Classic Public Information Civil Defence Films arrive on DVD

Strike Force Entertainment / Cherry Red Records are proud to announce the release of
NUCLEAR WAR IN BRITAIN
HOME FRONT CIVIL DEFENCE FILMS
1951 - 1987
The COLD WAR COLLECTION

A new form of Civil Defence became a necessity. Strike Force Entertainment brings you the definitive collection of the British Government's graphic films made between 1951 and 1987 aimed at the public to counter this incredible threat to every man, woman and child.

Available to now own on DVD for the first time!

SYNOPSIS
August 6th 1945 was the day that changed civilization as we knew it. Hiroshima - the first atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city. Later with the more powerful Hydrogen bomb and the Cold War between Russia and the West there was the very real threat that the major civilizations would resort to a fully blown Nuclear War which , it was thought could bring the world to a catastrophic and violent end. A new form of Civil Defence became a necessity. Strike Force Entertainment brings you the definitive collection of the British Government's graphic films made between 1951 and 1987 aimed at the public to counter this incredible threat to every man, woman and child. So far the world has averted this crisis, but for how much longer? Featuring nearly 5 hours of rare archive film across 2 discs this is the definitive history of how the British government communicated the Nuclear threat to its people across four decades. Many of these films have not been available for public consumption for many years making this DVD set a fantastic collectors item and a unique piece of social history.

CONTENTS

• The Waking Point (1951),
• Civil Defence Newsreels (1951 / 1952),
• Civil Defence Get New Gear (1955),
• Defence Sense (1956),
• Atomic Attack (1958),
• The Warden, His Duties And Training (1961),
• The Warden And The Householder (1961),
• Bertrand Russell Has Fear Of Nuclear War (1961),
• Hole In The Ground (1962), 700 Practice Civil Defence
• Sound An Alarm (1971),
• Protect And Survive (1976) and Should Disaster Strike (1987)
• BONUS FEATURE: Civil Defence News Rushes (1952, 1962 & 1963)

DVD DETAILS
Cat no: SND6660
Barcode:5013929666054
Running time: 284mins approx
Certificate: E
Price: £19.99
Region: 0
Discs: 2

Strike Force Entertainment / Cherry Red Records are proud to announce the release of
DIG FOR VICTORY
Available to now own on DVD for the first time!

THE SECOND WORLD WAR COLLECTION

This DVD companion to the Imperial War Museum's Second World War "Ministry Of Food" Exhibition is the definitive compilation of their own film archive's holdings on every stage of the food chain; food production, preparation and consumption

As seen in The Ministry of Food Exhibition at the
Imperial War Museum

DIG FOR VICTORY
The Ministry Of Food And The Battle To Feed Wartime Britain 1940 - 1944


SYNOPSIS

This DVD companion to the Imperial War Museum's Second World War "Ministry Of Food" Exhibition is the definitive compilation of their own film archive's holdings on every stage of the food chain; food production, preparation and consumption. It affords a very detailed insight into the logistical struggle to feed the British during the dark days of war; both fighting servicemen and civilians on the home front. The Ministry Of Food had the unenviable task of keeping the public constantly aware of the shortage of food as ships containing much needed imports were a constant target for the Luftwaffe and the German Navy.

It was imperative that the nation endeavored to self-sufficiency as far as was practicable and these films encourage the British public's positive adaptation to the privations of shortages and rationing with an emphasis on how to be frugal and inventive on the 'Kitchen Front', on avoiding waste, on reducing imports through the promotion of 'seasonal' produce and fool-proof instructional films on how to grow one's own food. The WVS and 'Food Flying Squads' leapt into nightly action during the 'Blitz' to feed the wardens, rescue teams, firemen and civilians who had been bombed out of their homes. Communal dining in a chain of 'British Restaurants' helped ration coupons to go further.

The Ministry of Information used many star names from the theatre and variety revues of the time such as Tommy Trinder, Ted Ray, Ronald Shiner, Arthur Haynes, Charlie Chester, Jimmy Handley, John Slater, Ralph Richardson, and Hubert Gregg. The Army is commonly said to 'March on its stomach', but feeding the forces on the frontline was fraught with challenges. The Ministry of Information commissioned short-form 'Public Information Films' on all aspects of the war effort and the finale of this collection is a selection of the very best of these films that make reference to food, helping with the harvest and the famous 'Food Flashes' all of which were shown in the cinema's of the time.

