Shooting the Century
A two-part history of the newsreel co-produced by the BBC and the CBC.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Silent Witness
29-12-199847 minEvidence of how early news films were sometimes faked by unscrupulous producers.
- Ep 2
2.The Sound and the Fury
30-12-199849 minThe arrival of sound in the thirties allowed newsreels to capture the turbulence of wars, revolutions and assassinations, but cinemas were more interested in stunts.
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