“Truly the light is sweet; and what a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to see the Sun.”The Day the Earth Caught Fire (Val Guest, 1961)
May
23

Jeannie Craig (Janet Munro) trying to cool down in a bathtub. DP: Harry Waxman.
– Peter Stenning
“Truly the light is sweet; and what a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to see the Sun.”The Day the Earth Caught Fire (Val Guest, 1961)
May
23

Jeannie Craig (Janet Munro) trying to cool down in a bathtub. DP: Harry Waxman.
– Peter Stenning
“Subject, Sandy Fremont. The last positive sighting of the child was on her way home from a school orchestra rehearsal. This was on Tuesday May 14th at approximately 6:30 in the evening.”The Appointment (Lindsey C. Vickers, 1982)
May
14
Tue

A schoolgirl with long brown hair seen from the back. She's taking the popular shortcut through the fields. DP: Brian West.
Unearthly Stranger (John Krish, 1963)
May
10
10.30 a.m
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An invitation: The Funeral of Geoffrey Munroe will take place on Friday 10th May at St. Marys Church 10.30 a.m. DP: Reginald H. Wyer.
“on the fifth of May, Lisa[?] Minelli makes the bed.”Bed Peace [John and Yoko: The Bed-In] (John Lennon + Yoko Ono, 1969)
May
05
1969
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Someone holds up a letter with John in the background who takes an amused drag from his cigarette. DP: Nicholas D. Knowland.
– John Lennon
– Do you realise what today's date is, Rex? – April the, er, 29th, why?The Devil Rides Out (Terence Fisher, 1968)
Apr
29

The menacing Mocata (Charles Gray). DP: Arthur Grant.
“Sir Thomas Sheridan, Jacobite military secretary. Suffering advanced debility and loss of memory. Former military engagement, 56 years ago. Sir John MacDonald, Jacobite captain of cavalry. Aged, frequently intoxicated, described as 'a man of the most limited capacities.' John William O'Sullivan, Jacobite quartermaster general. Described as 'an Irishman whose vanity is superseded only by his lack of wisdom.' Prince Charles Edward Stuart, Jacobite commander in chief. Former military experience: 10 days at a siege at the age of 13.”Culloden (Peter Watkins, 1964)
Apr
16
1746

One of the clansman. The look in his eyes foreshadows the Vietnam War this films comments on. DP: Dick Bush.
– narrator
“Stand by, there's trouble coming soon.”The Man Who Knew Too Much (Alfred Hitchcock, 1934)
Mar
21

Abbott (Peter Lorre). DP: Curt Courant.
– Bob Lawrence
“In an urban society, everything connects. Each person's needs are fed by the skills of many others. Our lives are woven together in a fabric. But the connections that make society strong also make it vulnerable.”Threads (Mick Jackson, 1984)
Mar
5
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A caption superimosed over the city of Sheffield: SHEFFIELD SATURDAY MARCH 5TH. DPs: Andrew Dunn & Paul Morris.
– Narrator
– Burn witch, burn witch, burn! – Dig that crazy beat, man.The City of the Dead (John Llewellyn Moxey, 1960)
Mar
3

Nan Barlow (Venetia Stevenson), exploring. DP: Desmond Dickinson.
“The conquest of new worlds always makes demands of human life. And there will always be men who will accept the risk.”First Man Into Space [Satellite of Blood] (Robert Day, 1959)
Feb
28
1958

A newspaper headline for February 28, 1958 reading THE HIGHEST MAN IN THE WORLD. DP: Geoffrey Faithfull.