East Anglian Film Archive DVDs

 

	1. The Broads - A Norfolk and 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. But sweeping changes would transform this area forever Using original film, discover the fascinating story of life as it used to be on the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads. 55 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0 £9.99 + £1.00 postage & packaging
	2. Norfolk Past - The County our Parents Knew Norfolk, 1903: there are horses, trams and gas lamps, the toilet is a bucket and there is no central heating or running water. Within half a century, Norfolk will be changed beyond recognition. Step back in time and discover how people in Norfolk lived and worked from the 1900s to the 1960s, including: King’s Lynn, Norwich, Thetford, Yarmouth and many more 65 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0 £9.99 + £1.00 postage & packaging
	3. Suffolk Past - The County our Parents Knew Suffolk, 1913: most people work on the farms. The school is in the village, the toilet is a bucket and there is no electricity or running water. Within sixty years, the County will change beyond recognition. Step back in time and discover how people in Suffolk lived and worked from 1913 to the 1960s. See the past come to life, including: Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich, Lavenham, Southwold and many more… 55 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0 £9.99 + £1.00 postage & packaging
	4. The Home Front - East Anglia at War East Anglia is at war: evacuees have flooded in from the cities. The Home Guard patrols the countryside; the Land Army work the fields. Blackouts, air raids, gasmasks and rationing have become part of everyday life. Using dramatic, rare film, discover how ordinary people in the East of England endured a war that changed their lives forever. 60 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0 £9.99 + £1.00 postage & packaging
	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. For the next three years, bombers will fly from East Anglia into the enemy’s heartland. Using rare, original film and interviews with veterans, discover the story behind the men who risked extraordinary danger to win the peace. 55 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0 £9.99 + £1.00 postage & packaging
	6. Floods of East Anglia - 1912 - 1953 January 1953: the sea surges above the coast, flooding whole areas of East Anglia. It is the worst disaster in peacetime Britain. Freak weather has caused havoc in East Anglia, drowning hundreds of people and sweeping away homes and livelihoods. Using rare, original film, discover the stories behind the disastrous floods, including: Norwich in 1912, Norfolk in 1938, Cambridgeshire in 1947, Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex in 1953 55 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0 £9.99 + £1.00 postage & packaging
	7. Norwich - in the Fifties Norwich, 1950: there are bombsites, rationing, shops on every corner, red telephone boxes and Austin Sevens. The cattle market is still held at the Castle and the ring road does not exist. Take a journey back in time and discover the story of the decade that changed Norwich forever. This documentary includes: The Festival of Britain, The Coronation, Norwich City in the semi-finals of the FA cup, A car journey through the city streets 55 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0 £9.99 + £1.00 postage & packaging
	8. Working the Land - Farm Life in East Anglia East Anglia, 1920s: the farm is a major employer. The horse ploughs the field, and the few machines are powered by steam. Farm and village depend on each other. Milk and meat can be bought at the door. Everything is free range, and battery farming is unknown. Within half a century, chemicals and machinery had transformed farming. Featuring interviews with farmers and labourers, and using rare film from Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex, look back to an age that has gone forever. 55 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0 £9.99 + £1.00 postage & packaging
	9. Railways of East Anglia - 1900 - 1980s East Anglia was once criss-crossed by railways. Most villages had a station, and trains carried everything from farm labourers to fruit. By the 1960s, many of these lines had vanished, killed off by competition from the car. From the days of steam through to diesels and electric locomotives, this film includes: M&GN Railway, London to Scotland Express, LNER and the Flying Scotsman, Southwold and Mid Suffolk railways, King’s Lynn to Hunstanton line, North Norfolk railway, Electrification of Shenfield - Southend and London – Norwich 55 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0 £9.99 + £1.00 postage & packaging
	10. The Norfolk Coast - 1920s - 1970s The Norfolk Coast, 1920: the herring fleet is out at sea. Steam trains bring crowds of tourists to the beaches. Wild and remote, the sea has provided a way of life to those who live and work beside it. Discover the story of life on the Coast as it used to be - from fishermen and tales of ghosts to poaching and floods. Using film from the East Anglian Film Archive, including: Sheringham, Yarmouth, King’s Lynn 65 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0 £9.99 + £1.00 postage & packaging
