the sea wolves is a 1980 war film starring gregory peck , roger moore and david niven .

the film is based on the book boarding party by james leasor , which itself is based on a real incident which took place in world war ii .

the incident involved operation creek , the calcutta light horse 's covert attack on 9 march 1943 against a german merchant ship , which had been transmitting information to u-boats from mormugão harbour in neutral portugal 's territory of goa .

the sea wolves

the sea wolves <EOT> british filmmaker bertie gregory was one of the lucky ones : he saw coastal wolves —also known as sea wolves—in 2011 .

if you want to answer the questions , " who starred in the movie the sea wolves ? " and " what is the full cast list of the sea wolves ? " then this page has got you covered .

wolves have forever had a storied place in the minds and hearts of humans ; and whether seen as threatening or predatory or magical or mysterious , most people think they know wolves . but then there are the sea wolves .

this cast list of who was in the sea wolves includes both lead and minor roles . ( 11 items )

“the sea wolves” is the long saga of the vikings and the many lands they looted , settled and with whom they traded .

recorded at the music centre , wembley soundtrack of ' the sea wolves ' ( 1980 ) directed by andrew v . mclaglen .

unlike their inland cousins , coastal island wolves are entirely dedicated to the sea . their genes prove it ; collectively , coastal island wolves have distinct dna that sets them apart from interior wolves , according to a 2014 study published in bmc ecology .

in the water , whales , sea lions , seals , seabirds and salmon make the sea extraordinarily richer than anywhere else along the coast .

the sea wolves cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of the sea wolves actors includes any the sea wolves actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each the sea wolves actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of the sea wolves have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .

a video of the precious moments sung by matt monro , from the film the sea wolves staring gregory peck , david niven and roger moore .

in a remote stretch of rainforest on canada ' s pacific coast , a unique population of wolves has taken to a life of the sea .

the two kinds of roegadyn ( sea wolves and hellsguard ) correspond to the frost giants and fire giants of norse mythology , as both have separate areas .

roegadyn names vary between the two sub - races : sea wolves use words taken from the roegadyn language , while hellsguard adapt the names to use common eorzean words .

for this we are indebted to the many years of research by liam gauci in his own ‘’hunt’’ to discover this community of sea wolves based in malta .

sea wolves are a unique breed of wolf found in the great bear rainforest along the pacific coast of canada . swimming between islands like fish , they are genetically distinct from their inland cousins , or from wolves in any other part of the world .

the sea wolves by andrew v . mclaglen | andrew v . mclaglen , gregory peck , roger moore , david niven | 12569732445 | dvd | barnes & noble®

a wartime action movie for you this week , the sea wolves , with a stellar cast , an unusual plot but also one based on a true story . the sea wolves tells the story of the elderly and middle aged members of the calcutta light horse , an army unit in british india who end up doing one last but vital military action .

there are two populations : mainland coastal wolves and coastal island wolves , the latter being the focus of gregory’s quest . “the mainland coastal wolves are every bit as ' coastal , ' though they do eat less seafood compared to those on islands , " darimont says .

one could almost call these sea wolves pescatarians – 90 percent of their food comes directly from the ocean , with a fourth of it coming from eating salmon . on top of having distinctive food patterns , sea wolves are also excellent swimmers , with their farthest record being swimming to an archipelago 7 . 5 miles from the nearest landmass .

thankfully , even in the face of grunting sea canids , the shots mcallister managed to take are stunning . the scene captured here beautifully illustrating a species with the strength and grace to adapt to a decidedly non - lupine habitat , launching the sea wolves into a whole new realm of magic and mystery .

amidst all this , like the sea wolves , the congress would have to continue thinking out of the box and it may just do enough to sink the bjp in up to fight another battle for delhi in 2019 .

chris darimont from the raincoast conservation foundation , developed the rainforest wolf project in order to show these wolves as fragile symbols and gain scientific understanding about coastal wolves called " canada ' s newest marine mammal " .

for more on the sea wolves and other inspiring photography , visit biographic . for more on mcallister and the the conservation work he does to protect british columbia ' s endangered rainforest , click over to pacific wild .

but speaking of the finances involved in making the sea wolves , lloyd will not even quote an estimate . " let ' s simply presume , " says the quiet welshman with twinkling eyes , " that all my small but entire personal fortune has gone into it . and if the sea wolves doesn ' t work , then i ' ll go back to what i started my career doing - managing a small , provincial cinema . "

the title music for the sea wolves was adapted by roy budd from the famous warsaw concerto of composer richard addinsell . budd had , at the time , already composed or arranged numerous other film scores , notably those of the wild geese and get carter . for the sea wolves , budd added lyrics by leslie bricusse to his , budd ' s , arrangement of the warsaw concerto music , the resulting song being entitled the precious moments , sung by the british baritone matt monro , who had also sung title tracks for many other films .

unlike their interior cousins , coastal wolves of vancouver island live with two paws in the ocean and two paws on land .

rollo ' s tattoo depicts a scene from norse mythology : the wolves hatí and sköll ( the sons of fenrir ) chase the sun and the moon .

' ' the sea wolves , ' ' which has been rated pg ( ' ' parental guidance suggested ' ' ) , contains some mildly vulgar language and a lot of shooting and other forms of antisocial activity in the battle at the end . vincent canby

reading through the first few chapters , the writing style immediately grabs and immerses you in this forgotten world of the corsairs . soon , you find yourself re - living the adventures of these maltese sea wolves assisted by the numerous illustrations and images displayed on most of the pages thanks to daniel cilia .

in the early 2000s , devoted nature photographer and conservationist ian mcallister , and canadian wolf biologist paul paquet started to conduct research about these coast mainland wolves eating salmon from the wild grey pacific ocean . they discovered a remarkable fact that locals already knew : 25 percent of the wolves ' diet was made of fish . most extraordinary is the coastal wolves ' swimming ability , often swimming across miles between islands .

i have a routine when i look at dark ages army lists , based entirely on my own biases and area of interest . so often i’m disappointed by what i see , so without further ado , how does wolves from the sea stack up ?

along the wild pacific coast of british columbia , there lives a population of the sea wolves . “we know from exhaustive dna studies that these wolves are genetically distinct from their continental kin , ” says mcallister . “they are behaviourally distinct , swimming from island to island and preying on sea animals . they are also morphologically distinct — they are smaller in size and physically different from their mainland counterparts , ” says ian mcallister , an award - winning photographer who has been studying these animals for almost two decades .

quite jolly , it was too . a real hollywood motion picture , the sea wolves , being shot between dramatic political takes in the capital on election eve was cause enough for school - girlish hysteria - even though the average age of the four major stars was no less than 62 years .

the bands debut ep “wolves of youth” is available from all major online music distributors with new music set to be released in summer 2016 .

more populations reside in southeastern alaska , though overall sea wolves have declined in number over time . “they once roamed all the way down to california in its former temperate rain forests . now they only go down to just north of vancouver , " he says .

they’re smaller in stature than gray wolves in other parts of the country , another effect of their diet . “interior wolves are about 20 percent bigger , maybe like a [ great ] pyrenees , ” darimont says . additionally , they ' re often reddish brown in color .

these photos are part of a magnificent series from a book entitled " the sea wolves , living wild in the great bear rainforest " , created by authors ian mc allister and nicholas read . the book reveals the importance of preserving the great bear rainforest for every unique creature that lives on the british columbia ' s remote coast .

however , they ' re being threatened on all sides by hunting , trapping and industry . road building and clear cut logging have appeared to be harmful to wolves , not only destroying the forests they live in but making it easier for hunters to gain access to coast wolves .

sea wolves is unabashed flag - waving , a salute to the calcutta light horse , a parttime regiment whose membership consisted mainly of colonial business types way past draft age but recruited as volunteers for the destruction of three german freighters interned in coastal waters off the then - neutral portuguese colony of goa .

coastal wolves live with two paws in the ocean and two paws on land , darimont says . when hunting for food , sea wolves can swim miles between islands and rocky outcrops to feast on seals and animal carcasses found on the rocks . “our farthest record [ of their swimming abilities ] is to an archipelago 7 . 5 miles [ 12 kilometers ] from the nearest landmass , ” he says . ( see 12 of our favorite wolf pictures . )

ww2 land , sea and air forces of the allied nations planning , training and operating together as a unified force on amphibious raids and landings against the enemy .

a further similarity between the events of operation postmaster and the plot of the sea wolves was that the main rationale in both was that of hitting german u - boat operations , though in operation postmaster , the enemy ships were not destroyed but captured and then towed to lagos in british - ruled nigeria , " a flagrant act of piracy " .

the sea wolves hail from the islands of the far north seas , where they subsist as fishermen and - women . long ago , no vessel or coastal village was safe from their maritime brand of brutality . now , it is not uncommon to see them employed as sailors or naval mercenaries on all manner of vessels .

british columbia has a relatively low human population where sea wolves enjoy an isolated wilderness - an area of 21 - million acres , often described as a " bastion of biodiversity " . there are 25 native species of conifers and grizzly bears , black bears and spirit bears living together .

