May 2012
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Watching Hitler drive past in a motorcade |...
See on Scoop.it - The Best of StoryVault Growing up in Poland & Germany in the 1930s. A first hand account of how the rise of Hitler and the German war machine looked to a child of the time. See on storyvault.com
April 2012
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“We found the sexy brother - that was quite easy.
A guy walks into the audition,...”
– Eleanor Greene, producer of Party Animals talking about casting Andrew!
Watch the video clip here. (01:15)
Somehow…. I’m not surprised…. :) (Thanks to Andrea)
March 2012
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WatchThe History of London - a scoopit based on the oral history interviews on StoryVault
Being a Teddy Girl in Post war London
Via Scoop.it - Teddy Girls Maureen was born in 1940 and lived through the Second World War. Here she talks about her days postwar of being a Teddy girl, and her working life in a factory. Via storyvault.com
Two Teddy girls, Battersea funfair - photograph -...
Via Scoop.it - Teddy Girls These two ‘Teddy girls’ are dressed to impress. The teddy girl outfits were designed to attract maximum attention and defied the drab styles of the older generation. Via 20thcenturylondon.org.uk
Teddy Girls
Via Scoop.it - Teddy Girls “Even though they were less documented overall, Teddy Girls were arguably the real statement makers out of the two cultural groups. They shunned the conventional perception of women by adopting boyish hairstyles and imitating the Teddy Boys dress sense and characteristics” Via ukjournalism.co.uk
Life during The Blitz in South London | StoryVault
Via Scoop.it - London History A vivid accountof the bombing of London during the Blitz “I looked up to see 250 German bombers all in formation Via storyvault.com
An Australian Adventure - Part 1/2 | StoryVault
Via Scoop.it - The Best of StoryVault In 1981, as a 7 yr old Emma moved to Australia “I thought we were going to live in a shack on a beach! Via storyvault.com
A life in Lewisham, South London, spanning 90...
Via Scoop.it - London History 90 years of life in Lewisham - remembering when S.E. London was a hive of industry and engineering. Via storyvault.com
Joining the RAF
Via Scoop.it - Aviation Wing Commander Foster was born in year 1920. He saw the clouds of war rising over the Europe, and decided to join the Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve in January 1939. He didn’t want to go to the trenches, but while the death in the sky was still possible, it was at least a more glorious way to go. Here he talks about joining up and learning to fly. Via...
DELIVERING A SPITFIRE | StoryVault
Via Scoop.it - Aviation Flt Lt William Walker was called to full time service in September 1939 and took part in the Battle of Britain. Here he tells us about the time he was asked to deliver a Spitfire to Scotland. Via storyvault.com
The Day I Danced With Gene Kelly | StoryVault
Via Scoop.it - London History Hear all about going to stage school in London in the 1950s - and getting the chance to dance with Gene Kelly Via storyvault.com
TROLLEYBUSES | StoryVault
Via Scoop.it - London History The trolleybus is perhaps a forgotten piece of London history - but not by us! - here’s some memories of them Via storyvault.com
Getting Married During WW2 | StoryVault
Via Scoop.it - The Best of StoryVault A moving story of being married, a mother and a widow before the age of 21 during WW2 Via storyvault.com
HEADING TO THE FALKLANDS WAR Bomb disposal team |...
Via Scoop.it - The Best of StoryVault Pt 1 from a bomb disposal expert during the Falklands war “they totally underestimated the threat” Via storyvault.com
BARACK OBAMA'S INAUGURATION | StoryVault
Via Scoop.it - The Best of StoryVault A British view on the inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the USA. “The speech was spine-tingling” Via storyvault.com
February 2012
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Working at the Circus | StoryVault
Via Scoop.it - The Best of StoryVault Life as a circus ‘roustabout’ Via storyvault.com
January 2012
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Getting Wings with the R.A.F and surviving a...
Via Scoop.it - Aviation A remarkable story of learning to fly with the RAF in the 1930s and crashing at 200 mph, after 40 minutes of instruction.The plane was a complete write-off, but the pilot picked himself up and walked back to the crew room, passing the ambulance sent to recover his body on the way! Via storyvault.com
Near Miss in A Tiger Moth
Via Scoop.it - Aviation Learning to fly a Tiger Moth aircraft in a rainstorm with no radio and no instructor and a near fatal crash. Via storyvault.com
December 2011
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Being a Teddy Girl in Post war London
Via Scoop.it - Teddy Girls Maureen was born in 1940 and lived through the Second World War. Here she talks about her days postwar of being a Teddy girl, and her working life in a factory. Via storyvault.com
November 2011
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HMS COVENTRY ATTACKED Part 1 Falklands War |...
