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Watching Hitler drive past in a motorcade | StoryVault

Fri, 18 May 2012 07:01:25 -0400

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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.

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Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:25:00 -0400

"We found the sexy brother - that was quite easy. A guy walks into the audition, he was… totally…..."

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:59:46 -0400

“We found the sexy brother - that was quite easy.
A guy walks into the audition, he was… totally…
within minutes… we knew he was the right person…
and that was it!
Done!
Dusted!”

- 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)

The History of London - a scoopit based on the oral history...

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 06:42:25 -0400

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Being a Teddy Girl in Post war London

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:09:32 -0400

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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.

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Two Teddy girls, Battersea funfair - photograph - Exploring 20th Century London

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:51:20 -0400

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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.

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Teddy Girls

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:49:36 -0400

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“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”

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Life during The Blitz in South London | StoryVault

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:44:14 -0400

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A vivid accountof the bombing of London during the Blitz “I looked up to see 250 German bombers all in formation
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An Australian Adventure - Part 1/2 | StoryVault

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:27:39 -0400

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In 1981, as a 7 yr old Emma moved to Australia “I thought we were going to live in a shack on a beach!

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A life in Lewisham, South London, spanning 90 years | StoryVault

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 06:28:50 -0400

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90 years of life in Lewisham - remembering when S.E. London was a hive of industry and engineering.

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Joining the RAF

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 06:09:46 -0400

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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.

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DELIVERING A SPITFIRE | StoryVault

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 06:07:11 -0400

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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.

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The Day I Danced With Gene Kelly | StoryVault

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:09:32 -0400

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Hear all about going to stage school in London in the 1950s - and getting the chance to dance with Gene Kelly

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TROLLEYBUSES | StoryVault

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:59:55 -0400

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The trolleybus is perhaps a forgotten piece of London history - but not by us! - here’s some memories of them

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Getting Married During WW2 | StoryVault

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:44:47 -0500

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A moving story of being married, a mother and a widow before the age of 21 during WW2
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HEADING TO THE FALKLANDS WAR Bomb disposal team | StoryVault

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:08:08 -0500

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Pt 1 from a bomb disposal expert during the Falklands war “they totally underestimated the threat”
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BARACK OBAMA'S INAUGURATION | StoryVault

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:06:50 -0500

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A British view on the inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the USA. “The speech was spine-tingling”
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Working at the Circus | StoryVault

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:44:55 -0500

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Life as a circus ‘roustabout’
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Getting Wings with the R.A.F and surviving a 200mph plane crash!

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:46:38 -0500

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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!
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Near Miss in A Tiger Moth

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:42:09 -0500

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Learning to fly a Tiger Moth aircraft in a rainstorm with no radio and no instructor and a near fatal crash.
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