“coastal wolves are such a unique predator , and they are hunting in this absolutely epic landscape , ” says gregory . roughly the size of maryland , the island and its remote western fringes are still a wild frontier in the pacific northwest . ( read " in search of the elusive sea wolf along canada ' s rugged coast . " )

' ' the sea wolves , ' ' apparently inspired by a true world war ii story , is an elaborate expensive - looking adventure film that has less life in it than almost any line read by gregory peck , one of its stars and not an actor who invests anything he says with unbridled spontaneity .

' ' the sea wolves , ' ' which opens today at loews state 1 and other theaters , takes its style from its content , being full of the slightly forced , cheery , sentimental bravado and patriotism of its over - the - hill characters , whose very over - the - hillness keeps one ' s interest flagging until the final assault on the floating nazi spy center .

ian mcallister , an award - winning photographer and author – and verified sea wolf enthusiast – has long been fascinated by these singular creatures and wanted to create a split - level shot that highlighted the wolves’ unique relationship with the ocean , explains california academy of sciences ' biographic magazine . each spring , this particular family group visits the shore , drawn by the lure of the season ' s offerings . as the wolves dipped into the sea and began licking the protein - rich herring roe from the kelp , mcallister swam toward them . " the curious canines approached him so closely that he could hear them grunting into his snorkel , " writes biographic . " he took several frames , then pushed back into deeper water without daring to look up . "

this attempt to capture the spirit of the classic wartime adventures is only moderately successful - - " a geriatric guns of navarone , " as film critic vincent canby described it . based on an actual ww ii incident , the sea wolves concerns a clandestine operation of 1943 involving the calcutta light horse , a regiment of aging war volunteers who previously saw . . . read more

there are several comparisons to be found between the plot of sea wolves and congress’s campaign plan in uttar pradesh . the comparisons , in fact , go beyond just the protagonists of the plot . the congress plan in the politically sensitive state , more than winning the polls , is to put paid to any chances which the bjp may have to win majority in uttar pradesh . it’s like trying to sink bjp’s fortunes in the same manner as the german ships anchored in goa .

in sea wolves , a bunch of retired british officers form a volunteer special operations unit whose mission is to de - activate a german radio ship that ' s stationed off the coast of india . gregory peck , david niven , and roger moore add veteran acting ability to this ww ii actioner that ' s based upon a real event .

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coming back to the picture of the veteran leaders taking a bus ride to kanpur reminded me of a 1980 war film titled sea wolves starring gregory peck , roger moore , and david niven . the plot revolved around the british army’s operation creek , which had calcutta light horse’s covert attack against a german merchant ship anchored at mormugao port in portuguese - ruled goa , then a neutral territory .

a cast of some 20 supporting actors - including well - known stage actors such as patrick macnee , john standing and patrick allen - aided by a crew of 80 foreigners , another 60 indians , scores of cars and lorries and tonnes of imported shooting equipment make up the production unit for the sea wolves which is to be made entirely on locations in india .

nathaniel philbrick is the award - winning author of several books , including in the heart of the sea and bunker hill . his writing has appeared in the new york times book review , the wall street journal , vanity fair and other places .

the norse people did not actually refer to themselves as vikings as an ethnic or national identity . viking was a profession and was the term for the act of raiding across the sea or a person participating in such an activity .

nantucket’s english settlers , who first disembarked on the island in 1659 , had been mindful of the sea’s dangers . they had hoped to earn their livelihoods not as fishermen but as farmers and shepherds on this grassy isle dotted with ponds , where no wolves preyed . but as the burgeoning livestock herds , combined with the increasing number of farms , threatened to transform the island into a windblown wasteland , nantucketers inevitably turned seaward .

for thousands of years , wolves have lived in peace . they had a unique relationship with the coastal first nations peoples , for whom the wolf was considered as a revered animal treated with admiration and respect .

the roegadyn are a race from the seas north of eorzea in final fantasy xiv . they are similar to the galka of final fantasy xi , but lack a tail , and do not look as ursine . most of them are of the sea wolf tribe , and live by the sea as fishermen , although some become mercenaries and / or pirates . another tribe , the lohengarde , also known as the hellsguard , live near a volcano believed to be the gate to hell , and use magic .

though such genetic differences within wolves is not uncommon , discovering it in an area as small as the west coast of vancouver island is , says co - author erin navid , a research grants officer at the university of calgary .

the sea wolves was , in fact , based on more than one clandestine operation of the second world war . some details of the film accord closely with those of operation postmaster , a january 1942 naval special operations executive ( soe ) raid on shipping in the harbour of santa isabel ( now malabo ) , on the island of fernando po , a spanish ( and therefore neutral ) possession in the bight of biafra . fernando po ( renamed bioko ) is now part of the republic of equatorial guinea .

bad weather had thrown off pollard’s lunar navigation . on the night of february 11 , 1823 , the sea around the ship suddenly churned white as the two brothers hurtled against a reef . “the ship struck with a fearful crash , which whirled me head foremost to the other side of the cabin , ” nickerson wrote in an eyewitness account he produced some years after the shipwreck . “captain pollard seemed to stand amazed at the scene before him . ” first mate eben gardner recalled the final moments : “the sea made it over us and in a few moments the ship was full of water . ”

@ tim major - mammals did progress from the sea to land . however , once on land , some took to the air ( bats ) and others eventually returned to the seas . all oceanic mammals were at one time land - dwelling .

the name of the fictional town of kattegat is an anachronism . the name itself refers to a strait between denmark and sweden . it is derived from dutch words kat ( cat ) and gat ( hole , gate ) , a lingo for a strait so narrow that a cat would have problems fitting through . this term was coined in 15th century some 600 years after the narrative of the show . the area was known as norwegian sea or jótlandshaf ( jutland sea ) during the time of ragnar and his sons .

i have just finished reading the boarding party , having been inspired by a late night showing of the sea wolves . the book was very well written , engaging and detailed . as usual , after reading such a well researched book , i felt that the film left out too much interesting detail , and instead added a great deal of ‘plot’ that was unnecessary . it is an absorbing tale that did not need any embellishing . i will certainly seek out more books by this author .

along the wild pacific coast of british columbia – a misty wonderland of craggy glacier - gouged shores and temperate rainforest – there lives a population of wolves genetically and behaviorally distinct from the rest . they ' ve traded in deer and sheep and mountain goats for the bounty of the sea . they ' ve been known to swim up to eight miles to get from the mainland to an island ; they live on barnacles and herring roe , seals and dead whales . some 90 percent of their food comes directly from the ocean .

