WEMBLEY COLLECTION RE: 19 Dec 2005 S19120501Some highlights from the many events held at Wembley Stadium in London, England - from its construction in 1922 to its demolition in 2000, and the building on the new Wembley

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  • Title: WEMBLEY COLLECTION RE: 19 Dec 2005 S19120501Some highlights from the many events held at Wembley Stadium in London, England - from its construction in 1922 to its demolition in 2000, and the building on the new Wembley
  • Date: 23rd December 2005
  • Summary: WEMBLEY COLLECTION RE: 19 Dec 2005 S19120501Some highlights from the many events held at Wembley Stadium in London, England - from its construction in 1922 to its demolition in 2000, and the building on the new Wembley
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    19 Dec 2005 S19120501Some highlights from the many events held at Wembley Stadium in London, England - from its construction in 1922 to its demolition in 2000, and the building on the new Wembley

    00.00.22.03 - 00.04.59.13 British Pathe (British Pathe 290.33: 30.11.1922) Mute Wembley nears completion: workmen at site; stands under construction; sandbags testing weight; large amount of people rushing about stands to test strength of stands

    00.05.04.14 - 00.11.56.01 British Pathe (British Pathe 304.11: 7.5.1923) Mute FA Cup Final between West Ham & Bolton: crowds off train; supporters climbing over walls to gatecrash ground; air view of packed stadium; massed crowds on the pitch; a policeman on a white horse trying to disperse them; people outside ground; Pathe cameraman disguised as West Ham supporter (trying to get round restrictive picture rights); play eventually taking place with crowds round the touchline; more airviews; Joe Smith, Bolton captain, both teams pose; Joe Smith, Bolton captain with the Cup

    00.12.01.01 - 00.13.24.16 British Pathe (British Pathe 2456.27: 1.1.1923, though shot on 7.5.1923) more shots of huge crowds at West Ham v Bolton Cup Final; press box; policeman on white horse amongst crowds on pitch; air view game in progress

    00.13.29.16 - 00.14.38.08 Gaumont Graphic (Reuters GR 7484: 24.4.1924) Mute The
    British Empire Exhibition opened: guards marchpast at stadium; crowds at Wembley; Royal procession arrival

    00.14.43.07 - 00.15.42.05 British Pathe (British Pathe 965.10: 9.5.1938) Mix/Mix Play in the 1938 Rugby League Cup Final between Salford & Barrow: Salford win; Don Bradman, cricketer, presents trophy

    00.15.47.05 - 00.17.58.11 British Pathe (British Pathe 1366.18: 19.10.1944) Mix/Mix England v Scotland football match at Wembley: crowds; King Haakon of Norway watching; Labour leader Clement Attlee watching; Milne scores for Scotland; Tommy Lawtron scoring twice; match ends England 6 Scotland 2

    00.18.03.11 - 00.26.44.06 Gaumont British (Reuters GB 29115: 2.8.1948) Mix/Mix he Olympic Games open in London's Wembley Stadium: traffic jams and crowds arriving; official film headquarters visited by Lord & Lady Mounbatten; King George VI greeted inside stadium; athletes marchpast at opening ceremony; King saluting; King George VI speech opening Games; flag raised; pigeons released; 21 gun salute; Olympic flame arrival and torch lit; Olympic Oath taken; qualifying rounds of high jump, discus and 400m hurdles; Emil Zatopek of Czechoslovakia wins 10000m

    00.26.39.06 - 00.31.30.13 British Pathe (British Pathe 1477.05: 30.4.1951) Mix/Mix FA Cup Final between Blackpool & Newcastle United: players onto pitch at Wembley; King George VI taking seat; play; Stanley Matthews leading Blackpool attack; Jackie Milburn (Newcastle) disallowed goal; Milburn scores twice; cup presented to Newcastle by King

    00.31.35.13 - 00.32.37.12 British Pathe (British Pathe 523.33: 19.5.1955) Mix/Mix Evangelist Billy Graham packs Wembley: stadium full of people; people arriving; Billy Graham preaching on stage

    00.32.42.12 - 00.40.12.06 British Pathe (British Pathe 2001.01: 14.7.1966) Mix/Mix The World Cup Football tournament opens at Wembley: crowds up Wembley Way; military band playing on pitch; schoolboys opening parade in national strips; England players waiting in tunnel; Uruguay players; Queen Elizabeth II opening speech; players on to pitch and introduced to the Queen; match between England & Uruguay, which ends goalless; players off pitch at end

    00.40.17.07 - 00.49.49.08 British Pathe (British Pathe 2003.01: 31.7.1966) Mix/Mix (Technicolour) Mighty England: England win the World Cup at Wembley: players waiting in tunnel and on to pitch; pennants exchanged; play; Germany goal by Helmut Haller; England goal by Geoff Hurst; England goal by Martin Peters; Germany last-gasp equaliser scored by Wolfgang Weber; two goals (one hotly disputed) by Geoff Hurst in extra time win the match for England; cup presentation and team celebrating on pitch; England Captain Bobby Moore chaired by players on their shoulders

    00.49.57.20 - 00.53.32.01 Reuters/Gaumont British (Reuters 12901/00: 5.10.2000) Part Mix Part Fx/Part Mix Part Fx As Wembley prepares for its last sporting event, a look back at events there over the last 77 years: exterior Wembley today; interiors empty stadium; people buying tickets for 1948 Olympics; running track prepared and laid; cars down Olympic Way; Hungary v England match in 1953 excerpts, where England were soundly (and surprisingly) beaten; 1953 Cup Final between Blackpool & Bolton, known as 'Matthews' Final) excerpts, where Stanley Matthews sets up winning goal; Blackpool players drinking from cup, Matthews showing his winner's medal; Liverpool beating Bruges in the European Cup Final of 1978 - Kenny Dalglish scores; exterior Wembley in 1996; fans arriving for Euro 96 football championship; cleaners weeping steps of stadium (all b/w material is Gaumont British, rest is Reuters)

