In this episode we compare and contrast locations in and around Oxford from 1918, and the present day.
Oxford 1918 - Then and Now
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In this episode we compare and contrast locations from film taken during April 1918, and the present day. How have the places and people changed? After 100 years how different is Oxford? The archive film is provided from “Recruiting March of the Oxfordshire Women's Land Army,” by Women's War Department. The Imperial War Museum Film Archive via First World War Poetry Digital Archive”. Accessed March 8, 2023, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/item/5523
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In this series we seek to rediscover film footage of Oxford’s past and make it available for public viewing. How has Oxford changed? How has it remained the same? What important events have happened at Oxford University? Each episode in the series makes use of archive films to explore when, where and how the films were taken, and what they can tell us about the history of the University, the city of Dreaming Spires and the surrounding Oxfordshire countryside. The series will include films...
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