Hannah Lucas

Oxford on Film: From Attic to Archive

In this series we seek to rediscover film footage of Oxford’s past and make it availabl...

Title	Description	People	Date
Varsity Trip: The Oxford and Cambridge Ski Trip	In 1949, filmmakers Guy L. Coté and Hugh Wyn Griffith directed the film ‘Sestrieres’ for the Oxford Ski Club, about their trip to the Italian ski resort, Sestriere. We compare this with film of a recent trip, highlighting obvious changes in student life!	Peter Robinson, Hannah Lucas	15 December, 2014
A Yank Abroad: Visiting (and re-visiting) the Oxfordshire countryside	Rare 16 mm film footage from the mid-1930s of american tourists touring the Oxfordshire countryside by bike, and also footage shot by US airforce crew in 1944 visting Wallingford and Aylesbury.	Peter Robinson, Hannah Lucas	15 December, 2014
Mesopotamia: An Oxford Archaeological Expedition	Film of the joint expedition to Kish, Mesopotamia, by Oxford University with the Field Museum of Natural History, of Chicago, Illinois, from 1920-29. The 16mm footage reveals the immense scale of the archaeological dig involving hundreds of people.	Peter Robinson, Hannah Lucas	15 December, 2014
Oxford At War: Footage from Mount Farm Airbase	World War Two arrives in Oxford in this episode, using never before seen Oxford footage from a US Flight Surgeon for the 14th Photo Reconnaissance Unit at Mount Farm Airbase, Dorchester. Includes colour and monochrome film from 1944.	Peter Robinson, Hannah Lucas	3 October, 2014
A Day on the River: The Oxford Steamers	Salter’s Steamers have operated since 1858, and we revisit them in the 1940s as an American U.S.A.F Unit make use of a break from their war service to enjoy a leisurely day on the Thames to Wallingford. Includes rare colour 16mm film from autumn 1944.	Peter Robinson, Hannah Lucas	3 October, 2014
Oxford: Then and Now	We compare and contrast locations in and around the city from the 1940s, and the present day. How have the places and people changed? How present is the Second World War in 1940s Oxford? After 70 years how different is Oxford?	Peter Robinson, Hannah Lucas	1 October, 2014
Attic to Archive - Welcome to the Dreaming Spools Project	In this episode we take you on a trip through time as we introduce a selection of the archive film footage that the Dreaming Spools project has discovered.	Peter Robinson, Hannah Lucas	1 October, 2014