" wolves are highly mobile animals ; they have home ranges that are hundreds of kilometers in area and they are capable of crossing many types of natural barriers , including small bodies of water , " she says .

despite the bravado of this little ditty , death was a fact of life all too familiar among nantucketers . in 1810 there were 472 fatherless children on nantucket , while nearly a quarter of the women over the age of 23 ( the average age of marriage ) had lost their husbands to the sea .

nantucketers perceived no contradiction between their source of income and their religion . god himself had granted them dominion over the fishes of the sea . pacifist killers , plain - dressed millionaires , the whalemen of nantucket ( whom herman melville described as “quakers with a vengeance” ) were simply enacting the lord’s will .

in 1820 , an angry sperm whale sank the whaleship essex , leaving its desperate crew to drift for more than ninety days in three tiny boats . nathaniel philbrick reveal the chilling facts of this infamous maritime disaster . " in the heart of the sea " —and now , its epic adaptation for the screen—will forever place the essex tragedy in the american historical canon .

mcallister captured the magic of these wolves in breath - taking pictures . as he swam towards them , “the curious canines approached him so closely that he could hear them grunting into his snorkel . he took several frames , then pushed back into deeper water without daring to look up , ” writes the biographic .

the evidence of this bygone glory can still be seen along the upper reaches of the town’s main street , where the cobbles seem to dip and rise like an undulant sea and where the houses—no matter how grand and magisterial—still evoke the humble spirituality of the island’s quaker past . and yet lurking beneath this almost ethereal surface is the story of a community that sustained one of the bloodiest businesses the world has ever known . it’s a story that i hadn’t begun to fully appreciate until after more than a decade of living on the island when i started researching in the heart of the sea , a nonfictional account of the loss of the whaleship essex , which i revisit here . while what happened to the crew of that ill - fated ship is an epic unto itself—and the inspiration behind the climax of moby - dick —just as compelling in its own quintessentially american way is the island microcosm that the nantucket whalemen called home .

in modern times , they also make up a substantial portion of the population of limsa lominsa , nearly tying with midlander hyur as the largest portion of the population . as a result , the entire city has been substantially influenced by their culture and attitudes , and in many significant ways , limsa is a " sea wolf town " .

the sea wolves , directed by andrew v . mcla - glen ; screenplay by reginald rose , based on ' ' boarding party ' ' by james leasor ; director of photography , tony imi ; film editor , john glen ; music by roy budd and richard addinsell ; produced by euan lloyd ; released by paramount pictures . at loews state 1 , broadway and west 45th street ; 86th street east , at third avenue ; 34th street showplace , near second avenue , and other theaters . this film is rated pg .

female roegadyn are playable in realm reborn . they have fierce faces and large muscular builds , not unlike their male kin , but they are sleeker . they are not as massive as male roegadyn , and are a little shorter than their male counterparts ( 7 ' 3 " at max height for females and 7 ' 5 " for the males ) . female sea wolves roegadyn have fair skin ( even more so than males ) and are slim compared to hellsguard women , while the latter have more robust physiques and brownish skin compared to male hellsguard .

my dad had been searching for the sea wolves without successs for ages and asked me if i could help . having tried a few specialist websites with no luck i spotted availability on amazon . i noticed that the dvd had a foreign language cover , but having read the notes realised that the film itself would be in english . a little nervous that this wouldn ' t be the case , and as the price was pretty good for quite a rare film , i decided to just buy it and hope for the best . it arrived within a couple of days and having tested it out myself , it was fine . i sent it on to dad who was absolutely delighted . i will make amazon my first stop next time !

pollard , as it turned out , had gone to sea again after the loss of the essex , as captain of the whaleship two brothers . that ship went down in a storm in the pacific in 1823 . all the crew members survived , but , as pollard confessed during the return voyage to nantucket , “no owner will ever trust me with a whaleship again , for all will say i am an unlucky man . ”

nantucket was surrounded by a constantly shifting maze of shoals that made the simple act of approaching or departing the island an often harrowing and sometimes disastrous lesson in seamanship . especially in winter , when storms were the most deadly , wrecks occurred almost weekly . interred across the island were the corpses of anonymous seamen who had washed onto its wave - pummeled shores . nantucket—“faraway land” in the language of the island’s native inhabitants , the wampanoag—was a deposit of sand eroding into an inexorable ocean , and all its residents , even if they had never sailed away from the island , were keenly aware of the inhumanity of the sea .

people usually associate wolf meals with elk or deer , but these guys are practically pescatarians , with salmon accounting for nearly a quarter of their diet . beyond that , they forage on barnacles , clams , herring eggs , seals , river otters , and whale carcasses . ( see more photos of coastal wolves . )

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“we knew we were definitely looking at an old whaling ship , ” says keogh , 40 , a maritime archaeologist who works for the national oceanic and atmospheric administration and the papahanaumokuakea marine national monument—at 140 , 000 square miles , the largest protected marine conservation area in the united states . those artifacts , the divers knew , indicated that the ship likely came from nantucket in the first half of the 19th century . could it be , keogh wondered , that they had stumbled across the long - lost two brothers , infamous in whaling history as the second vessel that capt . george pollard jr . managed to lose at sea ?

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malcolm hayes continues " one bit of information about capt graham hayes is that before the war he went to mariehamn in finland and signed onto the windjamer ' pommern ' . on this , he sailed round the world via cape horn and australia . this experience of the sea stood him in good stead for sailing the brixham trawler ' maid honore ' to the island of fernando po , in the gulf of guinea , west africa . codenamed operation ' postmaster ' , for which he was awarded the mc . i attach photos taken by graham on the windjamer ' pommern ' . the pommern still exists and is a museum ship in finland . "

soe agent richard lippett secured himself a job with the shipping company john holt & co ( liverpool ) , which had business on the island , as his cover story . while in his post , he began to make preparations for the raid . in his searching , he discovered that the crew of the duchessa d’aosta regularly accepted invitations to parties held ashore . the sailors had previously held a party aboard their own vessel on january 6 , 1942 . lippett disguised himself as a party - goer to trawl for information about the ship’s readiness for sea , its crew , and the watch arrangements .

some of the nantucket wives adapted readily to the rhythm of the whale fishery . the islander eliza brock recorded in her journal what she called the “nantucket girl’s song” :

the women in the opening credits are supposed to be the 9 daughters of rán , the personifications of the waves . the title sequence is supposed to show the separation of a viking from the living , with the ornaments of his life ( gold and weapons ) floating down around him . during the shot of the rolling thunder there is a single frame showing hel lokisdottir : the goddess of death .

war at the top ( published in the u . s . as the clock with four hands )

the stone carries two plaques , the main plaque commemorates the commandos and mrs frances pittard , who assisted them , the other plaque gives the names of the three german soldiers killed in the raid and the soldier captured and taken back to england as a prisoner of war .

the final episode for the fourth season , featuring the death of king ecbert , aired on the same day as the birthday of ecbert ' s actor , linus roache .

the colors on the flags and shields of harald finehair are red and yellow . these are the colors of the royal house of norway .

nevertheless , despite the handicap of the unknown terrain and inadequate military skills of most of the volunteers who took part in the mission , operation creek was successful . the film had the raiding party sail around the coast in a decrepit and barely seaworthy barge ; they set mines on the hull of the german ship in goa , set the ship afire and watched as the ship sank .

the first event was the unveiling of a commemorative stone on the hog’s back , with the unveiling taking place at 3 pm on the afternoon of tuesday the 3 rd october , in the presence of over 70 persons from sark and further afield .

from the raiders entering the harbor to them leaving with the ships , it had taken around 30 minutes , with zero losses to the party .

indeed , one of the themes of this absorbing tale is the constant battle not just between the allies and the nazis , but also between the regular army and churchill’s licensed buccaneers .

the regiment’s glory did not rest in the chest of medallions but rather in the bars named after them . the light horse bar at the saturday club in kolkata is named after the regiment . the club was founded in 1878 and is located on wood street . the bar houses a collection of regimental memorabilia . the calcutta light horse bar at the oriental club in london is also named after the regiment .

precious moments , the theme from the film " the sea wolves " ( 1980 ) ( lyrics : leslie bricusse / music : roy budd - from richard addinsell ' s " the warsaw concerto " ) matt monro ( film soundtrack ) - 1980 they are so few , the precious moments of our lives ; they fade from view , and when they do , we try to live them anew . which would they be , the precious moments of our lives , if we could see into the past and maybe keep two or three ? the moments of youth , the moments of truth , and the moments of giving that make life worth living ! the moments of joy and the moments of pain , and the moments we know we will not know again ! yes , these are the moments we all should recall , moments and memories of dreams great and small . guess we were lucky to know them at all , yes , we were lucky to know them at all ! they ' re there to share , the precious moments of our lives . treat them with care , for they are rare , and let ' s be glad they are there ! treat them with care , for they are rare , and let ' s be glad they are there , be glad they are there ! ( transcribed by peter akers - november 2012 )

nearly two centuries after the two brothers departed nantucket , the objects aboard the ship have returned to the island . they are featured in an interactive exhibition chronicling the saga of the essex and her crew , “stove by a whale , ” at the nantucket whaling museum . the underwater finds , says michael harrison of the nantucket historical association , are helping historians to “put some real bones to the story” of the two brothers .

