A historical glimpse of Britain using archival film from a collection of old film clips from widely different sources which represents and reflects some of the long forgotten images of life in Britain from the early 1930’s to the 1960’s. Includes footage of Britain in wartime, royal visits, traditional fairs and other celebrations of a bygone era. Most of the footage comes from amateur filmmakers around Great Britain. Narrated by Chris Champion.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
315012
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Amateur motion pictures
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture film - Preservation and storage
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Archival resources
Amateur & Student Films → Amateur films
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Great Britain
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Great Britain - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Great Britain - Social life and customs
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Great Britain - Social conditions
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Nostalgia
History → Great Britain - History - 20th century
History → Monarchy - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)