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POLAR BEARS TO MATE

Polar Bears To Mate (1969)

Polar bears from Bristol and London zoo brought together to mate.

TESTING NYLON STOCKINGS

Testing Nylon Stockings (1956)

Nice story showing new ladder proof nylons being manhandled.

TRAFFIC JAM TESTING

Traffic Jam Testing (1963)

An item about research into the prevention of traffic jams.

STUDENT RAG

Student Rag (1964)

All the fun of the student rag, with pram pushing, tiddlywinks and piano smashing.

M'LADY'S DRESS - WHILE SHE WAITS

M'lady's Dress - While She Waits (1921)

Alphonse Berg - the dress designer - rustles up a frock for...

M'LADY'S DRESS - WHILE SHE WAITS

M'lady's Dress - While She Waits (1922)

Alphonse Berg - the dress designer - rustles up a frock for...

WINGS OF TOMORROW

Wings Of Tomorrow (1936)

Asian kite inventor, Mr. Mehra, demonstrates his new kite without a tail in...

 

 

ZOO'S WHO

Zoo's Who (1937)

A look at fish specimens on display at London Zoo Aquarium.

CENSUS TIME AT THE ZOO

Census Time At The Zoo (1941)

Light hearted item: the zoo keepers take their own census of the animals....

HOMAGE TO HOLLAND'S QUEEN

Homage To Holland's Queen (1941)

Prince Bernhard gives speech in Regent's Park to celebrate Queen...

THE MELBOURNE CUP on sleeve incorrectly as THE MELNOURNE CUP

The Melbourne Cup On Sleeve Incorrectly As The Melnourne Cup (1937)

Horse racing in Australia:...

OLD ENGLISH GARDEN FETE

Old English Garden Fete (1927)

The Princess Royal attends a garden fete at Regents Park.

LIVING PAINTINGS ROMEO AND JULIET

Living Paintings Romeo And Juliet (1924)

Early film of Sir John Gielgud starring in Romeo and Juliet.

MIDGET CAR TESTED

Midget Car Tested (1938)

A tiny car is taken for a road test in Lee, South London.

THE GRAND NATIONAL

The Grand National (1946)

"Lovely Cottage" wins the Grand National horse race at Aintree. Liverpool,...

UNITY AT LAST

Unity At Last (1946)

New panda, Lien Ho, arrives at London Zoo from Tibetan mountains.

BABY IN THE LIMELIGHT

Baby In The Limelight (1938)

Story relating to Barbara Hutton and Count Haugwitz-Reventlow's battle...

FASHION FLASHES - SHOES

Fashion Flashes - Shoes (1952)

A few new designs for smashing shoes.

B-R-R-R!

B-R-R-R! (1954)

Report on the big frost-up around the country.

THE BATTLE OF BRIXTON

The Battle Of Brixton (1957)

Polytechnic students attack Brixton School of Building to recover a stolen...

BABY ELEPHANT issue title is CHARMED I'M SURE

Baby Elephant Issue Title Is Charmed I'm Sure (1939)

Baby elephant at London Zoo being washed, fed...

NEW BEARS OLD WAYS

New Bears Old Ways (1965)

Bear cubs at London and Whipsnade Zoo + potto lemur.

WHO'S WHO AT ZOO?

Who's Who At Zoo? (1960)

A look at some of the animals at London Zoo and Chessington Zoo.

Selected originals - WHO'S WHO AT ZOO?

Selected Originals - Who's Who At Zoo? (1960)

Material relating to newsreel story "Who's Who at...

HOW BRAINY ARE CHIMPS? aka CHIMP'S INTELLIGENCE TEST

How Brainy Are Chimps? AKA Chimp's Intelligence Test (1962)

Chimps do intelligence tests for...

PINTA FOR BABY LIONESS aka LION CUB AT LONDON ZOO

Pinta For Baby Lioness AKA Lion Cub At London Zoo (1965)

Baby lion Tana being fed from bottle by...

STALLION SHOW

Stallion Show (1967)

A Thoroughbred stallion show takes place at Newmarket, Suffolk.

EXTRA ! XMAS ROUND UP - CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

Extra ! Xmas Round Up - Christmas Lights (1969)

Good colour footage of the Christmas light in...

DAVE AND DUSTY LION CUB

Dave And Dusty Lion Cub (1948)

Little boy tries to take lion cub home from London Zoo.

SAFE DEPOSIT

Safe Deposit (1948)

Item showing a man retrieving some papers from a safety deposit box in a bank.

TEA CENTRE

Tea Centre (1953)

Look at Tea Centre, cafe which gives customers history of tea as well as a decent cuppa!

KITCHEN GADGETS

Kitchen Gadgets (1954)

New Kitchen utensils being demonstrated. Regent Street, London.

MUSICAL DRIVE

Musical Drive (1954)

Royal House Artillery practice riding formations in Regent's Park.

TAILOR'S STABLE

Tailor's Stable (1948)

Sidney Barney's riding outfitters features stable and dummy horse for his clients...

ROTA'S CUBS

Rota's Cubs (1945)

Churchill's lion Rota fathers three lion cubs at London zoo.

PICCADILLY BOMBED

Piccadilly Bombed (1940)

Piccadilly Circus is deserted due to an unexploded bomb - it looks very empty.

PARADE AND BAND - WREATH LAYING

Parade And Band - Wreath Laying (1945)

General Eisenhower laying wreath on Tomb of Unknown Soldier in...

MAN ON TOP OF EROS IN PICCADILLY

Man On Top Of Eros In Piccadilly (1949)

William Painter sits on top of Eros statue in Piccadilly...

LONDON SCENES - PICCADILLY

London Scenes - Piccadilly (1940)

General London street scenes showing Piccadilly Circus and Regent...

MEN'S FASHIONS

Men's Fashions (1947)

An exhibition of modern men's wear is held at Austen Reeds, Regent Street, London.

LONDON'S LIGHTS & BRIGHTON'S GO UP AGAIN aka THE LIGHTS GO ON AGAIN IN UK.

London's Lights & Brighton's Go Up Again AKA The Lights Go On Again In Uk. (1949)

Crowds in...

SCOTTISH VILLAGERS WHO SAVED SABRE JETS

Scottish Villagers Who Saved Sabre Jets (1954)

Villagers from Skipness in London as guests of...

SPRING SCENES

Spring Scenes (1959)

Spring scenes around London.

 KING OLAV OPEN 'DESIGNS OF SCANDINAVIA' EXHIBITION

King Olav Open 'designs Of Scandinavia' Exhibition (1960)

The King of Norway opens a design...

SCAFFOLDING COLLAPSES IN REGENT STREET

Scaffolding Collapses In Regent Street (1960)

Scaffolding from Dickens & Jones department store...

PICCADILLY CIRCUS

Piccadilly Circus (1970)

Traffic scenes from London's Piccadilly Circus and model versions of a less...

RAAF GUARD DOGS IN AUSTRALIA

Raaf Guard Dogs In Australia (1965)

Australian airforce dogs being trained for army duties.

NEW ARRIVALS AT LONDON ZOO

New Arrivals At London Zoo (1966)

Baby animals on show in London Zoo

LONDON AT NIGHT

London At Night (1968)

Regent Street and Piccadilly Circus at night.

TORTOISE

Tortoise (1954)

Marmaduke the giant tortoise at London Zoo.