the raid itself took place a few days later on january 11 . en route , they practiced their maneuvers , lower folbots ( a folding kayak ) and boarding a ship at sea . three days later , january 14 , they approached santa isabel harbor . at 23 : 15 and 23 : 30 , both tugs had taken up positions 180 meters outside the harbor . back onshore , lippett had arranged for the crew of the duchessa d’aosta to be invited to a dinner party . 12 italian officers and two german officers from likomba also attended .

the proof that graham was double crossed is contained in letters he wrote for ortet to give to the french resistance which he handed over to the abwehr . andre heintz and gerard fournier , the authors of the book , must have the documents that tell the full story .

the hellsguard are a clan of roegadyn with body and mind tempered by the unforgiving heat of the volcanic regions they inhabit . believing the mountains of flame to be gates to the underworld , their line has for centuries stood vigil over them to prevent the passage of souls back to the realm of the living . their sheer girth and steely demeanor open to the hellsguard a wide range of paths , from the martial to the monastic .

gives an analysis of the corsairing situation at the time , including our personal favourite of how the maltese managed to pull one over the pope’s power on whom we could and could not attack ( hint – one of major loopholes lies in the title of the book itself – “in the name of the prince“ ) .

this film is dedicated to the memory of : the last honorary colonel of the calcutta light horse ( as admiral of the fleet the earl mountbatten of burma k . g . 1900 - 1979 )

now it was time to butcher the whale . after laboriously towing the corpse back to the vessel , the crew secured it to the ship’s side , the head toward the stern . then began the slow and bloody process of peeling five - foot - wide strips of blubber from the whale ; the sections were then hacked into smaller pieces and fed into the two immense iron trypots mounted on the deck . wood was used to start the fires beneath the pots , but once the boiling process had commenced , crisp pieces of blubber floating on the surface were skimmed off and tossed into the fire for fuel . the flames that melted down the whale’s blubber were thus fed by the whale itself and produced a thick pall of black smoke with an unforgettable stench—“as though , ” one whaleman remembered , “all the odors in the world were gathered together and being shaken up . ”

where did butch cassidy really die ? the real story better than the movie .

death to the cowards and gold to the brave – maltese corsairs in battle .

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the first season has nine episodes . 9 is a very special number in norse mythology : odin hung upon yggdrasil for nine nights to learn the secret of the runes , there are nine worlds in the world tree , heimdall has nine mothers , odin owns a ring which creates nine new rings every night , ran has nine daughters embodying the waves of the sea , there are 9 great lindworms ( dragon - like serpents ) , every ninth year nine males of every species are sacrificed to the gods , freyr had to wait nine nights until he could marry gerd , the valknut symbol has nine points , thor will walk nine steps before dying after killing jörmungandr , odin broke free and killed king geirröd on the ninth night of his captivity and odin knows 18 ( 9x2 ) rune charms .

the idea behind such road shows , as organised by the congress , is to create a buzz at the roadside tea stalls . in fact , many in the party have started to believe that the appointment of dikshit , a three - term delhi chief minister , as the poll face has generated a considerable hum in the state and the challenge is to keep the momentum going . taking a leaf out of the aam aadmi party’s poll strategy , the congress leaders believe that the early launch of the campaign has given them a head - start over other parties and brought the congress to the centre of people’s political discourse . it has also helped energise the dormant congress workers .

the objective of the raid was to capture german servicemen for interrogation by attacking a signals station at pointe de plouezec on the north brittany coast . on the night of the 11 / 12 november 1942 they departed dartmouth in mtb 344 under the command of kemp and correctly identified their target . on reaching the cliff tops they found the area heavily mined . rooney and one of his men checked out the station and a nearby pillbox . the former was protected by wire and sentries and the latter was unoccupied . the cable from the pillbox was cut .

in february 2011—more than a decade after publication of my book in the heart of the sea —came astonishing news . archaeologists had located the underwater wreck of a 19th - century whaling vessel and solved a nantucket mystery . kelly gleason keogh was wrapping up a monthlong expedition in the remote hawaiian islands when she and her team indulged in some last - minute exploring . they set out to snorkel the waters near shark island , an uninhabited speck 600 miles northwest of honolulu . after 15 minutes or so , keogh and a colleague spotted a giant anchor some 20 feet below the surface . minutes later , they came upon three trypots—cast - iron cauldrons used by whalers to render oil from blubber .

photo : dazzling tiny beetle has the cutest face in the rainforest ( . . .

passport in suspense ( published in the u . s . as the yang meridian )

what ' s the difference between england , britain and the u . k . ?

according to katheryn winnick the accent of the norse men is based on swedish accent .

the carved beast heads seen on the prow of the viking longships were there to scare the spirits of hostile lands . vikings were more than willing to fight the people but did not want to suffer at the hands of hostile spirits , nor did they want the spirits aiding their enemies . although not shown in this series , they were not always dragons - they could be wolves / ravens etc . they were also removable and would have been taken off when approaching home so as not to scare the friendly spirits as this could bring ill health , a bad harvest or other such bad luck . a more modern equivalent would be a battle flag carried at times of war but not of peace - if you saw a longship approaching with beast head in place , you knew their intentions were hostile .

wolves of youth are an indie rock band who hail from bundoran co . donegal . their fantastically lively and energetic performances have already garnered them a lot of attention , in spite of the fact that the boys only formed in 2014 . upon forming , their aim was simple , to create fiery combination of music and rhythm that was not only lyrically strong but appealed to the masses who were looking for indie dance anthems . taking influences from the likes of biffy clyro , bloc party , twin atlantic and catfish and the bottlemen , the lads took all they liked from their individual music tastes and mixed it with their creative style to hone their own personal sound . this resulted in a wonderfully creative menagerie of noise , one that has become idiosyncratic to the band .

mammals first evolved from reptiles specifically therapsids towards the end of the triassic period and coexisted with dinosaurs in the mesozoic period , after the extinction of the dinosaurs they developed into the larger forms we ' re more familiar with now along with other rodent forms . the colder period that would have occurred after the ee if the popular theory of meteorite is correct would have favoured fur for survival .

in early 1942 the force was founded by major gus march - phillips , dso , obe ; major j geoffrey appleyard , dso , mc , and captain graham hayes , mc . 1 they engaged in training the newly formed force at wareham ( dorset ) and later teamed up with coastal command ' s motor torpedo boats ( mtbs ) . mtbs were used because they were very fast and relatively quiet when running on auxiliary engine power only . . . a combination which minimised detection at sea and when close to shore .

congress team adb ( azad , dikshit , and babbar ) have not begun badly . they organised a big reception from the amausi airport to the pradesh congress office a week earlier for the leadership . the new leadership could make an echo among the minorities , brahmins and the non - yadav obcs . the last two communities are eyed by the bjp too . and if poll strategist prashant kishore manages to make the team click , the loss would be of the bjp and not of samajwadi party or the bahujan samaj party .

practicing dory landings was an important part of the training . it was the means of travel from the mtbs to the shore and had to be undertaken safely and quietly in all conditions to minimise the risk of detection .

at this time bourne was a lieutenant waiting for his first command which came in the form of mtb 344 . the navy made her available to the ssrf and this began bourne ' s involvement with the organisation . they christened her " the little pisser " because of her high power compared with the motor launches the navy had offered earlier . for the clandestine missions the mtbs engaged in they normally sailed at dusk . when they were close to their objective the main engines were cut and the approach made on the auxiliary engine .

because under international law , it was forbidden for the allies to enter portuguese territory as they are a neutral nation in the conflict , so the british concoct a way to get a force into the port to try to silence the german radio transmitter . this is where the old men of the calcutta light horse come in . despite not seeing any action since the boer war at the turn of the 20 th century , the military top brass impress the men into taking part in a covert action against the germans but one that has a sense of plausible deniability about it .

british military gazelle helicopters in their original military colours and with their original military registrations . the core team includes four gazelles , one from each service ; the royal navy , the royal marines , the army air corps and the royal air force . a fifth gazelle in royal marines colours will provide intimate support for the team . their crest includes the combined operations badge . the last , and possibly , only time the badge was seen on an aircraft was in the early mid 40s . a photo of the hurricane concerned is included in the

a watchman on burundi challenged the men coming towards the ship , but they managed to persuade him that they had the ship’s captain in their company , who was coming back on board . the three men in the folbots boarded burundi , and then the watch crew jumped overboard . the raiders proceeded to plant explosive charges on the anchor chain , then guided nuneaton alongside likomba to take her and the burundi in tow .

according to the sagas from which this series takes some of its plot , ivar the boneless was the oldest son of ragnar by aslaug .

captain stafrag points to a cliff overlooking a harbour and orders us to set a gun platform , as stealthily as possible till the signal is given . now as the trap is sprung and the flag of the order is arrogantly hoisted next to the cannon on greek soil , the helpless greek vessel lies trapped in the harbour .

