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SOUTH AFRICAN HOSPITAL

South African Hospital (1914-1918)

Veterans receive training on office equipment. South Africa.

IRISH DERBY SCENES

Irish Derby Scenes (1914-1918)

Horse racing: Footage of the Irish Derby.

LORD MAYOR WRITING LETTER aka LORD MAYOR OF LONDON

Lord Mayor Writing Letter AKA Lord Mayor Of London (1917)

Lord Mayor of London writes special war...

SHAKESPEARE - IN OPERA!  AT THE DUKE OF YORK'S THEATRE

Shakespeare - In Opera! At The Duke Of York's Theatre (1920)

Sequences from an operatic version...

RAF PAGEANT aka OUR WONDERFUL AIRMEN

RAF Pageant AKA Our Wonderful Airmen (1922)

Footage of biplanes performing stunts at Hendon, London.

FOR THE RAF R.A.F. PAGEANT - HENDON

For The RAF R.A.F. Pageant - Hendon (1923)

Impressive stunts provide a taster for the RAF (R.A.F.)...

JERRY THE TROUBLESOME TYKE - C.O.D.

Jerry The Troublesome Tyke - C.O.D. (1926)

Animation featuring that naughty dog Jerry - this week he...

 

 

CAMERA INTERVIEWS - M. DE GROOT

Camera Interviews - M. De Groot (1926)

The famous violinist M. de Groot demonstrates his favourite...

A NOVELTY IN WRITING

A Novelty In Writing (1931)

New technique for poster writing using boxes and lines.

THE MONKEY'S HOTEL - FILMED AT SIDCUP IN KENT

The Monkey's Hotel - Filmed At Sidcup In Kent (1931)

Slightly batty Mrs Austral has lots of monkeys...

GADGETS FOR EVE

Gadgets For Eve (1932)

Various new gadgets for the home are demonstrated.

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...

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 12

Would You Believe It? No. 12 (1934)

Early writing and typewriting machines and insulators for electric...

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 15

Would You Believe It? No. 15 (1934)

Protective wall, American place names in England and a girl using...

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 7

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 7 (1934)

Longest moustache in the world, ambidextrous man...

A WRITING PHENOMENON!

A Writing Phenomenon! (1935)

18-year-old John Bowd writes different things with both hands...

STUDY THEIR HANDWRITING

Study Their Handwriting (1936)

Ivan Silva tells us how personality can be read through handwriting.

LIGHTER THAN AIR

Lighter Than Air (1936)

A history of ballooning and airships - includes great footage of Hindenburg,...

FOLDING FURNITURE issue title reads HOMES TO HURD

Folding Furniture Issue Title Reads Homes To Hurd (1936)

Glamorous models demonstrate some of the...

TYPEWRITER IN CARBOOT

Typewriter In Carboot (1936)

Woman demonstrates a typewriter in the boot of her car.

MISS PAMELA STANLEY

Miss Pamela Stanley (1937)

Interviews with stage actress, Pamela Stanley, as she prepares for role of...

THE WORD MACHINE

The Word Machine (1937)

Cave paintings are explained by diagrams; early typewriters seen at the Science...

MINIATURE HANDWRITING EXPERT issue title - SIGN PLEASE!

Miniature Handwriting Expert Issue Title - Sign Please! (1937)

Charles Gunner writes in miniature...

"Just A Line!" (1938)

A brief history of letter writing shows us letters from Anne Boleyn and Queen...

PENS

Pens (1939)

A short history of writing.

LITTLE SHIPS COME BACK

Little Ships Come Back (1940)

Minesweepers return to port to be cleaned and painted.

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...

DIARIES

Diaries (1942)

A look at diaries, including Old Father Time showing events from the past.

FEATHERS

Feathers (1942)

Item showing different uses for feathers - they could be part of a costume, or used as a...

SEAFIRES AND PRESSURE CHAMBER

Seafires And Pressure Chamber (1943)

Pilots are tested in a pressure chamber before flying new Seafire...

HOW ITMA IS WRITTEN

How Itma Is Written (1945)

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

WITH LOVE FROM MUM

With Love From Mum (1945)

Mother writes to son on her birthday & goes out for a drink with his friends...

BOX OFFICE DRAW

Box Office Draw (1945)

Good item showing James Mason at home with his wife Pamela Kellino. Hertfordshire....

A TRIBUTE TO WOMEN

A Tribute To Women (1945)

Pathe pays tribute to housewives for their war efforts.

ROBERT GIBBINGS ARTIST

Robert Gibbings Artist (1945)

Author and artist Robert Gibbings works in lovely surroundings of Waltham...

PERSONALITY MEET ARTHUR ASKEY

Personality Meet Arthur Askey (1945)

Item showing comedian Arthur Askey playing about at home. Sussex...

PERSONALITY MEET LUPINO LANE

Personality Meet Lupino Lane (1945)

Item showing comedian Lupino Lane at home in Windsor, Berkshire.

G.B.S. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW

G.B.S. George Bernard Shaw (1946)

Excellent footage of the writer George Bernard Shaw at home in...

PERSONALITY! MEET - ????

Personality! Meet - ???? (1946)

Best-selling novelist Peter Cheyney dictates part of his new novel to...

ARMY WIVES' HOSTEL

Army Wives' Hostel (1948)

Hostel for wives and children of servicemen on duty overseas.

NEEDLES LIGHTHOUSE

Needles Lighthouse (1948)

A look at the three lighthouse keepers on the Needles lighthouse off the Isle...

POST OFFICE PUB

Post Office Pub (1949)

A Post Office inside a pub in Rotherhithe, Surrey.

DUAL WRITER

Dual Writer (1949)

Mr Rolf Slater writes with both hands at the same time.

PENMANSHIP

Penmanship (1949)

William Bishop demonstrates his calligraphy skills and shows off his large collection of...

HAND WRITING EXPERT

Hand Writing Expert (1950)

Footage of hand writing expert inspecting signatures of famous people in...

GUARD'S VAN

Guard's Van (1951)

Footage of the guard in the guard's van, London.

ARCTIC CLOTHING

Arctic Clothing (1951)

Testing arctic clothing for airmen. Farnborough,

PRESTO-PAK TABLE

Presto-Pak Table (1952)

Footage of multi purpose table as demonstrated by Yvonne Marsh. London.

CHILDREN'S FASHIONS

Children's Fashions (1952)

Footage of durable clothing being tested by small children. London.

SOUND QUIZ

Sound Quiz (1953)

Eammon Andrews hosts an edition of Pictorial Sound Quiz.