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The parasols and puppet shows are out in this joyful springtime gala for Bath's Red Cross hospitals
Non-Fiction 1917 10 mins Silent
The high exposure on this local newsreel helps give the impression that even as WWI raged, it was still sunny in Somerset. It's all leisurely, fairground fun at one Red Cross benefit event - yet people still seem aware that they're performing for the camera. The ceremony in which a new ambulance is presented has to be repeated after the man with the keys drops his hat and laughs.
One attendee holds a "please help" sign towards the camera, in an attempt to appeal to the viewer's charity. Over 90,000 people volunteered for the British Red Cross during WWI; their primary role being the treatment of the sick and wounded at home and overseas. Auxiliary hospitals were set up, of which Bath had a handful. Countess Mary Waldegrave, namechecked here, was the deputy president of the local branch.
1917 1 mins Silent
Pathe's series on WWI turns its eye homeward in this edition about the interning of enemy aliens
Non-Fiction 1917 1 mins Silent Location: Woolwich
Women workers receive a visit from Queen Mary, as she inspects their work at the munitions factory in Woolwich.
Government sponsored film 1917 30 mins Silent
"Eat less bread" is the key message in this ambitious propaganda film on the importance of 'food economy' to the war effort
Documentary 1917 11 mins Silent
Don't be fooled - she's no baby. The Porte Baby's name belies the true size of this monster flying boat!
1917 7 mins Silent
High winds are not good for airships, especially when moored: this study demonstrates what happens when the winds blow
Animation & Artists Moving Image 1917 10 mins Silent
Anson Dyer imagines the characters behind newspaper adverts and brings them to life in this Kine Komedy Kartoon
Current affairs 1977 13 mins Location: Bath
A special report looks into the preparations for the Queen’s Silver Jubilee and her subsequent tour of the South West.
Non-Fiction 1916 1 mins Silent Location: Bath
Taking the waters: soldiers suffering from rheumatism and sciatica visit the hot mineral spring at Bath
Non-Fiction 1923 1 mins Silent Location: Frome
The Prince of Wales visits Bath and Frome in this 1923 newsreel for local cinemas
Government sponsored film 1965 25 mins Location: Bath
Post-nuclear planning in Bath - a Civil Defence training film about the billeting of the homeless after a nuclear bomb
Travelogue 1947 17 mins Silent Location: Cheddar Gorge
Hitchcock went the wrong way! Head south by southwest with this travelogue from Bath to Cornwall.
Non-Fiction 1917 1 mins Silent Location: Bath
Wartime wedding bells for Richard Lloyd George, son of the PM, at Bath Abbey.
Comedy 1919 35 mins Silent
A protective father masquerades as an automatic doll in this bonkers interwar comedy.
1937 11 mins Silent
May Day – a significant day for the labour movement – is covered by the cameras of the Film and Photograph League.
Performance 1986 55 mins
An exploration of the life and work of the controversial British composer.
1935 9 mins
Let it bleed? This exemplary education film gets to the heart of the matter.
Non-Fiction 1935 12 mins Silent
Punchy political film capturing mass protests against unemployment.
1937 15 mins Silent
A spirited satire on the coronation of George VI made by members of the Film and Photograph League.
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