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Scoops, pirates and pinching in the newsreels
For some years after I joined British Movietone News in October 1945, I heard stories from older members of the staff about the “Scoops” that had taken place in the early twenties to the mid thirties.… more →
Terence Gallacher's recollections of a career in film
Scoops, pirates and pinching in the newsreels
wrote 3 hours ago: For some years after I joined British Movietone News in October 1945, I heard stories from older mem … more →
Podcast: The Movietone Years – episode thirty four
wrote 4 days ago: “Movietone sound engineer Pat Wyand” This week’s podcast concerns sound engineer P … more →
The National News: The forgotten newsreel
wrote 1 week ago: In the summer of 1937, there must have been some considerable discontent with the newsreels. A grou … more →
Podcast: The Movietone Years – episode thirty three
wrote 1 week ago: “Movietone cameraman Dick Harris” This week’s podcast concerns Dick Harris, a Movi … more →
Filming the Watney Cup
wrote 2 weeks ago: In the early seventies, I had been making small films for Watney Mann, when they asked me if I could … more →
Podcast: The Movietone Years – episode thirty two
wrote 2 weeks ago: “Movietone cameraman Norman Fisher” Previous podcasts have been about my experiences at … more →
Cameraman tales: Ed Vankan – Stanleyville massacre 1964
wrote 3 weeks ago: In the early sixties, Ed Vankan was a UPMT/UPIN cameraman. He was sent to the former Belgian Congo … more →
The Movietone Years Podcast – recap
wrote 3 weeks ago: After thirty one episodes of “The Movietone Years” podcast, we’re having a break f … more →
Cameraman tales: Anon – Salisbury
wrote 4 weeks ago: Our anonymous cameraman was first of all a freelance cameraman based in the west country and working … more →
Podcast: The Movietone Years – episode thirty one
wrote 1 month ago: “Fifteen assignments a day” When I joined British Movietone News, for a second time, in … more →
Colleagues: Victor Mardon - Movietone
wrote 1 month ago: Victor Mardon first joined Pathe at the age of 21 in 1921. Movietone produced the first sound newsr … more →
Podcast: The Movietone Years – episode thirty
wrote 1 month ago: “The Beatles come home” On February 22nd 1964, the Beatles returned from their famous to … more →
Mrs Thatcher visits Foley Street
wrote 1 month ago: In the early eighties, UPITN, who had been housed within ITN House since 1969, moved round the corne … more →
Podcast: The Movietone Years – episode twenty nine
wrote 1 month ago: “Cleopatra and the Christmas Bonus 1963″ British Movietone News were owned by 20th Centu … more →
World Cup 1966
wrote 1 month ago: In 1966, the World Cup Football championship was held in England for the first time. At a time when … more →
Podcast: The Movietone Years – episode twenty eight
wrote 1 month ago: “Movietone and the UPI Wire service” This week’s podcast describes how Movietone m … more →
East African Safari Rally 1971
wrote 1 month ago: Easter time and, after a gap of three years, we are off once more to Nairobi for the East African Sa … more →
Podcast: The Movietone Years – episode twenty seven
wrote 2 months ago: “Libyan earthquake 1963″ This week’s podcast concerns how cameraman Ian Grant film … more →
Weapons of Mass Destruction
wrote 2 months ago: I am not an expert on Weapons of Mass Destruction, but, over the years I have witnessed events that … more →
