Movie Archive
Welcome to the Movie Archive

Here you will find a selection of cine films that we have asked our customers from around the country to share with you. Some have historical interest, others are of social interest and some just give us that 'feelgood' factor - memories of places, styles, clothes fashion ... 

Watford Town in the 1920's
 Happy Birthday to You
 River Boat Race
 CND march in London
 

News
'Home Movie Roadshow' on the

Leading television production company Diverse productions is
launching a new series on BBC 2 to be broadcast in 2010.


The programme will explore the history of Britain through the nations collection of home movies.
They are interested in local footage that could include hobbies,
political demonstrations, Royal visits, festivals and industry
that reflects major national events such as the summer
of 1976, the Coronation, the great storm of 1987,
Royal weddings and success in sport.

We will be working in conjunction with Diverse by contacting
customers with relevant footage over the coming months
to see if they would be interested in participating.

In addition, Diverse will be offering a fee to customers for film
used in the series.

If you would like any additional information please call us on
FREEPHONE 0800 085 4885


'Down the Line'
Kingfisher Television, award-winning producers of 'Tales from the Country' and 'Safari Park' were commissioned by the BBC to make a documentary called 'Down the Line'.

The documentary, fronted by Edwina Curry explored the impact of the notorious Beeching Report on the railways back in the 1960's and included Standard 8mm film of historic steam engines. We transferred the films for Kingfisher Television to digital videotape, which was added to the programme. The documentary was broadcast on the 26th October 2008 on BBC1.

To see more of their work please go to www.kingfishertv.co.uk

Channel 4

Channel 4 is known for their film shorts seasons. Award winning documentary filmmakers, Century Films had produced a number of new Super 8mm films, which we transferred to Dvcam digital tape. These films were then edited into some of these film shorts broadcasted on Channel 4.

Sotherbys auctions

Films of historical or collectable value need to be viewed at auction. Sotherbys in London required some 8mm cine film taken of the Beatles to be transferred to videotape for preview. The film, taken by a keen fan, showed the fab four arriving outside the BBC Paris radio studio in an old Bedford van and as usual, smiling and joking in front of the camera. We also transferred film taken in Wales of the Beatles on location during the making of the Magical Mystery Tour TV programme.

Other films for auction have included original film taken during the Vietnam war by an American soldier.