DVD CONTENT

• Food Convoy (1940)
• Food From The Empire (1940)
• Choose Cheese (1940)
• Wisdom Of The Wild (1940)
• Fighting Fields (1941)
• Piping Hot (1941)
• Dig For Victory (1941)
• How To Dig (1941)
• Emergency Cooking Stoves (1941)
• Queen's Messengers (1941)
• Canteen On Wheels (1941)
• Eating Out With Tommy Trinder (1941)
• Sowing And Picking (1941)
• Filling The Gap (1942)
• Making A Compost Heap (1942)
• The Great Harvest (1942)
• Twelve Days (1942)
• The Harvest Shall Come (1942)
• Willing Hands (1944)
• Rationing In Britain (1944)

BONUS MATERIAL

• The Soldiers Food - Parts One, Two And Three (1941)
• Field Butchery - Mutton (1944)
• Field Butchery - Bacon (1944)
• Cookers In The Field (1942)
• Food Related Wartime Public Information Films
• Food Flashes

DVD DETAILS

Cat no: SND6666
Barcode: 5013929666658
Running time: 329mins
Certificate: E
Price: £24.99
Region: 0
Discs: 2

Strike Force Entertainment / Cherry Red Records are proud to announce the release of
Nato
From Cold War To Hot War
The First Sixty Years

NATO ~ FROM COLD WAR TO HOT WAR
THE FIRST SIXTY YEARS

This unique DVD is a compilation featuring a selection of previously unreleased archive NATO documentaries:
The Price Of Peace / Four Days In Autumn / Barriers / Skywatch / Citizens Of The World

Charlton Heston provides the narration to 'Barriers' while Anthony Quayle stars in 'The Price of Peace'.

Available to now own on DVD for the first time!


SYNOPSIS

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (N.A.T.O.) was formed in Rome in April 1949 with 12 member countries. Today, it has 26, with many former Warsaw Pact states from Eastern Europe representing the well-being of nearly a billion people and making it the world's leading peace-keeper.

This unique DVD is a compilation featuring a selection of previously unreleased archive NATO documentaries:
The Price Of Peace / Four Days In Autumn / Barriers / Skywatch / Citizens Of The World

They are all written, produced and directed by award winning British film-maker JOHN EDWARDS, who was NATO's key film-maker for nearly forty years. His insight into the military hardware and political propaganda is unsurpassed and he personally links his own films in this fascinating look at "the most powerful force for peace, and the continuity of Democracy, the World has ever seen"…

Together they celebrate the first sixty years of NATO military and political activity and cover :-

• The formation of the NATO Alliance / • Soviet post WW2 expansion, the Iron Curtain and the formation of the Warsaw Pact. the Berlin Air-Lift / • The Cold War 'Superpowers' Arms Race / • The Nuclear stand-off and the Cuban missile crisis / • The rise and fall of the Berlin Wall / • The Czech uprising, the impostion of Polish Martial Law
• The Warsaw Pact's disintegration / • NATO's own Air Force in the 1970's / • NATO on patrol in Northern Ireland
• An F-16 'Hot' Scramble, Nimrod Patrols and the E3A AWACS Force / • A Phantom Jet interception of 2 Russian 'Bear' aircraft. / • The's UN request to NATO to stop bloodshed in Bosnia / • NATO firing its first shots in anger to devastating effect / • The UN request for peace-keeping in Afghanistan

The might of NATO's joint arsenal is evidenced in the large scale exercises that John Edwards had unprecedented access to the frontline of, including the Russian invasion exercise in 'Four days in autumn' in 1982 - when 3000 troops crossed the Rhine in just 2 hours. A Hawk Missile battery in action to down enemy aircraft that could launch surprise bomb and gas attacks. Also featuring rockets, tanks, helicopter gun ships, jet fighters, bombers, assault craft and underwater tanks that 'swim' across rivers, NATO Exercises really were 'the closest thing to real war'.

BONUS FEATURE

Nato Today and Nato Reflections (2009 Interview with John Edwards)

DVD DETAILS
Cat no: SNA6667
Barcode: 5013929666757
Running time: 172mins approx
Certificate: E
Price: £23.98
Region: 0