Titles read: 'London Fire Brigade's First War Time Regatta.'
Shot of 2 rowing boats racing each other on River Thames. C/U men on shore cheering; waving. Back to boats; going past some industrial works. Under bridge. Tracking shot on river with boats. C/U boat; now rowing slowly; small docks...
Titles read: 'London Fire Brigade's First War Time Regatta.'
Shot of 2 rowing boats racing each other on River Thames. C/U men on shore cheering; waving. Back to boats; going past some industrial works. Under bridge. Tracking shot on river with boats. C/U boat; now rowing slowly; small docks along riverbank; houses in background. Shot of a boat; with crew in dark uniforms.
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The images taken from inside Buchenwald Concentration Camp after its Liberation show us what it was like; it tells us what happened and forces us to remember.
The great politician and orator Winston Churchill left behind a sea of humourous quips and discerning quotes. We remember some of his finest epigrams and witty ripostes.
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Life before health and safety laws; men worked at huge heights, balancing on girders and cranes all in order to help build the world's tallest skyscrapers.
Over its history, the Pathe cameras filmed a number of people who had committed heinous crimes. So in no particular order, these images show ten faces of truly evil men and women.
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