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"Plane Safety!" (1938)

Aeroplane flying by radio location finding - early radar?

HIGH DOWN SOUTH!

High Down South! (1938)

A trip to the top of a very high radio transmitter mast being built in...

"Neutrals" (1939)

Good shots of Swedish warships escorting a merchant ship on the Baltic Sea.

MERCY RADIO!

Mercy Radio! (1940)

The International Radio Medical Station in Rome assists ill people on board ships at...

ARMY MANOEUVRES

Army Manoeuvres (1935)

Men of the British Army show their skills and equipment in large scale manoeuvres.

TRUMAN'S SPEECH

Truman's Speech "A Fateful Hour" (1947)

Harry Truman calls on the US to fight Communism in Europe.

FIGHTING THE FOG!

Fighting The Fog! (1935)

Story showing how radio helps pilots flying through fog.

 

 

WINGED WARRIORS

Winged Warriors (1931)

Interesting film showing German soldiers using carrier pigeons to send messages.

NEWS FLASHES - MOSCOW

News Flashes - Moscow (1956)

Soviet leaders meet Polish Communist Leader Wladislaw Gomulka in Moscow.

POLICE DOG issue title - A.R.P.

Police Dog Issue Title - A.R.P. (1939)

A police dog hears her trainer's instructions via a wireless...

BOY ARTIST issue title - QUICK ON THE DRAW

Boy Artist Issue Title - Quick On The Draw (1943)

Tommy Fair works at the Central Telegraph Office...

MORSE

Morse (1942-1944)

A look at Morse code and other forms of communication.

DISPATCH RIDERS aka EMERGENCY MESSENGERS issue title - NEEDS MUST

Dispatch Riders AKA Emergency Messengers Issue Title - Needs Must (1942)

Young men volunteer to...

TRAINEE SOLDIERS aka TEACHING POLES RADIO issue title - PLEASE TEACHER

Trainee Soldiers AKA Teaching Poles Radio Issue Title - Please Teacher (1944)

Boys learn...

BENGAL SOLDIERS aka ON PATROL IN BENGAL

Bengal Soldiers AKA On Patrol In Bengal (1944)

Carrier pigeons relay important messages from remote...

NEWS FROM FRANCE

News From France (1963)

Paris demonstration & Pau Grand Prix.

HAROLD WILSON MEETS MR K

Harold Wilson Meets Mr K (1963)

Harold Wilson meets Mr Khrushchev in Moscow.

PICCADILLY SQUATTERS

Piccadilly Squatters (1969)

British hippies routed from Piccadilly and Bedford Square. London.

TIME PLEASE

Time Please (1945)

Item showing machinery which ensures time signals and speaking clock are correct.

999 - SCOTLAND YARD

999 - Scotland Yard (1948)

Item shows what happens after an emergency call is made to Police telephone...

RIVER POLICE STATION

River Police Station (1950)

Footage of River Police Station on the banks of the Thames, London.

REMOTE CONTROLLED LAUNCH

Remote Controlled Launch (1950-1951)

Remote controlled launch is tested off coast of Portsmouth, Hampshire.

RADIO BUSES

Radio Buses (1950)

Radio communication enables buses to be sent quickly to queuing passengers.

WALKIE-TALKIE DIVER

Walkie-Talkie Diver (1948)

Diver has a walkie-talkie microphone fitted into his helmet.

SPEAKING CLOCK aka TIME

Speaking Clock AKA Time (1954)

A man dials 'TIM' then we hear and see the workings of the speaking...

RADIO TAXIS

Radio Taxis (1947)

In Cambridge, taxis give instructions over radio where to collect the customers.

C.I.D.

C.I.D. (1945)

Short film showing how the crime is solved.

MADAME WILL YOU WALK AND TALK?

Madame Will You Walk And Talk? (1946)

A walkie talkie device proves useful where there are no...

DOGS PATROL

Dogs Patrol (1954)

The Tail Waggers Club, designed to find lost dogs.

TELEPHONE TESTS

Telephone Tests (1953)

John Laurie and his colleagues carry out tests on telephones to check their...

 DE GAULLE AT VERDUN

De Gaulle At Verdun (1948)

Communist opponents set off sirens during De Gaulle's address to mass...

REDS SWEEP CHINA

Reds Sweep China (1948)

Chinese civil war communists advancing - Madame Chiang goes to US to ask for...

CHURCHILL

Churchill (1949)

Winston Churchill making a strong pre-election speech at an outdoor venue.

ELECTIONS TO THE SUPREME SOVIETS  aka ELECTIONS IN RUSSIA

Elections To The Supreme Soviets AKA Elections In Russia

Good scenes of democracy as...

SMASHING THE GRAB AND DASH RAIDERS!

Smashing The Grab And Dash Raiders! (1935)

Item showing how police emergency telephone boxes help to...

MALAYAN WOMEN BANDITS aka MALAYAN BANDITS SURRENDER

Malayan Women Bandits AKA Malayan Bandits Surrender (1953)

British soldiers capture female...

ROOSEVELT SPEECH

Roosevelt Speech (1937)

Franklin D. Roosevelt states his opposition to fascism. America.

CHINESE REDS FREE ANGUS WARD

Chinese Reds Free Angus Ward (1949)

First pictures of American Consul General Angus Ward after being...

KOREA: UN FORCES MEET OFFENSIVE

Korea: UN Forces Meet Offensive (1951)

Shots of battle between US and communist forces in Korea.

TRUMAN SPEAKS ON CONTROLS

Truman Speaks On Controls (1951)

President Harry Truman speaks about controls to combat communism....

 GENERAL RIDGWAY WARNS COMMUNISTS

General Ridgway Warns Communists (1951)

General Ridgway gives speech on first anniversary of Korean...

ROBB WILTON issue title WHEELSPIN TO WILTON!

Robb Wilton Issue Title Wheelspin To Wilton! (1936)

Robb Wilton entertains as a bumbling solicitor...

 ALGER HISS CONVICTED USA

Alger Hiss Convicted USA (1951)

Alleged spy Alger Hiss convicted for perjury after denying Communist...

COMMUNIST RIOTS IN BERLIN

Communist Riots In Berlin (1955)

Various shots of West German police fighting with communist youth...

 IRON CURTAIN REFUGEES ARRIVE IN USA

Iron Curtain Refugees Arrive In USA (1955)

30,000th refugee arrives in America under 1953 Relief...

FORMOSA RALLIES IN SUPPORT OF TIBET REBELS

Formosa Rallies In Support Of Tibet Rebels (1959)

Chiang Kai Shek speaks in support of Tibetan...

CHINA STAGES LUMUMBA RALLY

China Stages Lumumba Rally (1961)

Communist China holds big rally to protest death of Patrice Lumumba....

ALGAR HISS INTERVIEW

Algar Hiss Interview (1970)

Interview with Algar Hiss who was accused of being a Communist spy in the...

THE CHURCH OF SILENCE

The Church Of Silence (1964)

New Martyr church in Rome, Italy.

DOWN WITH AERIALS!

Down With Aerials! (1960-1969)

Film which shows how television reception can be improved by "wired...