Via Scoop.it - The Best of StoryVault On 25th May 1982, one of Argentina’s National days, HMS Coventry, accompanied by HMS Broadsword was ordered to take up position in Falkland Sound to act as a decoy to draw away Argentinian aircraft from other ships at San Carlos Bay. But Coventry was attacked…and David Wood was onboard and only metres away from where the bomb hit.. Via...
BOMB EXPLODES ON HMS ANTELOPE Part 1 Falklands War...
Via Scoop.it - The Best of StoryVault On May 23rd 1982, having diffused a bomb dropped by the Argentinians onto HMS Argonaut, Warrant Officer John Phillips who was Sergeant Major in bomb disposal during the Falklands War, and his colleague Staff Sergeant James Prescott were called to HMS Antelope. Two 1,100 pound (500 kg) bombs had struck the ship on the starboard side, killing one crewman,...
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WatchThis is the first in a series of 4 of an eyewitness account of the sinking of HMS Coventry during the Falklands war in 1982. David starts the story as the crew start for home from Gibraltar, but 2 days into the journey, they receive new orders…
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Working in the RAF in the 1940s
Fred was an engineer for 357 Squadron in South East Asia during WW2, and here he talks about how he came take that position, the long journey by ship to Bengal, and a plane crashing into mountains
http://www.storyvault.com/video/view/working_in_the_raf_in_the_1940s1
FIRST WORLD WAR MEMORY Seeing a Zeppelin |...
Flt Lt Walker has contributed some fascinating and jaw-dropping tales on StoryVault of his time as a Spitfire pilot during WW2. As an introduction, here he is talking about his earliest memory - somewhat prophetically it was of seeing a German Zeppelin in WW1 Via www.storyvault.com
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StoryVault on Google + -we’re using it to add some context to our Stories. Via plus.google.com
What happens when your Spitfire gets shot down by...
Flt Lt William Walker was called to full time service in September 1939 and joined 616 Squadron at Lakenfield Aerodrome. Here he tells the amazing story of being shot down in his Spitfire by a Messerschmidt over the English Channel - and surviving! Via www.storyvault.com
PREPARATIONS FOR THE IRAQ WAR | StoryVault
The British army were hampered in their preparations for war because the politicians did not want it to be thought that they had made up their minds ahead of a UN Resolution. And when a Major General heard Rumsfeld say “we don’t do nation-building” he knew it would all go wrong. Via www.storyvault.com
October 2011
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Some memories of the history of Kosova, as... →
Tottenham 2011
Some observations of the events of August 2011 from residents of Tottenham.“ “I was in the street, in my pyjamas, in shock” - accounts of the August riots in Tottenham http://t.co/FZpjI9nbStoryVaultOctober 19, 2011“ Some observations on the riots of August, from those who were affected by the damage to homes and businesses http://t.co/ocPZcsAwStoryVaultOctober 18, 2011THE TOTTENHAM...
August 2011
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WatchA piece of curated content on the Berlin wall
WatchA collection of links and stories about the Berlin wall
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WatchWe’re marking the anniversary of the building of the Berlin Wall, this week 50 years ago. Antje remembers the complications and tensions of going from West to East, and how different the East was from the Germany she knew
“The first time I got there…I’d thought I’d stepped into an old, old black and white film”
July 2011
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June 2011
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A gripping story on StoryVault of a German teenager escaping from the advancing Russian army in 1945. She jumped out of the window of her home to flee in her nightdress in the snow, made her way to Berlin, and survived for months in a corpse strewn cellar, thanks to the occasional dead dog and an unexpected protector.
A very interesting history of oral history here http://ow.ly/5i7UY
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May 2011
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A haunted house story. →
John remembers a creepy experience while taking photographs in an Elizabethan manor house. Hear about it on StoryVault
photo courtesy of flickr.com/photos/traceyp3031/2649727374/sizes/m/in/photostream/
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WatchIn 1945 the Canadian Government sent 2 entire schools to West Ham in the east end of London. Trying to find out more about these schools- and photos must exist. What happened to them? How long were they in use for?
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WatchWilliam Walker remembers learning to fly in the 1930s. His appetite having been whetted after trying a flight for 5/-, he joined the RAF - and crashed at 200 mph, after 40 minutes of instruction.The plane was a complete write-off, but he picked himself up and walked back to the crew room, passing the ambulance sent to recover his body on the way!
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