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Travellers in Time - The Conquest of Mt. Kamet (1931)
Six films of early exploration introduced from the Royal Geographical Society by Duncan Carse.
In 1931, after ten previous attempts to climb Mount Kamet, a peak of 25,477 feet in the Himalayas, a young British expedition led by F.S. Smythe finally conquered this mighty and awe inspiring mountain.
The film made by F.S. Smythe brilliantly captures their moments of fear, dread and finally their exhilaration when they reach the summit of Kamet and survey in awestruck wonderment the fantastic sight of the other mountains and the world beneath them.
In 1931, after ten previous attempts to climb Mount Kamet, a peak of 25,477 feet in the Himalayas, a young British expedition led by F.S. Smythe finally conquered this mighty and awe inspiring mountain.
The film made by F.S. Smythe brilliantly captures their moments of fear, dread and finally their exhilaration when they reach the summit of Kamet and survey in awestruck wonderment the fantastic sight of the other mountains and the world beneath them.
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The Front Garden - Candida Lycett Green
Просмотров 8 тыс.Год назад
Our front gardens show what we can do - they even reveal what sort of people we are. An old miner builds 13 cathedrals in his front garden. A sailor cuts his hedge into a replica of his wartime destroyer. There are old gardens; formal flower-patterned gardens, gardens inhabited by gnomes; gardens made with shells; even a garden without any plants... I realise that this program has already been ...
Tavellers in Time - King of the Sun (1934)
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One of several films of early exploration introduced from the Royal Geographical Society by Duncan Carse. This film tells, with the help of the original 1930's soundtrack, the story of one stage of an American round-the-world expedition, ending in Abyssinia with the meeting with the Emperor 'King of the Sun'. The film starts with the arrival in Colombo, amid snake-charmers and elephants, travel...
Travellers in Time - Home of the Blizzard (1912)
Просмотров 522Год назад
Six films of early exploration introduced from the Royal Geographical Society by Duncan Carse. The Douglas Mawson Antartica Expedition of 1912. Cinemaphotography by Frank Hurley.
Travellers in Time - Pearls and Savages (1921)
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Six films of early exploration introduced from the Royal Geographical Society by Duncan Carse. This film (some of the first ever to be shot in the South Seas) is the story of an early expedition to 'the vast mysterry island of Papua, inhabited by savage, largely un trodden by white men'. The commentary demonstrates well the flavour of the period. The expedition filmed pearl divers in action and...
Travellers in Time - Everest: First Attempt (1922)
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Six films of early exploration introduced from the Royal Geographical Society by Duncan Carse. 'Mount Everest is great and beautiful. Marvellously built: majest, terrible'. So wrote one of the first climbers to stand beneath the peak of the highest mountain in the world. Yet, these early pioneers were to get withi n 1,700 feet of the summit: biouvac through a blizzard; get frost-bite and windbu...
Travellers in Time - Trans China Expedition (1931)
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Six films of early exploration introduced from the Royal Geographical Society by Duncan Carse. 'If the heat does not kill you, the cold will', such was the warning given to the great Citroen Trans-China Expedition. The explorer's ordeal is captured in outstanding action photography: vehicles teetering on mountain ledges, bogged down in snowdrifts and almost swept away in fierce torrents.
Travellers in Time - Across Darkest Africa (1924) - Six Films of Early Exploration.
Просмотров 178Год назад
One of a series of documentaries presented by Duncan Carse.The historic record of the first motorised crossing of the African continent by the French Citroen Expedition of 1924. The pith-helmeted explorers, the labouring vehicles, and the country and people of Africa in the 1920'sare all vividly captured in this film.
Our Undersea World - The Raising of Holland 1
Просмотров 226Год назад
In 1983 Britain's first submarine, Holland 1, was put on display at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum at Gosport. In the summer of 1981 this tiny vessel was relocated off the Eddystone Rock where she'd sunk 70 years earlier, and immediately plans were put in hand for her recovery. This documentary follows the the salvage operation and the many problems relocating her in her present place of honou...
Britain in the Thirties - Korda at Denham
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Denham was perhaps the most glamorous film studio ever to be built in Britain and certainly the most romantic. On the 165 acres of Buckinghamshire countrryside, Alexander Korda was determined to take on the Hollywood moghuls at their own game and produce pictures with an international flavour. And certainly films like Rembrandt and the Four Feathers are every bit as good as anything produced in...
