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Tea Making Tips (1941)
Here’s top tips on how to make the perfect cup of tea.
This film, from 1941, is the latest in the series of fims we have been highlighting from the treasure trove that is the British Film Institute (BFI) National Archive.
The tips are spot on; always use freshly boiled water, warm the pot, etc but just one thing that we think’s missing; don’t forget to stir the pot once just after you’ve poured the water in.
What’s also great about these archive films is listening in to the historic accents, whereby even your lowly charlady sounds posher than a present day Dame.
More from the BFI Archive:
Snow (1963)
Rush Hour (1970)
The Smallest Car in the Largest City in the World (1913)
Piccadilly (1929)
Trafalgar Square Riot (1913)
We Are the Lambeth Boys (1959)
Colour On The Thames (1935)
The Smallest Car in the Largest City in the World (1913)
Following on from Snow (1963) and Rush Hour (1970), here’s The Smallest Car in the Largest City in the World (1913) – the third film we’ve plucked from the wonderful British Film Institute (BFI) Archive.
The film featured in ‘The Big Smoke: Films from a Lost London 1896-1945′, a touring programme of films from the BFI National Archive and depicts a test drive around central London in a miniature Cadillac car ordered by Queen Alexandra for Crown Prince Olav (later King) of Norway.
The Edwardian back drop is fascinating but nothing beats the deadpan expression on the mini-vehicle’s driver’s face.
More from the BFI Archive:
Snow (1963)
Rush Hour (1970)
Tea Making Tips (1941)
Piccadilly (1929)
Trafalgar Square Riot (1913)
We Are the Lambeth Boys (1959)
Colour On The Thames (1935)
Rush Hour (1970)
Following on from what proved a very popular post last week – Snow (1963) – we’ve decided to bring you more from the BFI archive.
First up is this 1970 short film, Rush Hour, which condenses the commuter rush at south London’s Waterloo station to just three minutes. Directed by British Transport Films’ regular Nick Nicholls, it uses time lapse photography to cram everything in.
Special Big Happy Video Awards go out to the two chaps at the cafe stand sporting historic sideburns and the dedicated fellow pulling the signal knobs. Top notch.
More from the BFI Archive:
Snow (1963)
The Smallest Car in the Largest City in the World (1913)
Tea Making Tips (1941)
Piccadilly (1929)
Trafalgar Square Riot (1913)
We Are the Lambeth Boys (1959)
Colour On The Thames (1935)
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