The Thirties in Colour

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Using rare, private and commercial film as well as photographs from around the world shot in the 1930s.

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Latest Episodes

  • Season 1 Episode 4: End of an Era

    Jack Cardiff's travelogues shot all over Europe and the Middle East, and Jacob Herz's films recording his journey from the USA to his family's farm in Poland, where he met his father for the last time, before he was shot by the Nazis. Also featured are footage by American lawyer David Glick, who helped Jews adjust to new lives in South America, and property developer Walter Bollenbacher seen wearing a gas mask in London during a round-the-world cruise. Last in series. Part of the Journeys of Discovery season

  • Season 1 Episode 3: Adventures in the Americas

    Exploring American film collector Harry Wright's extensive archive of films from Mexico, many which were shot by cinematographer anthropologist and adventurer Ed Myers. The subjects include the indigenous Tzeitals of Chiapas and Amuzgos of Oaxaca, communities who rarely granted access to outsiders and were considered close to extinction

  • Season 1 Episode 2: Wright Around the World

    Images captured by American industrialist Harry Wright and his younger brother Bolling, filmed in places including Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, South Africa, Morocco, Palestine and Britain. The pictures were captured at a time when the wealthy could escape the Great Depression and travel the world in luxury ships. However, the sea was soon to become a battleground during World War Two

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