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Tessa Dunlop: 1916 on Film
Tessa Dunlop, historian, journalist, presenter of BBC2’s Coast and Radio 4’s Crossing Continents, and writer of the recently published The Bletchley Girls, guides us through her selection of films from 1916.
Empire DayEmpire Day
Non-Fiction19162 minsSilent Location: London
London schoolchildren wave their flags for the first official Empire Day, as soldiers parade in the playground.
From Trinidad to Serve the EmpireFrom Trinidad to Serve the Empire
Non-Fiction19161 minsSilent Location: London
Colonial recruits from Trinidad meet the Lord Mayor of London during WWI
London's May QueenLondon's May Queen
Non-Fiction19161 minsSilent Location: Hayes Common
Excitable children in their Sunday finery gawp at cameras during the parade for London’s May Queen.
Army EconomyArmy Economy
Non-Fiction19161 minsSilent Location: Osterley
Soldiers show off a fine crop of sprouts, grown at the Army Service Corps depot at Osterley Park in Hounslow.
Shortage of MunitionsShortage of Munitions
Non-Fiction19162 minsSilent
Was this a lesson in how to shell out on frontline firepower?
Hands Off Baby's MilkHands Off Baby's Milk
Non-Fiction19161 minsSilent
High milk prices during WWI drive mother and child onto the street in protest