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BBC TV, Churchill 2, 1940 - 1945

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/MCHL 12/1/9

Scope and Contents

Mostly uncut footage of Winston Churchill, mainly without audio, including: battle scenes; King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Churchill touring the East End and the London docks after a bombing raid, c Sept 1940; reviewing London Civil Defence services, Hyde Park, Jul 1941; arriving in Ottawa [?] before addressing the Canadian Parliament with "Some chicken, some neck" speech, Dec 1941; crossing the Channel with Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke [Chief of Imperial General Staff, later 1st Lord Alanbrooke], Jun 1944; with General Dwight Eisenhower, Alanbrooke and MS in France; Eleanor Roosevelt and Clementine Churchill broadcasting from Quebec, 1944; Churchill, the Royal Family and others [?] arriving at St Paul’s Cathedral for the Thanksgiving Service, May 1945.

Dates

  • Creation: 1940 - 1945

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Series:

Access copies must be requested in advance.

Extent

1 cassette(s) (1 tape) : video tape

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

H111975

Date information

DateText: The actual tape dates from 12 Oct 1989.

Finding aid date

2017-10-26 08:54:20.150000+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

Contact:
Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 336087