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BRITAIN'S BREADLINE

Britain's Breadline (1946)

Master bakers attend protest meeting about bread rationing and baker's boy...

STRACHEY EXPLAINS

Strachey Explains (1946)

Food Minister John Strachey explains the need for bread rationing.

POTATO TRAILER

Potato Trailer (1949)

A short trailer film asking Scottish children to volunteer to get in the potato...

FASHION FEATURE

Fashion Feature (1947)

Models wear latest designs in women's tweed coats which are to be sold at utility...

CLOTHING COUPON BOOK

Clothing Coupon Book (1949)

Close ups of clothing coupon ration book.

FOOD PRICES - BERLIN

Food Prices - Berlin (1946)

Food shortage and rations in Berlin.

COUPON-FREE PETROL BRINGS MILES QUEUE

Coupon-Free Petrol Brings Miles Queue (1949)

An Essex garage sells a new product to mix with petrol...

 

 

MOTORING GOES BACK ON RATION

Motoring Goes Back On Ration (1948)

Return of the petrol ration for private motorists.

NET RESULT

Net Result (1945)

A woman makes stockings out of old hat netting.

FOOD SHORTAGE DEMO - ROME

Food Shortage Demo - Rome (1947)

Demonstration against food shortage in Rome.

STRACHEY EXPLAINS BREAD RATIONING

Strachey Explains Bread Rationing (1946)

Cuts from newsreel 46/53 - Food Minister Strachey explains...

ATHENS AFTERMATH

Athens Aftermath (1945)

People of Athens receive food rations from Britain and America.

PRICES ROCKET IN SINGAPORE

Prices Rocket In Singapore (1946)

Despite end of Japanese occupation life is still hard in Singapore...

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...

STARCHEY NEW FOOD MINISTER aka STRACHEY NEW FOOD MINISTER

Starchey New Food Minister AKA Strachey New Food Minister (1946)

John Strachey takes over from...

"Lights Out" In London (1951)

Piccadilly's illuminated signs are turned off due to a fuel crisis.

HUNGRY BOMBAY

Hungry Bombay (1958)

The Indian Government introduce rice and wheat rationing to smooth out food...

STOCKINGS

Stockings (1941)

A clever way to preserve stockings by putting them in oven-warmed jars.

BATHING COSTUME aka TOWEL BATHING COSTUME issue title -

Bathing Costume AKA Towel Bathing Costume Issue Title - "Free And Easy" (1941)

Actress Wilma...

WOODEN SHOES issue title is TIME WILL TELL

Wooden Shoes Issue Title Is Time Will Tell (1943)

A woman tries out pair of (not very glamorous)...

COMPRESSING FOODS

Compressing Foods (1943)

Peter West compresses food extracts to make concentrated rations for...

SELF-SERVICE SHOP

Self-Service Shop (1948)

Housewives shopping at London's first supermarket.

BUTCHERS TRAINING

Butchers Training (1951)

Footage of a lesson to educate budding butchers in Smithfield, Cumbria.

BUDGET FOR GLAMOUR

Budget For Glamour (1946)

Latest budget fashions for women.

HAROLD WILSON

Harold Wilson (1949)

President of the Board of Trade, Harold Wilson announces the scrapping of clothes...

TURTLE AND SNAKE CATCHING

Turtle And Snake Catching (1947)

Aborigines catch turtles and snakes in Darwin, Australia.

SPEECH BY HUGH GAITSKELL

Speech By Hugh Gaitskell (1948)

Fuel Minister Hugh Gaitskell defends withdrawal of basic petrol...

MEAT ON SALE IN PARIS

Meat On Sale In Paris (1948)

Cheap meat sold at temporary stalls on streets of Paris to force butchers...

EUROPE UNDER PETROL SHORTAGE - SCENES IN PARIS, LONDON AND DENMARK

Europe Under Petrol Shortage - Scenes In Paris, London And Denmark (1956)

The effects of the...

VARIOUS - COVENT GARDEN

Various - Covent Garden (1950)

Crowds at Covent Garden market.

MASTER BAKERS MEETING

Master Bakers Meeting (1946)

Master Bakers meeting - bakers discussing bread rationing.

EATS FOR LONELY MEN!

Eats For Lonely Men! (1940)

Good shots of ATS girls preparing food for soldiers at lonely army guard...

MAKE AND MEND TRAILER aka CLOTHING COUPONS TRAILER

Make And Mend Trailer AKA Clothing Coupons Trailer (1943)

Trailer urging people to re-style their...

MILK TRAILER

Milk Trailer (1942)

Government trailer showing the groups of people that are guaranteed a daily ration of...

THE LITTLE THINGS OF LIFE

The Little Things Of Life (1940)

People show how they can economise in wartime life - especially over...

THE DRAMA OF PALESTINE

The Drama Of Palestine (1948)

Ordinary people live in a background of war in Palestine.

I'LL TELL 'EM SAYS MRS. RICHARDSON

I'll Tell 'em Says Mrs. Richardson (1948)

Interview with Housewives representative on Government...

FOOD FOR EAST BERLINERS

Food For East Berliners (1953)

The Reds lift Berlin barriers, and the East Berliners come to the West...

IT HAPPENS THERE TOO

It Happens There Too (1956)

Petrol crisis in Cyprus - Britain is not the only one to suffer.

BATTERIES issue title - LET'S SEE

Batteries Issue Title - Let's See (1940)

Item showing how batteries work and how to make your own.

WOODEN SHOES issue title is ON YOUR TOES

Wooden Shoes Issue Title Is On Your Toes (1943)

Wooden soled shoes being made in Somerset.

"Starving" Says Dr Bicknell. "Nonsense" Says Fred Stevens (1947)

A Doctor and a milkman discuss...

UTILITY FURS

Utility Furs (1944-1945)

Furrier Mr. Grubert shows off latest in utility furs to customer at London showroom.

FASHION FEATURE

Fashion Feature (1947)

Glamorous ladies' shoes at an affordable price - could this be an end to...

CHURCH SHOP

Church Shop (1950)

Footage of church in East Grinstead now used as a shop, West Sussex.

NECK NEWS

Neck News (1945)

Two women model home-made versions of the latest 'dog collars' and chokers.

SWAPSHOP

Swapshop (1948)

Women exchange clothes in swap shop in Birmingham.

FASHION FEATURE aka PARTY FROCKS

Fashion Feature AKA Party Frocks (1947)

The latest in teenage party frocks, modelled in the Pathe...

THE WORLD AS CHRISTMAS NEARED aka AUSTERITY BRITAIN PREPARES FOR CHRISTMAS

The World As Christmas Neared AKA Austerity Britain Prepares For Christmas (1947)

People in...

HEADLINES: SMALL LOAF

Headlines: Small Loaf (1946)

British newspaper headlines announce introduction of smaller loaf of...