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East Anglian Holiday, 1954. From the BFI achives.
Utterly charming tourism video of my hometown from the 50’s. A testament then to its stunted growth in that most of the attractions shown are still in operation, albeit creaking and rusty, attracting old London folk or red faced Northerners.
The best French Space/Glam/Rock/Disco number you’ll see all day.
Jim Morrison tried hard but he never quite made it in being as genuinely enigmatic as Scott Walker. Covering Jacques Brel always gives you the upper hand.
Why would anyone ever think filming a news item in a Scottish pub is a good idea?
It’s Friday night and I’m staying in. The party’s here though, soundtracked by Space’s Magic Fly! I reckon Daft Punk really liked this and the video.
Patrick Wolf’s back. “The City” is actually shot on a beach, looks dead fun. After a few listens I can safely say this one is a bit of a sticker especially THE SAX!
More from the Time/Image. An old propaganda style film telling the world about the people of Britain.
(Source: timeimage.org.uk)
