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The East Anglian Film Archive in, partnership with local production company
Independent Studios UK, has made a series of DVDs using archive film from
the region, capturing the lives of people, their work and their surroundings
from as early as the 1900s.
Richard Taylor, Director of the East Anglian Film Archive, said: “People
have been asking for our films on this popular format for some time. They
are attractively packaged and will make ideal Christmas presents.”
The titles of the new DVDs and contents are:
1
The Broads: A Norfolk & Suffolk Treasure
Until the 19th Century, the Broads lay undiscovered: a paradise of water
and wildlife.
Wherries sailed the quiet rivers, and small communities harvested reeds
and hunted food.
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a clip
2 Norfolk Past: The County our Parents Knew
Norfolk, 1903: there are horses, trams and gas lamps. People work on the
farms, the toilet is a bucket and there is no central heating or running
water.
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a clip
3
Suffolk Past: The County our Parents Knew
Suffolk, 1913: shows how people in Suffolk lived and worked from 1913 to
the 1960s. Includes life in Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich, Lavenham and Southwold.
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a clip
4 The Home Front: East Anglia at War
Evacuees have flooded in from the cities, the Home Guard patrols the countryside;
the Land Army works the fields. Blackouts, air raids, gasmasks and rationing
have become part of everyday life.
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a clip
5
GI Airmen in East Anglia
East Anglia, 1942: the US Air Force has invaded, bringing Jeeps, gum, candy
and nylons. Charming and friendly, the GIs quickly become part of the local
scene
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a clip
6 Floods of East Anglia 1912-1953
January 1953: Freak weather has caused havoc in East Anglia, drowning hundreds
of people. Norwich in 1912, Norfolk in 1938, Cambridgeshire in 1947, Suffolk,
Norfolk and Essex in 1953 .
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a clip
7
Norwich in the Fifties
Norwich, 1950: Bombsites, rationing, red telephone boxes and Austin Sevens.
The cattle market, the Festival of Britain, the Coronation, Norwich City
in the semi finals of the FA Cup and a car journey through the city streets.
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a clip
8 Working the Land: Farm Life in East Anglia
East Anglia, 1920s: The horse ploughs the field, and the few machines are
steam-powered. Milk and meat can be bought at the door - all is free range,
and battery farming is unknown.
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a clip
9
Railways of East Anglia 1900–1980s
Most villages had a station, and trains carried everything from farm labourers
to fruit.
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a clip
10 The Norfolk Coast 1920s–1970s
The herring fleet is out at sea. Steam trains bring crowds of tourists to
the beaches. This production features Sheringham, Yarmouth and King’s
Lynn
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a clip
The RRP of the DVDs is £9.99 and they are available in Norfolk
& Suffolk libraries and selected retailers and from
www.archivefilmshop.co.uk
Visit the
East Anglian Film Archive website