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OLYMPIC TRAINING

Olympic Training (1968)

Ghanaians work out at high altitude Olympic training camp in Kenya, Africa.

Selected Originals - HIGHLAND GAMES

Selected Originals - Highland Games (1969)

Material relating to newsreel story HIGHLAND GAMES -...

BAT POLO

Bat Polo (1970)

Item showing a game of Bat Polo played in canoes. Crystal Palace, London.

DAVE AND DUSTY  CHESS

Dave And Dusty Chess (1947)

Little boy and his pet dog visit a chess tournament.

GOAL RUNNING

Goal Running (1951)

Footage of people in Faversham playing the ancient game of Goal Running, Kent.

ULTRA CLOSE UPS

Ultra Close Ups (1951)

Footage of quiz item, ordinary items are magnified a thousand times. London.

ZOOMERANG

Zoomerang (1952)

Young women have fun with a zoomerang on Wimbledon Common in London.

 

 

ULTRA CLOSE-UPS

Ultra Close-Ups (1953)

Footage of a quiz which involves guessing names of flowers from close ups. London....

SEA CRICKET

Sea Cricket (1949)

Girls play game of sea cricket beside Bournemouth Pier.

CHESS

Chess (1946)

Men play chess during lunch hour at Gambit Chess Rooms in London.

CROQUET

Croquet (1953)

Footage of croquet being played on tennis courts at Wimbledon, Surrey.

BLIND DARTS TEAM

Blind Darts Team (1954)

Dart competition for elderly blind men in Brixton, London.

NET POLO

Net Polo (1954)

Footage of net pool for women at swimming pool in London.

CLANS GATHER AT COWAL GAMES

Clans Gather At Cowal Games (1947)

Traditional Scottish events dominate the Highland Games competition...

COWAL HIGHLAND GAMES - mute version

Cowal Highland Games - Mute Version (1934)

Traditional Highland Games are held at Dunoon, Scotland.

CHILDRENS' RACES

Childrens' Races (1948)

Children racing on scooters

ITALIAN WOMEN'S MOTOR GYMKHANA

Italian Women's Motor Gymkhana (1962)

Women get out of cars and leap over obstacles.

SCHOOL FOR GAMBLERS IN KNIGHTSBRIDGE

School For Gamblers In Knightsbridge (1965)

At a school for gamblers they play "Chemin de Fer" with...

MUNICH SET FOR 1972 OLYMPICS

Munich Set For 1972 Olympics (1966)

Work on the sites of the Munich 1972 Olympic.

DAVE AND DUSTY  CHESS

Dave And Dusty Chess (1947)

Duplicate of story of same name found in NP 132 - see separate record for...

BASEBALL - CANADIANS V AMERICANS

Baseball - Canadians V Americans (1916)

Very good film of baseball game between Canadian soldiers and...

GLOUCESTER FAIR

Gloucester Fair (1917)

Footage of sports day and fair in Gloucester.

MILITARY SPORTS

Military Sports (1914-1918)

Light-hearted military sports events.

CHILDREN AT RHEIMS

Children At Rheims (1910-1919)

Children in front of Rheims cathedral + shots of 2 priests.

PASSENGERS DECK GAMES

Passengers Deck Games (1920-1930)

Passenger games on deck of ship.

BOWLING CONGRESS aka 10 PIN BOWLING

Bowling Congress AKA 10 Pin Bowling (1948)

Men playing in bowling alley, possibly competing

GREASY POLE DANCE - FINLAND

Greasy Pole Dance - Finland (1920-1929)

Children and adults straddle pole and have pillow fights on a ship,...

MOSCOW STREET SCENES

Moscow Street Scenes (1948)

Chess tournament and street scenes Moscow.

GIRL PLAYING WITH BALL

Girl Playing With Ball (1920-1930)

A little girl plays catch with a ball.

MARBLES

Marbles (1946)

Marbles championship at Tinsley Green, West Sussex.

LADYWELL GAME

Ladywell Game (1957)

Boys at Lancing College invent a new game - Ladywell Game.

THE SUPER FORCING SYSTEM

The Super Forcing System (1932)

Story about old men playing card at Hebrew home for the aged in New...

OLYMPIC ATHLETES

Olympic Athletes (1968)

Olympic athletes in training. Portsmouth, Hampshire. Colour item.

FASTERN'S 'EEN BA'

Fastern's 'een Ba' (1960)

Traditional game of Fastern's 'Een Ba' or Candlemas Handba' in Jedburgh,...

AUNT SALLY

Aunt Sally (1963)

Traditional game of Aunt Sally is played in an Oxfordshire beer garden.

PONY GAMES

Pony Games (1967)

The Pony Club Mounted Games are held at Butlin's Holiday Camp in Essex.

TAILTEANN PREPARATIONS

Tailteann Preparations (1932)

Irish athletes in training for athletic events in Dublin.

"Three Cheers For England's Athletes!" (1930)

Coverage of various running events from the British...

ETON WALL GAME

Eton Wall Game (1933)

Bizarre but traditional game played annually by boys at Eton College.

BRIGHTENING UP THE PARTIES

Brightening Up The Parties (1925)

Great film showing popular party games of the 1920s.

THE MERRY MONTH OF MAY

The Merry Month Of May (1923)

May Day procession - crowning of the May Queen - Maypole dancing.

WATER TILTING

Water Tilting (1920)

Jousting match on water - two men wear canoe shaped shoes and have a bout.

SLED-SLIDERS

Sled-Sliders (1932)

Mad film shows Germans having fun on sledges with bones for runners.

ROBB WILTON

Robb Wilton (1932)

Robb Wilton as a prison governor delivers a comic monologue.

THE WATER TILTERS

The Water Tilters (1932)

Men and women competitors take part in the strange sport of Water Tilting,...

SPORTSHOTS NO 21 - CYCLE POLO

Sportshots No 21 - Cycle Polo (1933)

Footage of a Cycle Polo, commentary and explanation is provided...

SPORTSHOTS NO. 28 - QUOITS

Sportshots No. 28 - Quoits (1933)

Quoits played on a village green in Surrey.

TAPPITOUT

Tappitout (1933)

The composer Herman Darewski introduces a new party game.

A PARIS LIDO

A Paris Lido (1934)

A London Lido is contrasted with a new Paris Lido - which looks like much more fun!

CAN YOU BELIEVE YOUR EARS?  NO. 5

Can You Believe Your Ears? No. 5 (1934)

Another edition of the quiz where we have to guess a sound...