The first LRS meeting of 2015 was the annual Video Night, arranged and presented by Peter Dick GM4DTH. It was held on 21st January in the screening room of the Edinburgh Cine & Video Society in Fettes Row.
Peter has made a DVD of the three videos for loan to those who could not make it to the meeting or would like to view them again. Contact Peter direct if you are interested.
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Aspidistra from the Secret Wireless War.
1. The main feature was:- The Secret Wireless War - Black Propaganda (Grindlewald Productions, 2002) - 57 mins. Produced by David and Debra Rixon, this film showed how broadcasting was used in WWII as a tool to weaken the Third Reich through the use of words.
Black propaganda check sheet.
Roy Tink, GPO Engineer.
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2. A9 Highland Highway. (Films of Scotland, 1982) - 29 mins. This follows the upgrading of the A9 between Perth and Inverness, a major civil engineering project as seen from the engineers' viewpoint and of those who benefited from it.
Highland Highway construction team near Dunkeld.
Dunkeld bridge under construction.
Findhorn Crossing under construction.
Garson Miller
Kessock Bridge location.
Slochd Bridge
Highland Highway Inverness Police Patrol Centre
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3. RAF Telecommunications (World Wide Pictures for COI, 1974) - 6 mins. A film for those newly-enlisted into the RAF, outlining the role played by the telecommunications trades in the service. (No link).
Peter has made a DVD containing all three videos, for loan to any members who missed the live screening. Contact Peter if you are interested.