    00.53.37.00 - 00.54.51.11 LNN (LNN06767: 20.8.2000) Mix/Fx Bon Jovi to play Wembley Stadium in the last ever rock concert before it is knocked down: exterior stadium; interior' band rehearsing on stage; Three Tenors rehearsing; interview Bruce Willis, actor on knocking the stadium down - during the concert..; fans arriving for concert; voxpops

    00.54.56.11 - 00.56.19.04 ITN/British Pathe (ITN T30090217: section a: 30.9.2002) Mute/Mix Demolition begins: airview of the stadium; machine known as 'Goliath' begins demolition; Felicity Barr piece to camera; demolition continues; Olympic Games in 1948 opening ceremony; players on to pitch at 1966 World Cup Final; Geoff Hurst's hat-trick goal; interview with ex-England football George Cohen on his memories of Wembley; Goliath continues its work; air view stadium (Olympics & World Cup Football are British Pathe, rest is ITN)

    00.56.24.04 - 00.58.12.01 ITN (ITN T300090217: section b: 30.9.2002) FX/Mix Demolition begins: builders signs outside Webley with grafitti 'They Think It's All Over, It Is Now'; interview with Wembley resident Gladys Benson, remembering 1966 World Cup; England supporters band playing outside stadium; interview with Mick Redmond, Wembley worker, rembering concerts at the stadium; demolition begins by machine called 'Goliath'; top shot of the Twin Towers; reporter holding piece of concrete from the stadium

    00.58.17.01 - 00.59.35.08 ITN/British Pathe (ITN T06100011: 6.10.2000) Mix/Mix Last major event held at Wembley before demolition: exterior Wembley at night; World Cup 1966 scorers Geoff Hurst & Martin Peters emerging from the tunnel today; flashback Hurst goal in 1966; interview Sir Geoff Hurst; the 'White Horse' Cup Final in 1923, where crowds gatecrashed and invaded the pitch; the ground today; Kevin Keedgan, England manager, press conference on Wembley being special; Bobby Moore raising the World Cup in 1966; exterior stadium today with banner 'The Final Whistle' (flashbacks are British Pathe, rest is ITN)

    00.59.40.08 - 01.01.14.14
    LNN (LNN006880: 6.10.2000) Mix/Fx
    Wembley memoribilia to go on sale: Beckham England squad shirt hung up in dressing room; bath tubs; stadium interior; floodlights; Wembley's own milk float; Felicity Barr piece to camera; the Royal toilet; interview Alex Czajkowski, qxl.com, on who is buying memoribilia; goalposts carried; changing rooms; seats

    01.01.19.14 - 01.02.22.23
    ITN (ITN T07100005: 7.10.2000) Mix/Fx
    The last football match to take place at the old Wembley takes place between England & Germany (no shots of football): fans arriving; voxpops; police on duty; police control room; interview with Commander David Smith, Metropolitan Police, on pide in police record at Wembley; fans in stand; top view of the Twin Towers

    01.02.27.23 - 01.03.28.03
    ITN (ITN T03110020: 3.11.2000) Mix/Fx
    The Old Stadium holds a charity concert as a farewell, the last event to be held there: exterior stadium at night; Elton John on stage; interview with ex-footballer Sir Bobby Charlton on Wembley memories; interview ex-footballer Andy Gray on his memories; footballer Pele kicking last ball at stadium; fireworks

    01.03.33.03 - 01.05.40.17
    LNN (LNN0001016727: 16.2.2004) Fx/Mix
    Final preparations being made to hoist the Wembley Arch, a prominent feature of the new Wembley Stadium: Wembley building site, with the Arch on its side; interview Mike Richardson, construction director on how it will be lifted; welders working on Arch; Phil Bayles piece to camera; building work inside stadium; interview David Watkins, site manager, on being ahead of schedule; air views of old Wembley Stadium; building site; Bayles piece to camera from centre of building site; the Arch on its side

    01.05.45.15 - 01.06.11.14 ITN (ITN T28050460: 28.5.2004) Fx/Mute The Wembley Arch begins to be lifted into place: cranes hoisting Arch; 'All New All Wembley' sign
    01.06.16.14 - 01.07.27.04 ITN (ITN T14100540: 14.10.2005) Fx/Mute The Tomkinson family spend over £70,000 to buy ten-yaer season ticket for seats in the new Wembley Stadium: Chris, Mark & Andrew Tomkinson seated in new stand; interviews with the Tomkinsons; interview Roger Maslin, finance director, Wembley, on popularity of tickets; seats in new stand

    01.07.32.04 - 01.08.48.11 ITN (ITN T04120517: 4.12.2005) Mix/Mix A time capsule is buried beneath the pitch at the new Wembley Stadium: tim capsule on hoist being lowered into hole; capsule being loaded; interview footballer Jermaine Defoe on looking forward to new Wembley; old twin tower being demolished; the new Stadium under construction; interview Sir Trevor Brooking of the Football Association - the new stadium will create its own history; the Arch in place tilt down to Marcus Powell piece to camera; seating inside; building work in progress
    DVC Pro (ITN/British Pathe/LNN) 68mins 26secs
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