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by 1760 , the nantucketers had virtually exterminated the local whale population . by that time , however , they had enlarged their whaling sloops and outfitted them with brick tryworks capable of processing the oil on the open ocean . now , since it was no longer necessary to return to port as often to deliver bulky blubber , their fleet had a far greater range . by the advent of the american revolution , nantucketers had reached the verge of the arctic circle , the west coast of africa , the east coast of south america and the falkland islands to the south .


elizabethan express is a 1954 british transport film that follows the elizabethan , a non-stop british railways service from london to edinburgh along the east coast main line .

although originally intended as an advertising short , it now acts as a nostalgic record of the halcyon years of steam on british railways and the ex-lner class a4 .

it was directed by tony thompson , with a tongue-in-cheek poetic commentary written by paul le saux .

it is also notable for its music by clifton parker , who also wrote the score for blue pullman and several other british transport films .

he was later to write the music for the 1959 version of the thirty-nine steps , which also features an a4 .

elizabethan express

elizabethan express <EOT> an account of the first journey by the new elizabethan express service from london to edinburgh .

an article on architecture , literature , and daily life in elizabethan england . from the britain express site .

the journey from london ' s kings cross to edinburgh ' s waverley station on the steam train the " elizabethan express . " the british transport film collection is preserved by the british film institute .

relive the summertime express between kings cross and waverley , which covered 393 in just 6 hours non - stop .

at platform 5 , the elizabethan , a special express for the holiday season , summons its strength . and the time to depart marks an ending for some , but , for many , a start .

the star of the much–loved documentary elizabethan express is the steam–powered locomotive silver fox . she was part of the elizabethan service , whose daily non–stop journey took passengers the 393 miles from london to edinburgh in six–and–a–half hours . at the time the film made this was the world’s longest daily non–stop run above 60mph .

one of the most popular films from the legendary british transport films takes viewers on the record–beating express service from london to edinburgh .

claustrophobic train - set comedy - thriller with a gang of crooks intent on stealing a gold shipment on a scotland to london express .

flourished . the epithet elizabethan is merely a chronological reference and does not describe any special characteristic of the writing .

a fine site by lara e . eakins that comprehensively covers every conceivable historical aspect of tudor / elizabethan england .

the a1 steam locomotive trust , the registered charity behind famous new steam locomotive 60163 tornado , is the recreating ‘the elizabethan’ express in celebration of hm the queen’s diamond jubilee . ‘the elizabethan’ was the premier train on the east coast main line in the post - war period and this unique railtour will showcase tornado at her best and provide nearly 400 miles of travel behind an iconic deltic .

made in 1954 , this documentary follows the summertime express from kings cross , london to waverley station , edinburgh . the steam train covered 393 miles in six and a half hours .

but for the elizabethan , being a special express for the holiday season , no delays are tolerated . upon reaching newcastle , maccloud is given the go - ahead to cut four minutes off the running time if he can . the fireman crunches chunks of coal and heaves them into the furnace , and the silver fox pushes on .

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elizabethan express is an honest - to - goodness charmer with integrity . the obvious enthusiasm for its subject - the world ' s longest non - stop daily to average 60 mph - is put into the premise of a question , one that seems to ask , ' isn ' t this marvelous ? how does it all come about ? '

“having hauled the royal train during hrh the prince of wales’s visit to northumberland , we are delighted to be able to join in the celebration of hm the queen’s diamond jubilee with the re - creation of ‘the elizabethan’ express . this iconic train of the 1950s was british railways’ response to the optimism prevalent at the dawn of the new elizabethan era . with both tornado and alycidon on the route they were designed for , this unique railtour will be a day out to remember for all of those lucky enough to be on - board . ”

the film unfolds in classic british transport films manner , moving deftly between the contentment of the passengers and the labour required to provide this pleasure . how can the train run so smoothly that diners are capable of " filling stomachs without filling laps ? " it is due to " the state of the tracks , provided by these chaps on the maintenance gang . elizabethan express , then , is both celebration and revelation .

the web version of walter nelson ' s fine handbook , this is a basic primer on the historical background that a participant in an elizabethan renaissance faire should know or have at hand .

‘the elizabethan’ express was steam hauled from 1953 to 1961 and deltic diesel hauled in 1962 . therefore 2012 will mark the 50 th year since ‘the elizabethan’ service was withdrawn and 2013 will mark the 60 th year since the service was introduced . “the lizzie” as the service was affectionately known was principally hauled by gresley class a4s due to their corridor tenders , although there were times when other classes of steam locomotive deputised for the a4s . some of the occasions when a1s deputised are 60121 silurian on 24 th & 25 th july 1954 , unique thompson class a1 / 1 60113 great northern on 25 th august 1954 and 60155 borderer on 12 th september 1954 .

elizabethan express was produced by the british transport commission’s in–house film unit , the celebrated british transport films . like many btf titles it is both a promotional film and a documentary , combining realism , romanticism and whimsy . for many years it was among the most popular films in the catalogue . justly so : superbly crisp black–and–white cinematography of footplates and carriages , countryside and stations , railwaymen and customers , burning coal and rising steam positively glistens onscreen and in viewers’ memories .

as the elizabethan passes york , a scots crew - consisting of driver maccloud and fireman mungo - relieves the first pair . the passengers gaze contentedly at the lovely yorkshire landscape . porters commence their corridor service .

from kings cross station , london , to waverley station , edinburgh is 393 miles . the elizabethan , a summertime express , covered the journey in 6 hours non - stop , at the time the longest non - stop journey in the world to be timed at over 60 mph . this film captures the speed and excitement of one of those runs , recalling the glamour of the great days of steam , as well as the hard work of the men who maintained the service .

before her combined . the subject matter of the elizabethan grants . , more than anything else , drew public notice to elizabeth ' s patent policies and it is to this subject matter that we now turn our attention .

the long beginning of the elizabethan popular theatre , like that of the greek theatre , lay in religious ceremonials , probably in the drama in the liturgy of the two greatest events in the christian year , christmas and easter . in the…

it is , therefore , an object of this paper to illuminate some of these dusty truths from the elizabethan era and it will seem that , although the years have clouded our view of them , they are substantially the same today as they were then .

in order to celebrate the coronation of queen elizabeth ii , british railways renamed ‘the capitals limited’ express to ‘the elizabethan’ . the first runs of ‘the elizabethan’ were made on monday 29 th june 1953 , and then resumed for each summer season , until at the end of the 1961 season on friday 8 th september , when the last steam hauled runs were made . being non - stop between london and edinburgh in both directions , only corridor tender fitted gresley class a4s could be used , the sheds at king’s cross and haymarket being those to provide them . the inaugural time for the journey was 6¾ hours but in 1954 that was reduced to 6½ hours or only 390 minutes start to stop for the 392 . 7 miles . from 1962 , deltic diesels took over and whilst nominally non - stop to passengers , they halted briefly at newcastle for crew changing .

at waverly station , a voice announces the happy news : the elizabethan is running on time . moments later , it pulls into the station . the stationmaster puts on his top hat and prepares to greet the new arrival . picturesque edinburgh stands ready to do the same .

in elizabethan london , dramatists wrote in an extraordinary range of dramatic genres , from native comedy and farce to senecan tragedy , from didactic morality plays to popular chronicle plays and tragicomedies , all before the advent of shakespeare . although shakespeare developed certain genres , such as the chronicle play…

…exacting and brilliant achievements , the elizabethan and early stuart periods have been said to represent the most brilliant century of all . ( the reign of elizabeth i began in 1558 and ended with her death in 1603 ; she was succeeded by the stuart king james vi of scotland , who took the…

in the wide expanse of king ' s cross station , a host of people mill about . it is summertime - the time for traveling . a portly station superintendent sits with phone in his quiet office , arranging things with a jaunty air . a new seasonal service begins today : the elizabethan .

