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2 weeks ago
Mikado clip 7 - Here's a how-de-do!
A favourite song with good a good comical spin.
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3 weeks ago
Blackadder-Sense&Senility Part 4/4
When an assassination attempt is made on the prince, against Blackadder's wishes, the prince hires two actors to help him improve his image, by mea...
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@studioworksplc No, it's "hot potato, orchestra stalls, Puck will make amends"
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3 weeks ago
Agecroft Cooling Towers Demolition
The 8th May, 1994
Agecroft Cooling Towers are demolished by explosives.
NOTE: This is the second time i have uploaded this video, because the firs...
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@Eclipsinq It was coal fired, not nuclear
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4 weeks ago
Fry & Laurie on Choice
A sketch from "A Bit of Fry and Laurie", Series 2, Episode 5, on the subject of broadcasting deregulation to encourage "choice".
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2 months ago
Scrooge (1951)
The 1951 British (black and white) version of Scrooge. Directed by Brian Desmond Hurst. Starring Hermione Baddeley, Alastair Sim, Kathleen Harrison...
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@bobheads07 it's meant to be the Royal Exchange in London (the Stock Exchange), but I suspect it's a studio set.
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2 months ago
Christmas Food Court Flash Mob, Hallelujah Chorus - Must See!
http://www.AlphabetPhotogra... - On Nov.13 2010 unsuspecting shoppers got a big surprise while enjoying their lunch. Over 100 participants in ...
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@barabi51 Just proves, conductors are a bunch of overrated poseurs ;o)
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2 months ago
Abertoir 2010: A Warning to the Curious
Extract of a performance by Robert Lloyd Parry at Abertoir 2010.
DVDs of A Warning to the Curious are available from http://www.nunkie.co.uk
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2 months ago
Ian Nairn Across Britain - From Leeds into Scotland Pt. 2
Here we have the superb Ian Nairn in the now rare 'Nairn Across Britain' series. Made in 1972.
If anyone has anymore Nairn please do contact me!
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3 months ago
Oliver Postgate on Desert Island Discs 2007 - 2 of 2
Oliver Postgate discusses his life and his loves with Kirsty Young. Broadcast 15th July 2007, this particular cut is edited to exclude the musical ...
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3 months ago
The Rolling Bridge - The Culture Show
As part of the master plan for the development of the Paddington Basin, three original bridges by three separate te...
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@Paokis1991 Paddington Basin, London. Be warned, in reality it's a lot slower than this ;-)
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3 months ago
Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival 2011, Whittlesey
The sights and sounds of the 2011 Straw Bear festival, including clips of Old Glory, Gog Magog Molly, Bourne Borderers, Ox Blood Molly, Red Leicest...
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5 months ago
HM The Queen's speech at the Irish State Banquet, which she begins in Irish.
18th May 2011, Dublin: In what can only be described as a hugely symbolic and historical moment, HM The Queen opened her speech at Dublin Castle - ...
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"I like this clanky glass" Good on her!
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5 months ago
law vs justice
An excellent speech to the jury, reminding them of their sacrosanct power and civic duty to do justice, even if it violates law; that one can be in...
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@theporksicle well, for one, the jury didn't agree with it, for two "ooh, my lawyers have just made up a medical condition that'll get me off" doesn't seem very convincing to this juror. Why isn't he in hospital being treated for it then, rather than being the right-wing media darling? And "predi...
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6 months ago
Fry & Laurie - Dinner with Digby
A Bit of Fry and Laurie
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@HeySplurge Vivaldi Concerto for two trumpets in C
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6 months ago
Peter Cushing on Wogan, Part 1
The admirable Cushing as a guest in Terry Wogan's talk show on 10 March 1986, talking about his youth, career and The Great Detective. He then was ...
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@pierstheoneandonly He was born in May 1913, so only 72 when this was filmed.
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6 months ago
The Prisoner - Episode 17 - Fallout - Series Finale.avi
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@29juventino "September Ballad" by Gary Bellington
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6 months ago
The Madness of King George (1994) Part 8
The Madness of King George is a 1994 film directed by Nicholas Hytner and adapted by Alan Bennett from his own play, The Madness of George III. It ...
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@LawrenceOlaf It's not "God Save the King" - it's part of Handel's coronation anthem "Zadok the Priest" that happens to include the words God save the King - the full text is based on 1Kings 1:39 "Zadok the Priest, and Nathan the Prophet, anointed Solomon King, and all the people rejoiced and sai...
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6 months ago
Roland Keunings plays Erik Satie - Gnossienne N°1
This recording is from my first album "Connecting the Dots", which came out in August 2011. It is freely available for download at http://rolandsg...
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6 months ago
The Madness of King George (1994) Part 1
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watc...
The Madness of King George is a 1994 film directed by Nicholas Hytner and adapted by Alan Benne...
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@ghughesarch Oops - sorry - the matte painting in the distant view is wrong, as it shows Windsor much as it is since George IV's rebuilding.
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6 months ago
Wizarding World of Harry Potter Three Broomsticks Restaurant's Full English Breakfast
http://www.scottjosephorlan... Restaurant Critic Scott Joseph reviews the Full English Breakfast at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter's Three...
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Not remotely an English breakfast. Black pudding, yes, (and it should have a rather mealy texture) - but croissant? and the grilled tomato never, ever, has parmesan on top, unless the cook has gone mad and decided he should be Heston Blumenthal.
Here's what English breakfasts are bout:
fryupsgood...
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6 months ago
Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind :: The Choir of the Abbey School, Tewkesbury
The Choir of the Abbey School, Tewkesbury sing my absolutely favourite hymn Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind to Sir Charles Hubert Hasting Parry's...
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@drwestbury Your "York Minster" is Bristol Cathedral, and your "Lincoln" is York Minster :o)
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6 months ago
Joyce Grenfell - First Flight
The amazing Joyce Grenfell performs entirely from memory one of her own most charming and vivid monologues entitled "First Flight".
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6 months ago
TRUMPTON THEME TUNE
more Musical Memory Lane...enjoy )
hit link for all my remixes MY CRAZY MUSIC MIXED BY ME http://www.youtube.com/user...
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@Moonshinedistiller No, it got burned on Gordon Murray (the producer / writer / director)'s bonfire, as it was all falling to bits.
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6 months ago
Sunset
Just for the sheer delight and wonderment that is inspired by a sunset.....28th Dec - Ettrick Bay,Bute. Music by Sky ..'Carillon'.
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7 months ago
Tynwald Day Ceremony 2009
The annual Tynwald Day ceremony held in St. Johns, Isle of Man.
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@PneusPie Yes, "a" Gaelic language, not, as you put it "the" Gaelic.
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7 months ago
Plymouth: Vision of a modern city
Plymouth: Vision of a modern city is a new book from English Heritage by plymouth's Jeremy Gould - exploring the city's unique post-war architecture
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7 months ago
Respighi - Gli uccelli - 1-Preludio
Respighi - Gli uccelli (The birds) - 1-Preludio
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
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@JaredIsrael Rubbish! it's a recording of a 20 year old production that brought a certain degree of new life to something that was in real danger of being buried under the weight of its own "traditions". And done with far more sense, and sensitivity to those traditions, than the Jonathan Miller v...