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SECONDS OUT  - DUBLIN

Seconds Out - Dublin (1943)

Boxing Championship of the North.

SPOT THE VOICE

Spot The Voice (1945)

Gillian Webb mimes to three different voices and we are asked to guess which one is...

BEDFORD V COVENTRY RUGBY MATCH

Bedford V Coventry Rugby Match (1956)

Try by Webb for Bedford, Nicholas scores conversion, score 5-0.

CHANNEL SWIMMERS MEMORIAL

Channel Swimmers Memorial (1925)

Memorial to Captain Webb is unveiled on occasion of 50th anniversary...

TO TEST THE CHANNEL

To Test The Channel (1926)

Miss Mille Grade practising at Dover for her cross Channel swim.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 11 - THE HURDLER

Feminine Pictorialities No. 11 - The Hurdler (1934)

Olympic hurdler Miss Webb in training at a...

SCREEN TEST

Screen Test (1944)

Footage of screen test for the young actress Gillian Webb.

 

 

TINSEL PICTURES

Tinsel Pictures (1932)

Mr Webb demonstrates the previously popular craft of making collage pictures.

BY POP TO SALVATION

By Pop To Salvation (1964)

Salvation Army's 'Joy Strings' Band perform their hit song "It's an Open...

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CYCLE RACING

World Championship Cycle Racing (1967)

Britons win male and female amateur road races at cycle racing...

SWORDS

Swords (1953)

A look at how swords are made and assembled in Acton, London.

SOLO RUBBER DINGHY BID TO CROSS ATLANTIC BY DEREK HEATH aka SOLO DINGHY BID

Solo Rubber Dinghy Bid To Cross Atlantic By Derek Heath AKA Solo Dinghy Bid (1968)

Derek...

NEW CLIPPER SERVICE TO NEW ZEALAND

New Clipper Service To New Zealand (1941)

New American Clipper service from Australia to New Zealand....

 BOXING: ANNAPOLIS NAVAL ACADEMY

Boxing: Annapolis Naval Academy (1961)

Young American Naval cadets meet in boxing match.

ROBOT GARDENING

Robot Gardening (1959)

Great garden without sweating - demonstration of devices which make gardening...

BARGE RESTAURANT

Barge Restaurant (1964)

A barge named Pretoria is salvaged in Suffolk and taken to London where it is...

FIRST LABOUR GOVERNMENT

First Labour Government (1924)

First pictures of the new Labour governement, Ramsay Macdonald visits...

CHARLIE DRAKE STIRS IT UP

Charlie Drake Stirs It Up (1960)

Charlie Drake and Cliff Richard stir gigantic Christmas Pudding.

LONDON - HE WINS £265,000

London - He Wins £265,000 (1959)

Lady Melchett presents cheques to Pools winners Sydney Keen and...

SUTTON COLDFIELD HAIRSTYLE CHAMPIONS

Sutton Coldfield Hairstyle Champions (1962)

Fellowship of Hair Artists' Open British Championship -...

CLIFF MEETS FLYING HAGGIS

Cliff Meets Flying Haggis (1963)

Fans board a special bus for summer holiday to visit Cliff Richard.

CLIFF RICHARD MEETS NEW LADY

Cliff Richard Meets New Lady (1963)

Cliff Richard meets Susan Hampshire, a female star of his next...

GEORGE MARSHALL

George Marshall (1949)

Dean Acheson takes over from George Marshall as American Secretary of State.

TOJO ON TRIAL FOR WAR CRIMES

Tojo On Trial For War Crimes (1948)

Hideki Tojo, former Prime Minister of Japan, on trial for war...

TOJO AND AIDES SENTENCED FOR WAR

Tojo And Aides Sentenced For War (1948)

Footage of Japanese war criminals being sentenced. Tokyo,...

NEW CROP DUSTER & FOUR SEATER AIRCRAFT

New Crop Duster & Four Seater Aircraft (1957)

New design of plane - the Thruxton Jackeroo - is shown...

 MAGICIANS MEET IN PARIS

Magicians Meet In Paris (1969)

Magicians, hypnotists and mediums show-off talents on Paris streets.

ICE SKATING REEL 2

Ice Skating Reel 2 (1968)

World Professional Ice Skating Championships from Wembley.

SPACE CAPSULE PRESENTED TO SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

Space Capsule Presented To Smithsonian Institution (1961)

Smithsonian Institution in Washington...

ACHESON SUCCEEDS MARSHALL

Acheson Succeeds Marshall (1949)

Dean Acheson takes over from George Marshall as American Secretary of...

W.R.A.F.'s NEW SHAPE

W.R.A.F.'s New Shape (1954)

First pictures of the new Victor Stiebel designed uniforms for the W.R.A.F.

LABOUR PARTY IN CONFERENCE

Labour Party In Conference (1950)

Various Labour politicians arrive at the Labour Party Conference in...

ACHTUNG MOTHS aka GERMAN PILOTS TAKE OVER BRITISH PLANES

Achtung Moths AKA German Pilots Take Over British Planes (1955)

Ex-Luftwaffe pilots take...

CLIFF DRIVES A LONDON BUS

Cliff Drives A London Bus (1962)

Cliff Richard learns to drive bus for his next film, "Summer Holiday"....

ARTISTS IN HAIR STYLES

Artists In Hair Styles (1962)

Top hairdressers give demonstration - resulting in some crazy sixties...

SO LONG, CLIFF

So Long, Cliff (1962)

Farewell party for Cliff Richard before he goes on American tour.

CLIFF'S 21 TODAY

Cliff's 21 Today (1961)

Cliff celebrates his birthday before setting off for Australian tour.

CLIFF OFF TO AUSTRALIA

Cliff Off To Australia (1961)

Singing Star Cliff Richard leaves London airport on his way to an...

ENGLAND V SCOTLAND - RUGBY

England V Scotland - Rugby (1967)

Rugby - England beat Scotland 27 - 14 in the Calcutta Cup....

 ARGYLES FOR BRITISH GUIANA ON HMS IMPLACABLE

Argyles For British Guiana On HMS Implacable (1953)

Army equipment and troops from Argyle...

U.S. ASTRONAUT SCOTT CARPENTER HONOURED

U.S. Astronaut Scott Carpenter Honoured (1962)

Carpenter receives DSM, shows his family the space...

ICE SKATING REEL 1

Ice Skating Reel 1 (1968)

World Professional Ice Skating Championships from Wembley.

AQUA DIVERS

Aqua Divers (1954)

Divers preparing to leave shore in boat and divers at sea in the boat.

PIPE LAYING

Pipe Laying (1957)

A story about the processes involved in laying a gas pipe through the countryside.

SAFE TESTING

Safe Testing (1958)

A quality control test to see how much punishment a safe can withstand.

PEEPS AT THE

Peeps At The "Fun Of The Fayre" - London Pavilion (1921)

Scenes from "Fun of the Fayre" starring...

SEWING MACHINE

Sewing Machine (1955)

Model Patti Morgan runs up a sexy sun suit on her new electric sewing machine.

DORKING part of POLITICAL LEADERS BUSY WEEKEND

Dorking Part Of Political Leaders Busy Weekend (1950)

Labour Party leaders hold a weekend meeting...

VARIETY CLUB AWARDS

Variety Club Awards (1965)

Singers and bands gather to receive Variety Club awards at Savoy Hotel....

SCHOOL WITH 26 TWINS

School With 26 Twins (1962)

Derbyshire secondary school has 26 twins amongst their pupils.