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Jane Brown changes her job Jane Brown changes her job
Channel: UK National Archives
Length: 44
Date: April 04, 2008
In this extract a woman who served in the Women’s Voluntary Service describes some of the work she and her friends did in an aircraft factory.&...
Food from the Empire Food from the Empire
Channel: UK National Archives
Length: 42
Date: April 04, 2008
This short clip shows butter and cheese making in New Zealand. The clip opens with shots of various cheese products and then cuts to cattle grazing...
Britannia is a woman Britannia is a woman
Channel: UK National Archives
Length: 30
Date: April 04, 2008
This short clip shows a range of jobs carried out by women in the armed forces during the war. It includes scenes of women on parade, and also coo...
Dustbin Parade Dustbin Parade
Channel: UK National Archives
Length: 23
Date: April 04, 2008
A Halas and Batchelor cartoon on the need for scrap. The animation shows a wide range of waste items being converted into useful items. Old hot wat...
Warwork News No.36 Warwork News No.36
Channel: UK National Archives
Length: 27
Date: April 04, 2008
In this sequence a young girl, Rita, is on her way to school. A very stern and posh lady describes how Rita’s clothes have all been made from othe...
Try and get yourself a bit of kip Try and get yourself a bit of kip
Channel: UK National Archives
Length: 150
Date: April 04, 2008
Soldiering is described as being a bit boring! Henry explains how a lot of time is spent doing little or nothing. He tells us that the main action ...
National Service - Women’s Land Army National Service - Women’s Land Army
Channel: UK National Archives
Length: 73
Date: April 04, 2008
This short clip consists of a romantic scene in which a noble woman runs a horse drawn plough across the field. It is taken from a recruiting film ...
Gripping his throat Gripping his throat
Channel: UK National Archives
Length: 91
Date: April 04, 2008
This clip explains the different types of gases used and their effects. He gives a harrowing description of one soldier who was badly burned by gas...
Stuff your pockets with lots of grub Stuff your pockets with lots of grub
Channel: UK National Archives
Length: 126
Date: April 04, 2008
Henry explains that the kitchens are about a mile from the front line trenches. He describes how different types of food are carried up to the fron...
Emily Davison killed at 1913 Derby Emily Davison killed at 1913 Derby
Channel: UK National Archives
Length: 84
Date: April 04, 2008
Opening title says Tattenham Corner, followed by scenes of horses racing past. A new title then tells us ‘Suffragette killed in attempt to pull do...
Women making munitions Women making munitions
Channel: UK National Archives
Length: 82
Date: April 04, 2008
The film goes straight in to show women using heavy engineering machinery such as belt driven lathes. We see women on the production line assemblin...
Inspecting captured German defences Inspecting captured German defences
Channel: UK National Archives
Length: 22
Date: April 04, 2008
In this short sequence we see Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig inspecting the wrecked remains of the Hindenburg Line, Germany’s strongest line of de...
And you’re up and you’re over And you’re up and you’re over
Channel: UK National Archives
Length: 106
Date: April 04, 2008
Henry explains how the order comes and the whistle blows and he has to go over the top. He describes the fear and also the shell and bullet fire co...
The Battle of the Somme 1916 The Battle of the Somme 1916
Channel: UK National Archives
Length: 151
Date: April 04, 2008
This sequence opens with a title commenting on the supply operation to make the attack on the Somme possible. We then see a panning shot of a vast ...
Or you’ll get it shot off Or you’ll get it shot off
Channel: UK National Archives
Length: 28
Date: April 04, 2008
This short extract sees Henry explaining that experienced soldiers were very wary of putting their heads, hands or anything else over the top of t...
Comes the order to fix bayonets Comes the order to fix bayonets
Channel: UK National Archives
Length: 169
Date: April 04, 2008
Henry opens by explaining how the soldiers often worried about being killed or injured. Soldiers often gambled, partly because death could be sudd...
'La Rivista Imperiale -Primo Annuale Dell' Impero [Imperial Review- First Anniversary of the Empire] 'La Rivista Imperiale -Primo Annuale Dell' Impero [Imperial Review- First Anniversary of the Empire]
Channel: UK National Archives
Length: 77
Date: April 02, 2008
Mussolini strides on to the parade ground and an Italian commentary immediately starts up. We see Mussolini awarding campaign medals to soldiers an...
Battle of the Somme 1916 Battle of the Somme 1916
Channel: UK National Archives
Length: 154
Date: April 02, 2008
This clip gives us a detailed view of preparations for the attack at the Somme. We see vast ammunition dumps followed by busy scenes of trucks movi...
Interviews with crew members of the Â?Enola GayÂ? Interviews with crew members of the Â?Enola GayÂ?
Channel: UK National Archives
Length: 119
Date: April 02, 2008
The clip opens with an interview with Colonel Paul Tebbits, the officer in charge of the bomb group that dropped the Hiroshima Bomb. The Colonel t...
Edwardian Folkestone at play 1904 Edwardian Folkestone at play 1904
Channel: UK National Archives
Length: 255
Date: April 02, 2008
In this clip we see people bathing in the sea with interesting details like the bathing booths. Later people are shown having portrait photos taken...
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