M/S as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Mother) arrive at Ballater station Balmoral for their holiday in Scotland. He is dressed in kilt and Highland costume. He inspects the Guard of Honour of a Scottish Regiment....
M/S as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Mother) arrive at Ballater station Balmoral for their holiday in Scotland. He is dressed in kilt and Highland costume. He inspects the Guard of Honour of a Scottish Regiment. The Queen watches with Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Princess Margaret. The King shakes hands with some of the men.
Chelmsford, Essex. Various shots as a movie camera is fitted in a police car to catch people committing traffic violations. Various shots as people cycle past. Various shots of vehicles and pedestrians committing offences.
Wythenshaw, Greater Manchester. Various shots of a lorry with a large tarpaulin covering the loads. M/S as a crane swings part of an aluminium house from the lorry. M/S's as workmen push half a section into position on rollers. C/U of workman operating a lever to manipulate the sections of the house together. C/U's of the two sections of the house gradually coming together at the centre. M/S interiors of the house, showing cupboards and drawers fixed to the walls. M/S of the new houses, a woman unlocks to the door to hers.
L/S of empty storage tanks, a cafe owner puts a sign up which reads 'no tea no gas' after gas strike. M/S of a family brewing tea with an urn on a wood fire in the garden of their house. M/S as the milkman drops in for a cup. C/U of a housewife frying sausages on an open fire in her garden while her small son looks on with interest.
The death penalty has been carried out in almost all societies and although these images from WWI and WWII are unsettling, they still provide a raw account of events from a certain time.
On June 4 1913, suffragette Emily Wilding Davison made her way in to the history books when she fell under the hooves of George V’s horse at the Epsom Derby. But was it intentional?
From well-constructed and contrived quips to completely natural and seemingly spontaneous comments, there's something fascinating about people's last words.
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.
WW2 accounted for over 60m deaths and innumerable lives shattered. Pathé cameras took to land, sea and air to record the bloodshed. Here are the 10 bloodiest battles that were caught on film.
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.
Terrorism is nothing new. The Pathe archive has a vast collection of material related to terrorist attacks dating back to 1919 right through to the 2005 London bombings.
Comments (0)
We always welcome comments and more information about our films.
All posts are reactively checked. Libellous and abusive comments are forbidden.