at this time , london was the heart of england , reflecting all the vibrant qualities of the elizabethan age . this atmosphere made london a leading center of culture as well as commerce . its dramatists and poets were among the leading literary artists of the day . in this heady environment , shakespeare lived and wrote .

fication nor written disclosure was required in the vast majority of the elizabethan grants . however , the patentees were obliged to teach the invention to native apprentices and therefore this was not a bone of contention among the vociferous common law enthusiasts of 1601 and 1623 because the public gained the benefit of the invention . [ 90 ]

this principle was recognized at an early time . bartolomeo verde , who received a payment from the venetian special privilege fund in 1332 to build a windmill , [ 93 ] had to refund the money at once if he did not complete his installation and make it work within six months . [ 94 ] even the letters of protection granted to john kempe and other alien artisans were granted on the express condition that they come to england and practice their trades .

shakespeare ' s audiences would have been familiar with the bible and christianity , regardless of where they fell on the religious spectrum . while shakespeare often commented on current events regarding the protestant / catholic debate within the action of his plays , his personal religious leanings are unknown . his plays , however , do give a clear picture of the religious climate in elizabethan england and its effect on daily life .

in the 1580s , the writings of the university wits ( marlowe , greene , lyly , kyd , and peele ) defined the london theatre . though grounded in medieval and jacobean roots , these men produced new dramas and comedies using marlowe ' s styling of blank verse . shakespeare outdid them all ; he combined the best traits of elizabethan drama with classical sources , enriching the admixture with his imagination and wit .

the elizabethan grants may be divided into four main categories . [ 76 ] first , there were those industrial monopolies which were perfectly valid both at common law and after the statute of monopolies . included here were grants for inventions originating in the minds of the inventor and those communicated to an englishman from abroad . other grants considered unobjectionable in elizabeth ' s day were those for the importation into the realm of new products theretofore unknown and those for new trades .

le saux ' s verse is at its best providing quick sketches of worker activities rather than fashioning real characters . the naming of a scots crew , for example , may drive the plot but at the expense of turning them into cartoons . interestingly , at its most serious , the film recalls early soviet cinema . the maintenance crew are shot with low - angles , in glorification of their work . elsewhere , a ' fitter ' gazes nobly after the departing elizabethan , whose journey he helped prepare through his sweat and toil .

an even more striking divergence between elizabethan and modern patents is that most of the former gave the exclusive right of manufacture or importation and not the right of sale ( although patentees could frequently prevent sales of infringing products ) . the consumer could thus purchase the commodity from anyone who could manufacture it under a different process . what is even more important , the consumer could buy it from an importer , since the patentee usually had no monopoly over importation . [ 81 ] today a patentee obtains the sole privilege to vend the invention in addition to the manufacturing privilege .

elizabethan theatre and the name of william shakespeare are inextricably bound together , yet there were others writing plays at the same time as the bard of avon . one of the most successful was christopher marlowe , who many contemporaries considered shakespeare ' s superior . marlowe ' s career , however , was cut short at a comparatively young age when he died in a tavern fight in deptford , the victim of a knife in the eye . theatre had an unsavory reputation . london authorities refused to allow plays within the city , so theatres opened across the thames in southwark , outside the authority of the city administration .

another difference between elizabethan patent law and the present english system exists in the definition of novelty . elizabeth desired to introduce those industries into the realm which would produce manufactures imported theretofore , such as alum , glass , soap , oils , malt , saltpeter , latten , etc . the petitioner had only to show that the industry had not been carried on within the realm within a reasonable period of time . [ 80 ] today , however , the proof of a single public sale of an article before application for a patent can render a subsequent issued patent invalid . similarly , a . printed publication of the invention can negate patentability .

queen elizabeth i was an incredibly popular queen whose reign is remembered as a “golden age” of culture and growth even during foreign and domestic challenges . the elizabethan era , during which shakespeare lived and wrote , is also known for sir francis drake ' s exploration of the “new world , ” the english defeat of the spanish armada ( a naval campaign to invade and bring roman catholicism back to england ) , sir walter raleigh ' s colonial exploration , the blossoming of theatre and poetry in england , and setting the stage for english empire and colonization . yet it was also a time marked by war , economic depression , and complex spiritual and political conflict . deep tensions between protestants and catholics came from england ' s recent departure from the roman catholic church , initiated by elizabeth ' s father , king henry viii .

the elizabethan age saw the flowering of poetry ( the sonnet , the spenserian stanza , dramatic blank verse ) , was a golden age of drama ( especially for the plays of shakespeare ) , and inspired a wide variety of splendid prose ( from historical chronicles , versions of the holy scriptures , pamphlets , and literary criticism to the first english novels ) . from about the beginning of the 17th century a sudden darkening of tone became noticeable in most forms of literary expression , especially in drama , and the change more or less coincided with the death of elizabeth . english literature from 1603 to 1625 is properly called jacobean , after the new monarch , james i . but , insofar as 16th - century themes and patterns were carried over into the 17th century , the writing from the earlier part of his reign , at least , is sometimes referred to by the amalgam “jacobethan . ”

the best english soap at this time was soft mottled bristol soap . . hard spanish soap of castile was employed for fine laundry work , for which the english soap was unsuitable . on january 3 , 1561 , elizabeth ' s first patent grant was given to stephen groyett and anthony le leuryer for the making of “white sope” . the grant extended for ten years and stipulated that at least two of the servants of the patentees were to be of native birth ( which indicates that the patentees were probably aliens ) and the white hard soap to be made was to be as good and fine as that made in the “sope house of triana or syvile . ” the patentees ' wares were to be submitted to the municipal authorities for inspection and , on proof of defective manufacture , the privilege was to be void . [ 71 ] this was the first of a long line of elizabethan industrial

years . s altpeter had not been produced in england , most of it having been imported via antwerp , a port controlled by the catholic king of spain . elizabeth bargained with gerard honricke , “an almayne captain , ” ] to come over and teach her subjects the art of making saltpeter as good as the product from beyond the seas . [ 83 ] saltpeter was used to make gunpowder and elizabeth was greatly concerned with the production of military supplies at this time . [ 84 ] it is doubtful if honricke was required to reduce the secrets of the process to writing before the bargain was struck but it was an express condition of the agreement that he was to disclose the process in writing before he received the promised reward of £300 . honricke was probably not the inventor of the process . upon his arrival in england , the queen assigned the contract to cockeram and barnes , who were london merchants . [ 85 ] the english apprenticeship clause was , of course , to be found mainly in those patents granted to foreigners , just in case they left the country at or before the expiration of the patent term . [ 86 ]

by modifying his source materials in this way , shakespeare was able to take an unremarkable revenge story and make it resonate with the most fundamental themes and problems of the renaissance . the renaissance is a vast cultural phenomenon that began in fifteenth - century italy with the recovery of classical greek and latin texts that had been lost to the middle ages . the scholars who enthusiastically rediscovered these classical texts were motivated by an educational and political ideal called ( in latin ) humanitas—the idea that all of the capabilities and virtues peculiar to human beings should be studied and developed to their furthest extent . renaissance humanism , as this movement is now called , generated a new interest in human experience , and also an enormous optimism about the potential scope of human understanding . hamlet’s famous speech in act ii , “what a piece of work is a man ! how noble in reason , how infinite in faculty , in form and moving how express and admirable , in action how like an angel , in apprehension how like a god—the beauty of the world , the paragon of animals ! ” ( ii . ii . 293–297 ) is directly based upon one of the major texts of the italian humanists , pico della mirandola’s oration on the dignity of man . for the humanists , the purpose of cultivating reason was to lead to a better understanding of how to act , and their fondest hope was that the coordination of action and understanding would lead to great benefits for society as a whole .

