Freedom of the Newsreels How cinema newsreels are made Wartime Government-imposed restrictions on cinema newsreels were... read more

Slum Clearance Post-war British governments sought to replace both bomb-damaged and slum housing through... read more

John Hartley Interviews People in Street on Budget ITN reporter John Hartley interviewed people in the street seeking their views about the British... read more

Austin Car Redundancy: Strikes at BMC ITN reported daily during the fourth week of July 1956 developments in an industrial dispute that... read more

Cricket : 4th Test/Opening day Test cricket: match report of opening day's play from Old Trafford, Manchester where England were... read more

Premium Bond Interview: Dr Charles Hill A government scheme to raise money and offerin return monthly prizes was unveiled by the... read more

New Diesel Train has Trial Run British Railways began to introduce diesel-engined passenger trains during the 1950s and this is... read more

Stoke-Manndeville/5th inter Paralympics The 1956 paralympics were held at Stoke Mandeville and this report comprises film of the... read more

A State of Armed Conflict This is a British Paramount newsreel report about the 1956 Suez crisis. British Paramount was... read more

Port Said Story: Sewars ITN's Robin Day reported on damage to a shanty town in Port Said, how relief for civilians was... read more

First Cinema Bans Smoking In 1957 the British Medical Association published a report pointing to the adverse health effects... read more

Notting Hill Riot Special On 30-31 August 1958 London's Notting Hill witnessed serious race rioting. There was some alarm... read more

Colour Bar Violence 1958 witnessed the first serious clashes between black and white people in the UK [in London's... read more

Report on School Childrens Health: Interviews Child health is a recurrent issue. This news report looks at physical exercise in schools and the... read more

Is Good Speech Important A Hatfield [Hertfordshire] school teacher launches an 'anti-H-dropping' campaign and argues in... read more