	11. Ipswich Past - The Town Our Parents Knew   Relive the story of Ipswich as the town’s past comes to life before your eyes.   Using a variety of archive film, discover how people lived and worked from 1912 through to the 1960s.   Highlights include: Street scenes from the 1930s Ransome Works Ipswich airport and the docks Rare feature on the cartoonist Giles Ipswich Town FC and Alf Ramsey   Narrated by Dick Glover.     55 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0 £9.99 + £1.00 postage & packaging
	12. The Lost Railways Of East Anglia East Anglia was once rich in branch lines, providing a service to ports, villages and towns. The Beeching Plan swept away many of these lines, leaving little sign that they had ever existed. Using rare archive footage, this film includes: M&GN Railway and Melton Constable Colne Valley and Waveney Valley lines Wisbech Tramway and March freight yards Norwich Station’s last steam train Leighton Buzzard’s early preservation Narrated by Dick Glover. 60 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0. £9.99 + £1.00 postage & packaging
	13. Essex Past: Part 1 - The County Our Parents Knew Essex, 1916: The first generation of children to be captured on film will live through thirty years of immense social change. Journey into a bygone age and see Essex as it used to be, including: Theydon Bois in 1916 Frinton, Southend, Tilbury and Clacton Chelmsford and Colchester in the 1930s Braintree, Halstead, Terling and Thaxted Dagenham, Wanstead, Leytonstone and Romford Narrated by Nick Coady. 60 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0. £9.99 + £1.00 postage & packaging
	14. Essex Past: Part 2 - The County Our Parents Knew Essex, 1945: the Second World War is over. Years of rationing lie ahead - but so too does free healthcare and full employment, holidays by the sea, motorbikes and rock n' roll. From the 1940s to the 1960s, see how Essex was changed almost beyond recognition. This unique production includes: Chelmsford and Clacton Harlow, Saffron Walden, Hockley and Finchingfield Waltham Abbey, Epping, Romford and Rayleigh Narrated by Nick Coady. 60 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0. £9.99 + £1.00 postage & packaging
	15. Memories Of The Essex Coast   From Harwich to Brightlingsea and Mersea Island to Southend, take a journey back in time to see how life has changed for the people who live on the Essex Coast.   Reminisce about the days when locals made their liveligohoods from the sea an thousands of tourists flocked to seaside resorts. See rare and fascintating footage including: The surrender of German U-boats at Harwich 1918 Cockle picking in Leigh-on-Sea Horse Riding on Frinton beach Butlins holiday camp in Clacton 1939 Schooldays in 1950s Walton-on-the-Naze Narrated by Gareth Stewardson 55 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0. £9.99 + £1.00 postage & packaging
	16. Cambridgeshire and the Fens: Pt 1 From the first years of film, journey back in time to see Cambridgeshire and the Fens as it used to be from 1912 to the eve of the Second World War. Watch rare and fascinating footage including: * Street scenes in Wisbech * Rowing & river-skating in Cambridge * The annual Sawston pea-picking tradition * Papworth Hospital in the 1930s * Chivers jam factory at Histon * Floods at Littleport in 1937 Narrated by Gareth Stewardson. 55 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0 £9.99 + £1.00 postage & packaging
	17. Cambridgeshire and the Fens: Pt 2 1939: another devastating war threatens Britain. Look back at how WWII and the post-war years shaped life in Cambridgeshire from the 1940s to the ‘60s. See how people lived and worked, including: * Ely and the life of Fenland marshmen * Cambridge University and street scenes in the 1950s * The air force in Peterborough * Pye and the arrival of Anglia TV * Cambridge to Mildenhall railway 55 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0 £9.99 + £1.00 postage & packaging
	18. Bedfordshire Memories: Part 1 Journey back in time to Bedfordshire as it used to be, from the last days of the Edwardians through to the 1950s. See how ordinary people lived and worked through half a century of immense change. Rare film brings the past back to life including: * Bedford street scenes * The R101 disaster at Cardington * The brickworks at Stewartby in the 1930s * Luton airport in 1938V * Biggleswade and Aspley Guise in WWII 55 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0 £9.99 + £1.00 postage & packaging
	19. Bedfordshire Memories: Part 2 In the years following WWII, life in Bedfordshire changed beyond recognition. Growing prosperity, rapid urbanisation and immigration affected both the appearance of the county and the way that people lived. Step back into the 1950s and 60s and see: * Bedford in the early 60s * Luton, Dunstable and the motor trade * The changing face of Leighton Buzzard * RAF Sharnbrook and Woburn Abbey 55 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0 £9.99 + £1.00 postage & packaging
	20. Southend Past - The Town Our Parents Knew Take a journey back in time to visit Southend as it used to be. From German air raids to holidays on the beach, see the bygone years come back to life including:     * The visit of the Royal navy in 1909   * Scenes of town life from the 1900s to the 1960s   * Holidays by the piers   * Ecko electronics factory   * Southend airport in the 1960s   55 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0 £9.99 + £1.00 postage & packaging