Britain in the Thirties - That Wonderful Ship
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At her launch in 1934, King George V dubbed her 'the stateliest ship in being, alive with beauty, energy and strength'. But she was once a symbol of 'hope deserted' when Cunard halted work on ship No. 534 for 28 months during the height of the Depression. Workers and managers of the John Brown Shipyard of Clydebank recall the construction of ship No. 534 which was later to ply her trade as the ...
Britain in the Thirties - Mutiny at Invergordon
Просмотров 512Год назад
On Tuesday 15th September 1931 the men of the Britain's Atlantic Fleet mutinied. They refused to sail their ships south from their Scottish anchorage at Invergordon in protest against severe pay cuts proposed by the new National Government. The mutiny lasted for little more than 24 hours, but few of the men and officers serving with the Atlantic Fleet ever forgot the events of that September in...
Once in a Lifetime - The Sea Always Wins.
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One in a series of six documentaries about the people and places of West Cornwall. Made in 1982 by Yorkshire TV and directed by Barry Cockcroft. It features Roland Morris - a well known local diver and 'character' from Penzance. Described as a 20th centurty 'buccaneer', it details his clashes with the National Trust and the 'treasure' ship he located at 'Dollar Cove' on the Lizard Peninsula. Tr...
Cider with Rosie - Laurie Lee
Просмотров 10 тыс.Год назад
The classic BBC production from 1971 and still the best in my opinion. Rosemary Leach played the mother.
The Hunters of Cadgwith Cove - Barry Cockcroft
Просмотров 19 тыс.Год назад
This is a documentary which records the life of the fishing community of Cadgwith Cove, Cornwall. It was shown on the ITV program First Tuesday, and was directed by Barry Cockcroft (Yorkshire TV). The recording dates from 4/10/83 and was transferred from a Betamax original.
Once in a Lifetime - Take a lifejacket
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Once in a Lifetime - Take a lifejacket
I am a retired RAN (Royal Australian Navy) veteran, having joined in 1963 and been on HMAS Melbourne when, through no fault of HMAS Melbourne, we sank HMAS Voyager, causing the loss of 82 lives. I found this a little sad as I had not heard about it before, nor had I heard of the plight of the Royal Navy lower deck sailors. I only by chance found this story by searching for actor John Mills, who had been born at the Watts Naval School. Thank you so much for the story, historical photos, and film clips. Two of the Watts Naval School 'Old Boys'...... Fred Copeman OBE. Royal Navy mutineer, and subsequently Commander of the British Battalion of the XV International Brigade. Sir John Mills, a famous British actor, was born at Watts Naval School, where his father was a master.
that would probably clear the deck of a foe or strike her colours
Such a very sad moment for the brave folk who go out to save others no matter what the conditions of the sea. God Bless. ❤
13m 10s in is like the film Jaws. 😉
An absolute gem, and a very moving end. Thank you for posting these important films.
Glad you enjoyed it. Transferred from Betamax - still a few more to do before the VCR gives up the ghost...
Love these videos. Thanks for uploading
Very welcome!
Amazing!
Incredible, thank you very much for uploading.
This is almost inconceivable that George Mallory narrates a good deal of this film. 🤯🫠😲
The mystery is ......back in '83, why wasn't Sharky Stevens snapped up by some forward-looking TV Co?
Roland is my great grandfather on my mothers side, he passed shortly before I was born so I never had the chance to meet him, I look for this doc every few years so I can re-learn a little about him. I think I would have liked him.
This was so delightful to watch-thank you for sharing!
Wow, a transit wouldn’t rust as quick
This is super cool, I've never seen this before 🍻
What a beautiful old programme. I love it when people grow flowers in their front gardens for all to enjoy. Thank you.
Absolutely!
Anyone have any info on Mrs. Barnes? Who she was? Just a lovely lovely soul
Shows the true courage and spirit of the Cornish people.God bless them all
I have a beautiful garden and I'm a singke mum.however I don't have all these flowers.That is alot of money.
Great Britain was made by great people with great attitudes...so if we want this again it's up to us.
The figures in the shell garden would be of value in the vintage/antique maket. That was hard to watch 😕
Mrs. Barnes climbing over walls and gardening in a skirt and those heels! Fabulous
Cottage gardens are lovely, some of the others look so dated now with the marigolds and white allysum. And only red roses. Lovely to watch though
Great to see ‘Plugger’ as a young man. Spent a pleasant few weeks with him on board a Cadgwith residence yacht, sailing across the Atlantic. Just before COVID. Hope you’re keeping well mate!
