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WORLD NEWS - ROME

World News - Rome (1950)

Footage of Pope Pius XII at St Mary's. Rome, Italy.

CARNIVAL BELOW ZERO!

Carnival Below Zero! (1959)

Carnival floats and the annual canoe race in Quebec.

LONGEST PLAYING RECORD aka PIANO PLAYING MARATHON

Longest Playing Record AKA Piano Playing Marathon (1959)

Sandy Strickland plays piano for marathon...

WINDMILL issue title WAGGERS AND JOKERS

Windmill Issue Title Waggers And Jokers (1936)

A windmill on the Isle of Thanet that has been...

REGINALD FOORT - ORGANIST

Reginald Foort - Organist (1936)

Famous organist Reginald Foort shows off the wonders of the BBC...

QUAINT HOUSE issue title - GOTTA HOUSE

Quaint House Issue Title - Gotta House (1938)

Brief item about a quaint house in Bekesbourne, Kent.

ST. DAVID'S SINGERS

St. David's Singers (1939)

St David's Singers singing 'Zion's Children'.

 

 

ST BERNARD & CHICKS issue title is HAPPY DAYS

St Bernard & Chicks Issue Title Is Happy Days (1938)

St Bernard dog, chicks and kittens drinking...

BELL RINGERS aka WOMEN BELL RINGERS

Bell Ringers AKA Women Bell Ringers (1944)

Bell ringers practise at St. Paul's in Melbourne,...

POPE'S EASTER BLESSING

Pope's Easter Blessing (1955)

Easter pilgrims in Rome, Pope on balcony.

WHITE ROME

White Rome (1956)

Heavy snow turns Rome into a circus of skidding cars and tumbling pedestrians.

DEVON - PLAYING WITH FIRE

Devon - Playing With Fire (1965)

Bizarre Guy Fawkes' night tradition in Devon - men run holding burning...

A LEAK HIGH UP aka STEEPLEJACKS INSPECT ST MARTIN'S STEEPLE

A Leak High Up AKA Steeplejacks Inspect St Martin's Steeple (1962)

Steeplejacks inspect damage...

RIOTERS FIRE GAOL

Rioters Fire Gaol (1962)

1,200 prisoners set fire to their gaol in Montreal, Canada.

BIG WIN FOR BRITISH RIDERS

Big Win For British Riders (1961)

Scott Ellis wins international motorcross race in St. Cucufa,...

CANADA LIKES HOVERCRAFT

Canada Likes Hovercraft (1963)

Hovercraft appeals to international buyers on land and water...

CITY FINDS UNEXPLODED BOMB

City Finds Unexploded Bomb (1964)

Men from a bomb disposal team find a phosphorous bomb near St....

LIFE SAVING EXHIBITION

Life Saving Exhibition (1963)

Life saving exhibition is held in St. Ives, Cornwall.

DOUBLE DECKER CHURCH

Double Decker Church (1966)

Double decker bus used as mobile church in Hampshire.

HOCKEY MATCH aka PRE-OLYMPIC HOCKEY TOURNAMENT

Hockey Match AKA Pre-Olympic Hockey Tournament (1967)

International hockey tournament at Lords...

LAND YACHT CHAMPIONSHIPS

Land Yacht Championships (1968)

The International Land Yacht Championships take place in St. Peter...

AQUA SCOOTERS

Aqua Scooters (1968)

Jet powered aqua scooters called Sea-Doos are demonstrated in Canada.

BOB-SLEIGH CHAMPIONSHIPS

Bob-Sleigh Championships (1970)

The World for man Bob-Sleigh Championships in Saint Moritz,...

SAND YACHTING

Sand Yachting (1969)

Sand yachting race at Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire.

BLITZ FLOWERS

Blitz Flowers (1946)

Footage of flowers growing in bomb damaged London.

HOME PLANNING

Home Planning (1948)

A young couple drop into the Council of Industrial Design for advice on setting up...

SMALLEST MAN

Smallest Man (1949)

Item showing Henry Behrens who is only 30 inches high and the smallest man in the...

REMOTE-CONTROLLED CLOCK

Remote-Controlled Clock (1949)

Footage of remote controlled clock in St. Mary-at-Hill.

SHOOTING BY SOUND

Shooting By Sound (1950)

Footage of the men firing rifles with the aid of electrical sound to help...

TEA DRINKER

Tea Drinker (1951)

Footage of Oswald Beard who lives on tea alone, At Annes-on-Sea, Lancashire.

BEES

Bees (1952)

Footage of man who keeps bees on roof top of building on Fleet Street in London.

SANCTUARY

Sanctuary (1945)

A tramp wanders into a church and listens to choirboys singing.

MUSICAL PILLOWS

Musical Pillows (1949)

Patients in hospital listen to radio through speakers kept under pillow.

POPE'S BLESSING - GOOD SHOTS VATICAN

Pope's Blessing - Good Shots Vatican (1931)

Pope Pius XI gives blessing in sound while we see views...

ICE FISHING

Ice Fishing (1949)

Ice fishing championship in St. Paul, Canada.

POPE BLESSING CROWD

Pope Blessing Crowd (1946)

Pope Pius XII blesses crowds gathered outside the Vatican. Italy.

RELIGIOUS CEREMONY MONTEROTONDO ITALY

Religious Ceremony Monterotondo Italy (1947)

People of Monterotondo pass statue of their protector...

AUSTRIA: SKI JUMPING

Austria: Ski Jumping (1947)

Item showing new mountain lift in Pongua and skiers tackling the slopes....

BEVAN SPEAKS ON HOUSING

Bevan Speaks On Housing (1946)

Health Minister Nye Bevan talks on housing plus footage of St Paul's...

 COLOMBO CONFERENCE HELD IN OTTAWA

Colombo Conference Held In Ottawa (1954)

Conference in Canada - Asian countries receive financial...

BIRTHDAY ON TOP OF STEEPLE

Birthday On Top Of Steeple (1963)

Cinesound Melbourne manager celebrates his birthday on top of...

ICE HOCKEY IN AUSTRALIA

Ice Hockey In Australia (1964)

Ice hockey match played in Australia.

LINDBERGH JOINS AIR RESERVE

Lindbergh Joins Air Reserve (1950-1959)

Lindbergh shaking hands after being sworn in.

FUR AUCTION IN LENINGRAD

Fur Auction In Leningrad (1960)

Fur auction takes place in Leningrad (now St Petersburg), Russia.

CHURCH BUILT ENTIRELY WITHOUT NAILS

Church Built Entirely Without Nails (1960)

Built in tribute to pioneer settlers, this New Zealand...

CAT SHOW IN RANDWICK aka CAT SHOW IN RANDWICK AUSTRALIA

Cat Show In Randwick AKA Cat Show In Randwick Australia (1965)

Close shots of cats in cages at...

AUSTRALIAN MOTORCYCLE POLICE TRAINING

Australian Motorcycle Police Training (1966)

Motorcycle police recruits in training at St Ives.

ITALIAN ISLAND

Italian Island (1950-1959)

Italian voiceovered documentary shots around an unidentified Italian Island.

DANNY PURCHES - ROMANY SINGER REEL 1

Danny Purches - Romany Singer Reel 1 (1955)

Gypsy street singer signs a £10,000-contract for...

BRITTANY PENANCE

Brittany Penance (1934)

Religious festival of Forgiveness in Brittany, France.