The Original Cowboys Were Welshmen
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Established in 2001, the National Library of Wales Screen and Sound Archive holds an unrivalled collection of films, TV and radio broadcasts, video tapes and sound recordings relating to Wales and the Welsh, from 1898 to the present day. The collection spans multiples formats and genres, both professional and amateur.
The Original Cowboys Were Welshmen
Gun-slinging and saloon-swaggering was how it was done in the Northgate Hotel!
It seems that Wales has its share of would-be Western heroes - including a Cardiff bus driver who cleans his pistol and dons his cowboy outfit for a themed evening at the city's Northgate Hotel. It seems that this establishment no longer exists, so it would be good to discover more of its location and history...
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What We Wore
Fashion takes enormous strides forward in 20th century Britain.
From the Tudor court to the Georgian dandy, Britain has long cultivated a passion for fashion, but the late 20th century saw things step up a gear. New generations of talent emerged, whose idiosyncratic style democratised fashion for a younger crowd and helped sell ‘Cool Britannia’ to the world - long before that term was coined. In the 1960s, progress was catalysed by the ‘Swinging London’ of Biba and Mary Quant, followed by the Punk movement a decade later. Designers drew inspiration not just from contemporary subcultures but also from established craft traditions across the UK – in some cases helping to revive cottage industries at risk of dying out. The dawn of the 1980s saw the rise of avant-garde pioneers (Zandra Rhodes, Vivienne Westwood), reimagined Savile Row tailoring (Tommy Nutter) and the upscale yet quintessentially British chic of Jean Muir and Bruce Oldfield – a favourite of Diana, Princess of Wales, who gifted British fashion a truly global platform.
38 videos in this collection
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British Fashion Autumn 1983
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Alternative Fashion 2002, Brady Arts and Community Centre
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Scottish: Fashion - Pem2543
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Computer Shows Off Make Up Effects
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Northampton Fashion Designer
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Outsize Fashion for 'Checkout'
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Spectacles - 'High Street Fashion'
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Barbara Cartland Book 'Getting Older'
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The Leverett Angora Rabbit Farm
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Martha Hill Age 74 In New Career
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Princess Setting New Hair Fashions
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Voucher Scheme Replaces NHS Glasses
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The Hotel on Burgh Island
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The Gallery of Costume, Manchester
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The Yorkshire Disco Dancing Championships
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The Best of British Fashion
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Belfast Fashion and Design Centre
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The Original Cowboys Were Welshmen
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1980 British Fashion Awards
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Fashion and the King's Road
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Ladies Fashion Autumn 1983
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The British Fashion Awards 1981
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The Miriam Stoppard Health and Beauty Show [27/08/92]
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Knitmaster F370 Fine Gauge Machine
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