credits ( 0 . 09 ) [ credits overlay ] gvs ints . victoria station , london ( 0 . 21 ) gvs british rail staff planning new non - stop service from london - edinburgh ( 0 . 50 ) gvs br manual staff arriving for work at kings cross ( 1 . 29 ) gvs ints . kings cross station on a june morning ( 1 . 57 ) gvs catering staff putting food in train fridge ( 2 . 10 ) gvs " silver fox " steam engine is coupled with the " elizabethan ' s " carriages and passengers board the train ( 2 . 50 ) gvs the train departs ( 3 . 43 ) gvs br fitters carrying out train maintenance ( 4 . 20 ) gvs passengers in the bar / buffet of the train ( 5 . 33 ) gvs workmen making train ' s upholstery and other fittings ( 6 . 22 ) gvs passengers having lunch on the train ( 7 . 43 ) gvs rail maintenance gang at work ( 8 . 38 ) gvs br signalling / route system ( 9 . 00 ) gvs train crew at work ( 11 . 18 ) gvs train passes durham cathedral ( 11 . 37 ) gvs train crossing the tyne at newcastle , with a tug on the river ( 14 . 24 ) gvs driver and footplateman at work ( 15 . 37 ) gvs train passes berwickshire coastline ( 15 . 55 ) gvs train enters edinburgh , with children waving from tenement windows and playing in the street ( 16 . 59 ) gvs inside waverley station ( 17 . 30 ) gvs station master greets train at waverley with his top hat on ( 18 . 33 ) gvs edinburgh with buses crossing waverley bridge ( 18 . 58 ) ecs ( 19 . 27 )

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the narration is a poetic monologue inspired by the gpo film unit ' s beloved night mail ( d . harry watt / basil wright , 1936 ) . the whimsical , rhyming verse , however , takes less after w . h . auden than edward lear - less lofty but more fun . writer paul le saux ' s words dart in and around station offices and buffet cars , ably served by the stylistically - varied photography . director tony thompson unites the exaggerated imagery at key moments with inspired close - ups , such as on the lips of control managers who sit with microphones , " like prompters assisting the course of a play / breathing out words like arabian perfumes . "

the repeated hints at a connection between train travel and storytelling reveal the slightly mournful tone of these promotional films . beneath the brisk , buoyant tone , a train ride , it seems , is much like a tale to be swept up in - but one that can end all too soon :

the loud hiss of steam as the train seems to slow to the pace of a cloud , breaks the afternoon task and disperses the dream .

* this film is included on the bfi british transport films dvd compilation ' on and off the rails ' .

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britain ' s greatest machines with chris barrie - s02e04 : trains - the steam pioneers ( 5 . 1 dpl ii , hd )

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the exciting footplate photography is a fine tribute to the top link drivers of gresley’s mighty a4 locomotives . despite its classic status within the railway fraternity , the film proved controversial for its use of a rhyming commentary by paul le saux , which was perhaps trying to emulate w h auden’s famous recitation on night mail ( 1936 ) . however , its 914 cinema bookings in 1954 and its numerous re - releases are testimony to the film’s lasting popularity .

the earliest film kiss held by the bfi national archive is this stolen smooch aboard a steam train , an important example of victorian film .

laughs and thrills come thick and fast in this edgar wallace comedy - thriller with a hair - raising car versus train chase .

reporter michèle brown visits london ' s western hospital , where a computer is on the medical staff to help doctors with routine doctor \ patient consultations .

one of the most gruesomely memorable of all british anti - smoking promos depicts fat oozing out of nonchalant smokers ' cigarettes .

the social and political revolutions of 1968 seem a long way from the musings of a moderate tory on the nhs and government .

straight - talking anti - smoking promo , which introduces us to janice , a 51 - year - old woman who uses a ventilator to breathe .

a well - to - do woman is unable to answer her child’s cries due to a coughing fit , in this exaggerated anti - smoking advert .

a child ' s life is save through a blood transfusion and this incident demonstrate s the need for blood donors .

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the commentary is made up of fanciful and humorous rhyming couplets . though in the tradition of the feted night mail ( 1936 ) , no one would seriously rate this verse alongside w . h . auden’s . by turns eccentrically inspired and enjoyably awful , its contrived but tongue–in–cheek rhymes are more reminiscent of the popular children’s comic whizzer and chips .

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ph . james ritchie , ronald craigen , robert paynter unit m . jim garrett asst . technicians w d williams , cyril moorehead , ken cooper , paul khan , alice ross , pat holmes ed . wm j maclean w . paul le saux spoken by howard marion crawford and alan wheatley p . edgar anstey m . clifton parker cond . alvir mathieston rec . at anvil films , beaconsfield

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people and things mobilise for its departure : the driver and his fireman sign in , passengers begin to form lines , porters follow and the chef checks his resources .

finally , a locomotive pulls into the station , with the words the silver fox emblazoned on its side . workers carefully link it up to carriages , and families begin to board . a guard nervously checks his timetable and - given the ok - the train eases forward . a lone fitter watches it pull away and pictures the hard work he did to get the engine ready .

the silver fox chugs resplendently ahead at top speed . a dapper man behind an elegant counter serves a variety of refreshments . behind a door , the kitchen staff is bustling . several waiters begin to serve the meal with flair . far ahead of the train walk rail workers , checking for gaps in the tracks to ensure a smooth journey .

picking up a signal , driver maccloud pulls back on the brake and the silver fox slows to a crawl . the decision was made by ' men in control rooms ' , who sit armed with microphones and switches , directing the flow of train traffic .

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a look at how the british transport industry was progressing six years after the war . it includes whitemoor and woodhead , bus operations in bristol and road transport in scotland .

the movement of a complete farm , livestock and machinery , from yorkshire to sussex by rail .

sam is a train driver whose loco breaks down , and then shows three sides to his character trying to solve the problem , with only one succeeding . a br staff instruction film .

ilm about the digging out and rescue of a freight train stranded in snow in the westmorland hills .

the development plan for the waterways in action and a glimpse of the north - eastern division at work .

as a port for great ocean liners , including film of the two ‘queen’s .

a record of track renewal at st pancras station and showing the large amount of manpower that was used .

version no 2 of film 8334 , the edit is slightly different . the journey from kings cross to waverley station in edinburgh , many views and scenery on route plus interesting scenes of the passengers . for full description see synopsis on huntley archives website .

…life of a majority of elizabethans , but the christian faith was no longer single . rome’s authority had been challenged by martin luther , john calvin , a multitude of small religious sects , and , indeed , the english church itself . royal prerogative was challenged in parliament ; the economic and social orders were disturbed by…

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on wednesday 25 th july 2012 , deltic d9009 alycidon will set out from london king’s cross station with her first main line passenger train for many years and head north to edinburgh , pausing to collect passengers at peterborough , york and darlington . after a break in the scottish capital , tornado will head the train south covering the 393 miles to london – the reverse of her famous bbc top gear ‘race to the north’ with jeremy clarkson on - board – setting down as outward . this will be the first time a brunswick green liveried peppercorn class a1 will have departed edinburgh waverley station since the 1960s and we are pleased to confirm that the carriages will be in the historic carmine and cream livery . passengers in premier dining will receive a traditional silver service throughout the journey based upon an anglo - scottish menu .

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we will be holding two guided tours at darlington locomotive works in between the birthday trains on 29th july . these will be given by david elliott . each lasting an hour , with one at 9am , prior to the 11am train and one at 3pm prior to the 5pm train . all images - a1slt

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the age of shakespeare was a great time in english history . the reign of queen elizabeth i ( 1558 - 1603 ) saw england emerge as the leading naval and commercial power of the western world . england consolidated its position with the defeat of the spanish armada in 1588 , and elizabeth firmly established the church of england begun by her father , king henry viii ( following henry ' s dispute with the pope over having his first marriage annulled ) .

sir francis drake circumnavigated the world and became the most celebrated english sea captain of his generation . sir humphrey gilbert and sir walter raleigh sent colonists eastward in search of profit . european wars brought an influx of continental refugees into england , exposing the englishman to new cultures . in trade , might , and art , england established an envious preeminence .

london in the 16th century underwent a transformation . its population grew 400 % during the 1500s , swelling to nearly 200 , 000 people in the city proper and outlying region by the time an immigrant from stratford came to town . a rising merchant middle class carved out a productive livelihood , and the economy boomed .

