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1930s


Town and Gown

 

A film giving you a tour of Oxford and Cambridge

 

Produced in 1937

 

1950s


Cambridge Poppy Day Rag

 

 

Recorded on 8mm by C.D. Cooper.

 

Filmed in 1951

 

Focus On Cambridge

 

Recorded on 8mm by Norman Mason-Smith.

 

Produced in 1958

 

1960s


Here and Now: Cambridge

 

 

Kenneth Robinson takes us on a journey around Cambridge.

 

Produced in 1964 by Anglia Television

 

1970s


 Cambridge 1970s

 

8mm Footage by Ken S Film

 

Filmed during the 1970s

 

 Burwell Village College

 

 

From a news report .

 

Produced in 1971

 

A View Of Cambridge

 

 

Documentary about Cambridge for the 'About Britain' Series.

 

Produced in 1974 by Anglia Television

 

This is Cambridge

 

Documentary presented Ray Gosling.

 

Produced in 1974 by Granada Television

 

Cambridge Amateur Footage

 

Amateur film footage of a visit to Cambridge. 

 

Filmed in 1978

Plough Monday in Cambridge

 

 

Plough Monday marks the beginning of the agricultural year and the resuming of work following the Christmas period. Cambridgeshire locals celebrated this tradition with a plough dance by 'Molly Dancers'.

 

Produced in 1978

 

1980s


The Stories Of Snowy And The Buttercup Buskers: The Giant Carrot

 

Children's programme featuring Snowy Farr. Includes locations in Histon.

 

First broadcast in 1984

 

The 1986 Strawberry Fair

 

Filmed by Andy Swanney

 

Filmed in 1986