Tag: Focus on film: second world war VideoBritannia is a woman 2Saturday 22 March 2008In this clip the upbeat voice over tells us how ‘society women’ (women from...VideoBritannia is a woman 1Saturday 22 March 2008This film provides a lively voice over describing the work of women in the...VideoJane Brown changes her jobSaturday 22 March 2008In this extract a woman who served in the Women’s Voluntary Service describes some...VideoBritannia is a womanSaturday 22 March 2008This short clip shows a range of jobs carried out by women in the...VideoWestward Ho!Saturday 22 March 2008This film has a soundtrack that describes the arrival of the evacuees at their...VideoEvacuation of ChildrenSaturday 22 March 2008These scenes show the evacuation of children from one of the big cities, probably...VideoHitler Assumes CommandSaturday 15 March 2008The film uses edited footage from German propaganda films, including Leni Riefenstahl’s Triumph Des...VideoHeart of BritainTuesday 22 January 2008This film shows scenes of devastation after a bombing raid on a British city,...VideoRationing in Britain 2Tuesday 1 January 2008This short animated sequence urges women to repair and reuse their clothes. It suggests...VideoWorkers WeekendFriday 15 October 1943‘A tribute to the workers of the British Aircraft Industry’. Men and women at...VideoDangers in the darkWednesday 15 October 1941This clip contains two extracts from a larger film about preparations for war in...VideoHome GuardSaturday 15 March 1941The clip shows machine gun practice in the Home Guard. The tone of the... « 1 2 3 »