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the english were not the first to grant patents to inventors but they were the first to develop a lasting patent law . the patent system of the united states , originating at a time when the english law was in full flower , drew heavily from it and might never have come into being at all had the english law not been what it was in the eighteenth century . by this time the english lawyer had been victorious over the old monopoly abuses and had provided the fathers of our country with history from which considerable profit could be taken . knowing the problems england had had it was an easy matter to avoid the pitfalls of a . monopoly system and create a body of law which began where the english law had left off .

because we interpret and apply our patent law in the light of its history and because this history extends back to the beginning of the english law , there is value in the study of the early efforts of the english people . to fully know our patent law we must be familiar with its origin . the basic truths found by the english 400 years ago are still valid today and should continue to influence us in the interpretation and application of our law , even though it has become greatly refined and perfected .

a letters patent for an invention is a monopoly . in the united states the monopoly is :

… a . grant to the patentee , his heirs or assigns , for the term of seventeen years , of the right to exclude others from making . using , or selling the invention throughout the united states . [ 1 ] '

* associate professor of law , texas southern university , houston , texas . member of the new york bar .

in england it is the “sole privilege” to “make , use ; exercise and vend” [ 2 ] the invention for sixteen years . [ 3 ] the united states inventor receives a negative right , the english a positive one .

the ancient greeks originated the term “monopoly . ” it is derived from… ( alone ) and… ( to sell ) and was first used by aristotle in 347 b . c . [ 4 ] for the purpose of this paper , a monopoly will mean a privilege consisting of the exclusive right to carry on a . particular business or trade , manufacture a particular article , or control the sale of the entire supply of a particular commodity . [ 5 ] we need deal here only with monopolies granted by the sovereign .

a grant of a letters patent was a personal and direct grant of some dignity , office , monopoly , franchise or other privilege by the english sovereign through the exercise of the royal prerogative and was recorded on the patent rolls in the record office . the documents received by the patentee were called letters patent , the term being derived from the latin literae patentes or “open letters” because they were addressed , not to particular individuals , but “to all to whom these presents shall come . ” the documents were traditionally sealed so that they could be read without breaking the seals , while “letters close” could not be read without first breaking the seals . [ 6 ]

this paper will be concerned with the history of letters patent for inventions . it will be necessary , however , to consider monopoly grants other than those for inventions to fully understand what kind of a privilege the inventor received . a short summary of some of the more important early developments outside of england before the beginning of english patent law will be helpful .

3 . the seventeen year term in the united states dates from the date of issuance of the patent whereas the sixteen year term in great britain dates from the date of the filing of the complete specification .

4 . aristotle , politics , bk . i , chap . xii , 48 .

5 . black ' s law dictionary 1158 ( 4th ed . 1951 ) .

athenaeus , writing in the third century a . d . , in his “banquet of the learned , ” quotes phylarchus , the historian , as saying that in about 500 b . c . in sybaris , a greek colony famous for luxurious living and self - indulgence , if any confectioner or cook invented a peculiar and exclusive dish , no one else was allowed to make it for a year . [ 7 ] in . a . d . 337 the roman emperor constantine decreed that artisans of certain trades who resided in cities were exempt from all civil duties , especially if their leisure hours were employed in perfecting themselves and instructing their sons . among the artisans so privileged were the locksmiths , chariot makers , engineers , workers in lead and manufacturers , which groups probably included most the inventors of the time . [ 8 ] while this was no monopoly grant , it was the grant of a privilege and a recognition of the value of rewarding those working in the arts and sciences . the romans were , in fact , distasteful of monopolies . the emperor zeno , in a . d . 483 , made it clear that there was to be no monopoly of any kind over clothing or food , regardless if it was procured under a rescript of an emperor . [ 9 ]

7 . athenaeus , “the deipnosophists , ” 3 bohn ' s classical library 835 ( 1854 ) .

8 . code of justinian , x , lx iv , 1 ; 15 scott , the civil law 155 ( 1932 ) . the following artisans were listed in the edict :

in a . d . 344 surveyors , geometers and architects occupied in dividing land and other property and who took measures , established boundaries , conducted or removed water were added to the above list . code , x , lx i v , 2 .

abbot by count william of mortagne , authorizing him to establish windmills in a certain area . this is the first historical mention of windmills . [ 10 ] benjamin of tudela , who travelled around europe and the near east about 1160 to 1173 , in his “itinerary” reported that the king of jerusalem granted annual fees to certain dyers and at that time dyeing consisted of trade secrets . [ 11 ] in 1236 the english king henry iii , who also ruled western france , confirmed a grant by the mayor of bordeaux to bonafusus de sancta columbia under which he and his fellows alone in bordeaux were permitted to make cloths of many colors after the manner of the flemings , french and english for fifteen years , after which time anyone could make the cloths and bonafusus was to have no advantage . [ 12 ] these early grants of privileges were not necessarily for inventions and did not all result in monopolies .

one of the first real patents for invention was granted by the signoria of florence to fillippo brunelleschi , the great engineer and architect of the magnificent cupola of the cathedral of florence . the patent privilege was given in 1421 for three years for a device for transporting heavy loads on the armo and other rivers . the work of anyone imitating his invention was to be burned . [ 13 ]

the world ' s first patent law developed in the early republic of venice . around 1400 she largely monopolized the trade between europe and the rest of the world and possessed great power and wealth until the discovery of the sea route to the east around the cape of good hope . it is known that venice maintained a special privilege fund in 1332 from which a payment was made to one bartolomeo verde , who promised to build a windmill within six months of the payment . other payments from this fund were repeatedly made in the fifteenth century

10 . frunkin , the origin of patents , 27 j . p . 0 . s . 143 ( 1945 ) .

to persons claiming knowledge of millwork and ship design and probably to many others . [ 14 ]

in 1469 a venetian patent of monopoly was granted to john of speyer , a german printer who established himself on the lagune . john ' s patent states that it was usual to grant such monopolies . [ 15 ] after this time patents were granted systematically and the custom was confirmed by a written pronouncement in the nature of a statute or administrative decree in 1474 in which it was said that :

privileges of ten years are generally promised to the inventors of new arts and machines . [ 16 ]

a substantial number of patents and copyrights were granted in venice between 1500 and 1550 . in 1568 andrea brugone obtained a . patent for printing in red and black and francesco zamberlin received a . patent in 1572 for certain types of mirrors . many other grants were made and decrees were obtained enforcing them . as venice declined in power skilled artisans and inventors , many of them expert glass makers , began migrating to other countries . most of them went to france but , after the massacre of st . bartholomew in 1572 and the subsequent extreme religious intolerance , many of them migrated to england , holland and germany . [ 17 ] being familiar with the venetian patent system they were eager to obtain similar protection in their new homelands .

one of the most interesting patents granted by venice was that to galileo in 1594 . from 1592 to 1610 galileo was professor of mathematics at padua . , which was then part of the republic of venice . he developed a machine for raising water which was successfully operated in the garden of the contarini in venice . a patent for the device was granted , giving galileo the sole right to make or use such a machine for twenty years . infringers would lose their machines and be required to pay a fine of 300 ducats . [ 18 ]

14 . prager , a history of intellectual property from 1545 to 1787 , 26 j p . 0 . s . 711 ( 1944 ) .

18 . federico . galileo ' s patent . s j . p . 0 . s . 576 ( 1926 ) .

other countries also granted a few patents about this time . in 1545 the emperor charles v of germany granted one hans hedler a twelve year patent for wind and water mills and other grants are known to have been made at the same time in the saxon and german states . patents are also recorded in antwerp , holland and spain in the sixteenth century . [ 19 ]

the french patent law developed about the same time as the english law , although the english were subsequently much more successful industrially with their law . french inventors were officially encouraged in about the same manner as they were in venice . [ 20 ]

in 1536 the french consular government of lyons , with the consent of king francis i , granted etienne turquetti from piedmont a privilege for the production of silk . turquetti obtained safe conduct for his workers , who came from genoa and other countries , and also received the right to collect royalties from silk makers in lyons who established there after turquetti . his privilege also made him exempt from taxes and under it he could obtain loans and other aid . the privilege was non - exclusive and hence non - monopolistic . [ 21 ]

the first monopoly patent in france was granted to another italian , theses mutio , of bologna , in 1551 for the art of venetian glass making . it was to run for ten years but it was registered by the parliament de paris for only five years . in the same year a french inventor , abel foullon , was granted a patent for a range finder which was also to run for ten years . [ 22 ] the french king henry ii felt at this time that the inventor should fully disclose his invention so the public could benefit from it when the patent expired and foullon was required to prepare what became printed in 1555 as the first patent specification . in 1557 henry ii issued an exclusive right to one gran -