RENOWN PICTURES NEW DVD RELEASE WITH OPTIONAL SUBTITLES. 2-DVD BOX SET WITH OPTIONAL SUBTITLES. 2 DISCS – 20 EPISODES. YEARS: 1955-1983. RUNNING TIME OVER 6hrs.
In his late teens, Harold Baim found work at Renown Pictures. Within a decade he had set up his own company, the Federated Film Corporation. After the war, he continued with great success and was an early adopter of widescreen and colour. Harold realised that his short films were going to be shown alongside some of the most expensive films being released, so he made them bright and fact-filled, mainly in colour and narrated by famous actors and broadcasters. Here is part of his legacy; a collection of films from the middle of the last century, earning Harold the title ‘an accidental historian’.
Richard Jeffs, Curator of THE BAIM COLLECTION.
VOLUME 1: UK & EIRE TRAVEL FEATURES:
Down Somerset Way (1957) Wells Cathedral, the Cheddar Gorge & Weston-Super-Mare.
This is Guernsey (1962) The island history, beaches and trips to its sister islands.
The Emerald Island (1957) Dublin’s Phoenix Park; the Blarney Stone; Tipperary, Cork, & Killarney.
In Glorious Devon (1958) Paignton Zoo and Carnival; Totnes; Brixham & Dartmouth.
The English Riviera (1958) Torquay; Torre Abbey and how to make a ‘Devon Split’.
The Belle of Kent (1959) Margate: lifeboat launches and donkey rides; Cliftonville funfair and a day trip to Boulogne.
Playground Spectacular (1960) Blackpool beaches, trams; the tower; piers; theatres & rollercoasters.
Stories from Lakeland (1960) Keswick, Derwentwater, Bowness & Windermere. Coniston Water & Ullswater.
Big City (1963) Two-way traffic in New Bond Street, crowded Fleet Street and Piccadilly Circus.
Telly Savalas Looks at Portsmouth (1982) Maritime history from the Mary Rose to the ferry port.
A Pocket Full of Rye (1955) An ancient town with a fascinating history.
The Royal County (1958) The Norfolk Broads, Norwich, Gt. Yarmouth and Sandringham.
One Mile Square (1964) The City of London: Bank of England; Stock Exchange. Lloyds; London Bridge, Smithfield & Billingsgate.
The Plymouth Sound (1970) Cornwall’s maritime history; tourism & tin mining.
York (1972) Ancient Roman capital & York Minster.
Reserved for Animals (1974) Terry Wogan narrates the story of Woburn Abbey’s safari park.
Telly Savalas Looks at Aberdeen (1981) Narrated by Telly Savalas. The oil industry brings new riches to an already prosperous city.
Pete Murray Takes You to Coventry (1983) A celebration of Coventry’s history & rich industrial heritage.
Pete Murray Takes You to Hastings (1983) The history of this Cinque Port.
Pete Murray Takes You to Nottingham (1983) This trio forms the last of the travelogues made by Harold Baim.
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