Love this. Thanks for posting. The Gatehouse couple: enchanting. Then the Peat lovers! What a treasure this is
I loved how the judges brusquely ignored the now in vogue unkempt- wild garden in favour of his neighbours manicured to a fault front garden. How tastes change
What a gem.
Mrs Barnes❤✨
Mrs Barnes @15:26 ❤
I miss beautiful people like these. Just shining souls. 🥹
Beautiful video. I love how so many of the gardeners are retired and refused to just sit on their butts. They kept working. They created something, most or all of which is probably gone now, but they did it. They brought beauty into the world, if only for a moment.
Nice comment.
Excellent and very interesting. Thank you for posting it.
Very welcome! Have to drag the Betamax recorder out again sometime and do some more...
What a lovely documentary! I managed to find some of these homes on Google maps but sadly the gardens are now bare. The gatehouse property looks like someone lives there but it’s all just grass and no plants 🙁 The house with the garden that the lady extended to the pavement is no longer as in the video; the plants at the front have disappeared and it’s looking slightly unkempt now. I adore cottage gardens and I always try to keep my garden looking pretty with perennial flowers and roses too🌹
I have been looking too, I remember watching this a long time ago and loved it. The house with the Shell Garden looks like a bombsite, the shells all gone and packed with cars, Mr Buxton-Deans castle garden has all gone, just the middle wall still exisits. I noticed there are still some plants there which the lady who climbed over the church wall planted, the conifers are much bigger now. It is good there are still a few of us keeping up the gardening tradition! 🙂
I create a cottage garden wherever I go! I'll never stop creating beautiful gardens ❤
Is that really Mallory’s voice ?
I think it is but only the makers of the program could supply that information.
Mallory not listed as a narrator in the credits.
Mallory and Irvine died on the descent! it’s time to recognize this and their successful summit in 1924.
No proof
@@safevoyageTrue, at this point it’s just a strong circumstantial case. And proof is unlikely ever to be found.
@@safevoyage no brain
Most likely they were the first to summit but even they would agree it wasn't a success in its entirety.🍻
Theres is a place in Darjeeling with a piton in a rock and is believe to be put by George Mallory.
བཀའ་དྲིན་ཆེ། thank you save tibet
M&I FIRST TO SUMMIT EVEREST June 8th 1924
Thanks. that was awesome!
Sticking to your guns and holding ground. Respect we can learn from. Aye!
I used to know the guy who who survived. He was the caretaker at my school in St. Ives. Always seemed a very unhappy individual who rarely talked to any of the pupils unless he had to.
Guts. Greatness. Glory.
Wonderful video
Glad you enjoyed it - I don't think they have ever been repeated on terrestrial TV. Just as well I recorded them all..
You wonder what these men would think of the Government hijacked Channel Taxi Service that it's turned into !.. Or local station has a lesbian, 2 gays and a transgender !. . Don't you just love equality 😏
'Home of the blizzard' &. 'Alone on the ice' should absolutely be read by anyone fortunate and curious enough to stumble upon this gem of a video. Thanks for uploading
You are very welcome. Dubbed from Betamax recordings made in the early 1980's - fortunately I still have a working machine so, may post more in the future.
@@saffron200 if there are any more of these, I'd love to dive through them
From memory there were three series of six program each. I think I have most, if not all of them. I'll just have to check the archive. It's a bit of a specialist subject and not that many people are that interested.
@@saffron200 are you based at the Royal Geographical Society yourself? I am looking to attain membership myself someday
@@jonwhite191 No my friend. I just have an interest in historical film - including documentaries. I've a library of around 6000 items recorded off-air - the earliest being Betamax and VHS. Just a hobby/interest and keeps me out of mischief... lol
They must have been incredibly hardy folk. They did it without the assistance of oxygen masks and oxy canisters.
This is fantastic. I never imagined there was a recording of George Mallory's voice!
Impossible. Sound only came in 1931.
@@cbachingeroh bugger! I'm going to pretend I haven't read your comment & stay happy in my delusion that it's his voice 😆
It’s a narrator reading his diary
Definitely not his voice. Just a voice over narration.
Thank you ❤
Very welcome! I must upload some more material sometime (a wintertime activity).
Fantastic bit of Cornish social history. Meur ras!👍
Can you talk ?
Great to see this again. Some good men featured in this that were taken by the Sea... long before their time was due......... RIP old chums
Notice how adults in this video don't look like children!