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BROADCASTING HEART BEATS!

Broadcasting Heart Beats! (1932)

Experiments are made to broadcast the sound of heartbeats and of a boy...

THE B.B.C. BRAINS TRUST ANSWERING

The B.B.C. Brains Trust Answering "Any Questions?" Reel 1 (1945)

The Brains Trust meet and...

SCHOOL RADIO STATION

School Radio Station (1957)

Great short film about radio station run by school children interested in...

HIS MAJESTIES SPEECH TO HIS PEOPLES

His Majesties Speech To His Peoples (1935)

King George V's Christmas speech with montage of shots of...

LONDON CALLING!

London Calling! (1925)

Great film showing how radio broadcasts are recorded and transmitted.

ON THE AIR - IN THE AIR!  WITH JACK HYLTON AND HIS BAND

On The Air - In The Air! With Jack Hylton And His Band (1933)

Jack Hylton and his Band...

ERIC COATES

Eric Coates (1934)

Composer Eric Coates conducts an orchestra playing his famous composition 'London...

 

 

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 91

Caught By The Camera No. 91 (1936)

Caught by the Camera - a special train carriage just for dancing;...

THE TALKING LINK

The Talking Link (1936)

A look at the history of the telephone and the improvements which have been...

CAMERA INTERVIEWS NO. 1 NOAH BEERY

Camera Interviews No. 1 Noah Beery (1937)

Hollywood villain, Noah Beery, is interviewed by Miss...

HENRY WOOD

Henry Wood (1938)

Sir Henry Wood conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Vaughan Williams' 'Serenade To...

EVE, AD 2000!

Eve, Ad 2000! (1939)

Fab story predicts what women and one unfortunate man will be wearing in the year...

MAGIC OF THE ETHER!

Magic Of The Ether! (1940)

Great story shows us radio production behind the scenes at Radio City in New...

UNCLE SAM'S TELEVISION

Uncle Sam's Television (1940)

Interesting item shows the development of television in the United States...

INTERNATIONAL SPELLING BEE RADIO CONTEST

International Spelling Bee Radio Contest (1938)

American students compete against their British...

INTERNATIONAL SPELLING BEE

International Spelling Bee (1938)

Simultaneous radio spelling contest between Great Britain and the...

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES - HATS

Feminine Pictorialities - Hats (1935)

Sketches of designer hats from Paris are sent by radio to...

PHILIP RIDGEWAY

Philip Ridgeway (1936)

Radio broadcaster Philip Ridgeway, singer Irene and Jean Melville entertain us...

TREFOR JONES IN

Trefor Jones In "Maire My Girl" (1932)

Romantic song is illustrated by shots of lovestruck girl...

THE WATCH DOG

The Watch Dog (1932)

Nice item about Black Jack the watchdog at Bush House office buildings in London.

BRITAIN TO VOTE

Britain To Vote (1951)

Prime Minister Attlee announces the next General Election. Pathe ask people what...

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS issue title OK FOR SOUND

Musical Instruments Issue Title Ok For Sound (1939)

Musical instruments of past and present with...

NOISE issue title - SAFE AND SOUND

Noise Issue Title - Safe And Sound (1940)

Educational film about sound and hearing.

U.S. EAGLE CLUB aka AMERICAN EAGLE CLUB

U.S. Eagle Club AKA American Eagle Club (1941)

U.S. servicemen get a taste of home at the American...

LONDON'S QUEENS HALL

London's Queens Hall (1942)

Good item showing the Queens Hall before and after it was wrecked by bombs....

RHYTHM

Rhythm (1943)

Item showing rhythm, good shots of couples jitterbugging, and brief shots of Benny Goodman.

HOW ITMA IS WRITTEN

How Itma Is Written (1945)

Ted Kavanagh, writer of ITMA, tries to get some inspiration at home.

'MUCH BINDING IN THE MARSH'

'much Binding In The Marsh' (1950)

Great story shows recording of popular radio show 'Much Binding In...

PEOPLE IN CAMERA

People In Camera (1947)

Al Phillips trains for his boxing match and Foreign Minister Bevin returns...

HELIGOLAND BLOWN UP

Heligoland Blown Up (1947)

The German wartime U Boat base of Heligoland is blown up by the Royal Navy.

CHERBOURG PENINSULA

Cherbourg Peninsula (1944)

Good footage of American troops advancing in France during the summer of...

CHURCHILL: FREEDOM OF MANCHESTER

Churchill: Freedom Of Manchester (1947)

Winston Churchill receives Freedom of City and addresses Tory...

ROYAL BIRTH

Royal Birth (1948)

BBC broadcaster Franklin Engelman announces the birth of Prince Charles. London.

QUEEN OPENS NEW HOSPITAL WING

Queen Opens New Hospital Wing (1946)

Queen Elizabeth visits Victoria Hospital at East Grinstead on...

BERLIN MATERIAL COAL AND SUPPLIES BY AIR.

Berlin Material Coal And Supplies By Air. (1948)

General Sir Brian Robertson talking to officers...

PRINCESS MARGARET VISITS TELEVISION STUDIOS

Princess Margaret Visits Television Studios (1956)

Princess Margaret visits the BBC Television...

LA GUARDIA READS THE FUNNIES

La Guardia Reads The Funnies (1940-1949)

La Guardia reads 'Funnies' to children on radio during New York...

TOKYO 'ROSE' QUESTIONED

Tokyo 'rose' Questioned (1945)

Japanese American woman interviewed by naval intelligence officers.

UNCLE MAC CALLING CHILDREN

Uncle Mac Calling Children (1954-1959)

An appeal for the National Children's Home and Orphanage.

CHILDREN'S TELEVISION - MEN OF ACTION reel 1

Children's Television - Men Of Action Reel 1 (1951)

Educational film showing how stained glass made...

ROBB WILTON FIRST WORLD WAR SOLDIER

Robb Wilton First World War Soldier (1932)

Robb Wilton as soldier returning late from World War I -...

SANDY MACPHERSON

Sandy Macpherson (1939)

Sandy MacPherson plays the BBC organ on a theatre stage - dupe of PT 463.

MAVIS BENNETT

Mavis Bennett (1932)

Soprano Mavis Bennett sings 'The Bird of Love Divine' - dupe of PT 130.

 METHODS OF COMMUNICATIONS

Methods Of Communications (1970-1979)

Quickly edited sequence of different methods of communicating...

DAYS OF TENSION

Days Of Tension (1939)

Footage of preparations being made in Britain for outbreak of war.

WHILE THE SUN SHINES

While The Sun Shines (1946)

Cast and crew of 'While The Sun Shines' mark completion of the film with an...

THE GOLDEN VOICE

The Golden Voice (1935)

Miss E. W. Cain wins the Post Office's Golden Voice competition and becomes the...

MAGIC NIGHTS

Magic Nights (1932)

Numerous acts are seen in Charles B Cochran's Cabaret Show at the Trocadero in...

BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

BBC Symphony Orchestra (1932)

Excellent footage of the BBC Symphony Orchestra playing Elgar's 'Land of...

POW

Pow (1945)

Edward Ward who spent over three years in captivity talks about POW camps.