Babies (1939)

The home demonstrates how to use gas masks for babies, London.

SOVIET HONOURS BRITISH AIRMEN

Soviet Honours British Airmen (1942)

Russian ambassador Ivan Maisky presents the Order of Lenin to...

GERT & DAISY ON WAR SAVINGS

Gert & Daisy On War Savings (1942)

Great story takes us to the east end where Gert and Daisy encourage...

DEMONSTRATION IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE

Demonstration In Trafalgar Square (1942)

Huge crowds gather in Trafalgar Square for a 'Second Front...

HOME COMING aka HOMECOMING

Home Coming AKA Homecoming (1944)

A lovely story showing a soldier coming home on leave to his family...

MR ATTLEES CALL TO THE NATION aka MR ATTLEE'S CALL TO THE NATION

Mr Attlees Call To The Nation AKA Mr Attlee's Call To The Nation (1946)

Prime Minister Clement...

LONDON'S FLOATING BUSES

London's Floating Buses (1940)

Pleasure steamers are used to provide transport along the River Thames.

CUTS / OUT TAKES FOR VICTORY PARADE IN 46/46

Cuts / Out Takes For Victory Parade In 46/46 (1946)

Cuts (out takes, rushes) for VICTORY PARADE in...

MR FAWKES COMES TO TOWN

Mr Fawkes Comes To Town (1948)

East End children remember Guy Fawkes.

LONDON AIRPORT - AMERICAN CHRISTMAS TOYS FOR BRITISH CHILDREN

London Airport - American Christmas Toys For British Children (1952)

Men of the American Legion...

ROYAL MARINES 'BEAT RETREAT'

Royal Marines 'beat Retreat' (1950)

The Band of the Royal Marines regiment perform the ceremony of...

RUSSIAN DANCE - LONDON aka RUSSIAN SAILORS AT EARL'S COURT

Russian Dance - London AKA Russian Sailors At Earl's Court (1955)

Russian sailors entertain...

Selected Originals - RUSSIAN DANCE - LONDON

Selected Originals - Russian Dance - London (1955)

Material related to newsreel story "Russian...

700 PRACTICE CIVIL DEFENCE

700 Practice Civil Defence (1963)

London's biggest exercise of kind shows preparations against nuclear...

8,000 MILES, 8 HOURS!

8,000 Miles, 8 Hours! (1963)

B-58 jet bomber makes record flight from Tokyo to London.

TWO-WHEEL ARMY WIZARDS

Two-Wheel Army Wizards (1966)

Royal Artillery Motor Cycle display team put on a show in Woolwich.

BIAFRANS DEMONSTRATE

Biafrans Demonstrate (1967)

Biafrans hold demonstration and march to Downing Street over political...

GENERAL WESTMORE VISITS

General Westmore Visits (1969)

General Westmoreland takes Guard of Honour salute. London.

REHEARSING FOR ROYAL TOURNAMENT

Rehearsing For Royal Tournament (1947)

Shots of troops at dress rehearsal for the Royal Tournament at...

ADMIRAL FECHTELER

Admiral Fechteler (1951)

US Admiral makes return visit to his British counterpart in London.

TROOPING THE COLOUR

Trooping The Colour (1949)

Cuts from newsreel 49/47 - Trooping the Colour. Duplicate of UN 2140 A.

TROOPING THE COLOUR

Trooping The Colour (1950)

Footage of Trooping of the Colour ceremony. London.

TROOPING THE COLOUR CUTS 1962

Trooping The Colour Cuts 1962 (1962)

Queen Elizabeth II inspects parade. Guards band.