	21. Yarmouth In Days Gone By   Yarmouth was one of the wealthiest towns in Britain - her quays were packed with fishing boats for the herring season and the town boasted on holiday trade that was unrivalled.   See life as it used to be in Yarmouth through sixty years of rare archive film including:     * The herring fleets at sea and in port   * The Prince of Wales opening the Haven Bridge in       1930   * Holiday publicity films from the 1930s and 1950s   * Tommy Cooper, Ruby Murray and Benny Hill visiting the town. 55 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0 £9.99 + £1.00 postage & packaging
	22. Memories of Hertfordshire Part 1   Hertfordshire 1916: the first generation to be captured on film will see the county grow in previously unimaginable ways. New towns will emerge, monarchs will come and go but tradition holds fast.   From the First World War to the late 1940s re-live a bygone Hertfordshire, including:     * St Albans in the 1920s   * Country Fairs at Stevenage and Buntingford   * 1935 Jubilee celebrations at Elstree   * Royston and Ashwell in the 1930s   * 1941 Hitchin Warship Week parade. 50 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0 £9.99 + £1.00 postage & packaging
	23. Memories of Hertfordshire Part 2   Hertfordshire 1946: the Second World War is over. The fighting men return to witness how the 1950s and 60s will transform the county beyond recognition.   From the Festival of Britain to the age of the Beatles step back in time to post-war Hertfordshire including:     * Coronation celebrations in Royston   * George Bernard Shaw meets Danny Kaye in Ayot St Lawrence   * Buntingford branch line in colour   * Ashwell, Letchworth, Hatfield, Hemel Hempstead and Welwyn Garden City in the 1905s   * Wheathampstead in te 1960s 60 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0 £9.99 + £1.00 postage & packaging
	24. Norwich In The Sixties Part 1   Norwich in the 1960s: local television has arrived, new buildings are being constructed and the demolition ball is busy. By the middle of the decade, steam trains have gone and the Corn Hall is closed. Roads are being widened to accommodate Hillman Imps and Ford Anglias.   Journey back in time and see Norwich as it used to be, including:     * A car ride through the city streets   * Norwich City in the 1963 FA Cup    * The first days of the University of East Anglia 55 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0 £9.99 + £1.00 postage & packaging
	25. Norwich In The Sixties Part 2   The modernisation of Norwich continues, affecting everything from street lamps to the Theatre Royal. The port is still thriving, the shoe industry is busy and Horsham St Faith becomes the new airport. From Panda cars to bus strikes, see Norwich as it used to be, including:     * Billy Graham visiting the Regent Cinema   * The Queen opening the new County Hall   * A day in the life of Norwich   * Shopping at Curls’ Department Store   * The demolition of Magdalen Street 55 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0 £9.99 + £1.00 postage & packaging
	26. Norwich Before The War Norwich 1902: Trams and carts rattle through the streets. Over the coming decades, the city will witness the arrival of the motor car, flight and the upheavals of the 20th Century. Discover how people lived in pre-war Norwich, including: An Edwardian tram ride though the city Shopping at Bonds in the 1920s Cinema adverts for ladies fashion Colman’s factory in the 1930s Royal visits, football and floods Boulton and Paul aircraft Norwich Cathedral and the cattle market 55 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0 £9.99 + £1.00 postage & packaging
	27. Ipswich In The Sixties Ipswich meets the swinging sixties! Ransomes is a key employer and the port is bustling with activity. Alf Ramsey is guiding the Tractor Boys to Football League glory. But the town will be changed forever, as streets are demolished and office blocks spring up. Trolley buses and cattle markets will not survive the decade. See the town as it was, including: The Beatles performing at the Regent A drive through the town streets Stock car racing at Foxhall Stadium Motorbike racing at Shrubland Park 60 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0 £9.99 + £1.00 postage & packaging
	28. Colchester & Chelmsford In The Sixties The 1960s: steam trains can still be seen at Chelmsford station, and the streets of Colchester are filling up with scooters and Ford Anglias. The Military Tattoo is an annual crowd pleaser, the new University has opened its doors and Colchester United is still playing at Layer Road. Journey down memory lane and see what life was like in both Colchester and Chelmsford, including: Kings Road Junior school and Chelmsford Girl’s High School Essex police trialling their new helicopters Student rebellion at the University of Essex 55 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0 £9.99 + £1.00 postage & packaging
	29. Yarmouth In The Sixties Yarmouth in the 1960s: holidaymakers flock to the town, cars are clogging the approach roads and Southtown is still a busy railway station. But change is in the air - the mighty herring fleets are vanishing, the oil and gas industry arrives and Mods and Rockers descend on the seafront. See the town as it was, including: Morecambe and Wise at Wellington Pier Bob Monkhouse and Bruce Forsyth at a church service for the stars The last brew of Lacons beer 55 minutes approx, STEREO, PAL, Region Code 0 £9.99 + £1.00 postage & packaging