London’s Screen Archives enables Londoners see their past come alive on film. Managed by Film London, we are a unique network of historic film collections that cares for, collects and screens heritage film across the city. Together we preserve London’s rich film heritage from feature films to home movies, public information films, newsreels, and records of the capital’s many different industries.
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Trade Show at Radiolympia
Travel back in time to the National Wireless & Radio Exhibition at Olympia London to view the technology of yesteryear.
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Overview
This rare, pre-war film captures the grandeur and high spirits of Radiolympia. The brightly lit stands are graced by the biggest radio manufacturers of the day including Ediswan, EKCO and Siemens and there is an emphasis on entertainment. Early examples of promotional models and punters dancing in the aisles highlight the fun to be had at this cutting-edge event.
This film is from the collection of Enfield Local Studies Library and Archive, a member of the London's Screen Archives Network.