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Building a Xylophone in 1933

Here is a 1933 clip showing the stages of building a xylophone. Starting with a 'nice hard piece of Honduras rosewood', the film finishes with Harry Robbins playing the finished product.

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9th April 2021

In Remembrance of Prince Philip, 1921 – 2021

No doubt you are aware of the incredibly sad news that has been announced today. The history of British Pathé is very much intertwined with that of the Royal Family and our sympathies are with them at this unhappy time, especially with Her Majesty the Queen. British Pathé filmed the
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: Duke's Magic Lunch Date; Comedian Tommy Cooper has as an assistant Prince Philip at Variety Club luncheon, 1955.

: Peru: Balloonists Probe Two-Thousand-Year Old Mystery Of The Carvings On The Nazca Plains.; New to the Archive: This 1976 clip follows researchers in a balloon to examine the 2,000 years old mystery of the Nazca Plains carvings.

: U.S.A.: How To Wreck A New Car -- The Florida Way; New to the Archive: This film of the 1963 Florida State Fair covers all the hi-jinks of a car stunt demonstration team!

: Usa: Agnew Golf Balls Are A Big-Business Proposition; New to the Archive: This film from 1970 looks back on the manufacture and sale of Spiro Agnew golf balls- at the time there seemed to be a craze for memorabilia relating to the former US Vice President!

: Oman: Replica Of Early Arab Deep Sea Trading Ship Launched To Carry Expedition To China.; New to the Archive: This film looks back to 1980 and a launch of a replica early Arabian ship used to travel to China in Oman.

: India: 50,000 People See World's First Camel Polo Match.; New to the Archive: This week, its a trip back to 1977 and the world's first camel polo match in India!

: The Golden Anniversary Of Custer's Final Battle Is Observed; New to the Archive: This film looks back to 1926, and a re-enactment of the Battle of the Little Bighorn (1876).

: Usa: Vice President Agnew Misdrives Twice And Hits Two In Audience Of Charity Golf March.; New to the Archive: This film looks back to 1971, when US Vice President Spiro Agnew accidentally misdrove twice whilst playing golf, hitting the ball into the crowd on both occasions!

: Uk: Giant Pandas Meet Again.; New to the Archive: This film looks back to 1981 and the meeting of two pandas at London Zoo.

: Peru: Cocaine Toothpaste.; New to the Archive: This film looks back on 1983 and the manufacture of cocaine toothpaste in Peru.

: Usa: "Old Ironsides" Spruced Up For Bicentennial; New to the Archive: This film looks back to the USA Bicentennial year of 1975, and the re-opening of the USS Constitution after a 2-year overhaul.