Hearing History 1968

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Streatham, London.

Andrew Brown, a violinist from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, is seen carving a kind of circular wooden violin base on a workbench; several old violin-type instruments hang on the wall. Commentator tells us Andrew re-creates old instruments from long ago.

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
4346
Sort Number:
CP 697
Time in/Out:
01:16:25:00 / 01:18:00:00
Canister:
CP 697
Film ID:
429.08
Issue Date:
02/05/1968

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British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
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The Duke of Edinburgh has many talents, but it is his unique way with words that often receives the most attention. 
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