The London Television Archive
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The London Television archive is a London based television and film video archive.
It consists of thousands of hours of footage relating to London, from stock shots of famous landmarks such as Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey, to news stories such as Princess Diana's death and state visits to London from dignitaries such as Bill Clinton and Nelson Mandela.
The main collection of the archive comes from the Channel One News Archive, which was active throughout the 1990's. Hence, The London Television Archive is particularly strong in cultural 1990 features such as the Brit Pop explosion, featuring Oasis and Blur and the rise of Girl Power and the Spice Girls.
It also has website that features art inspired by London, and an alternative tours of London page which features the most important London locations of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, George Orwell and actors such as Alfred Hitchcock, Charlie Chaplin and Elizabeth Taylor.
The archive is predominantly used by film and television production companies, global television news networks, and advertising agencies.
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[edit] Collection
[edit] Royalty
- The Queen
- Prince Philip
- The Queen Mother
- Prince Charles
- Camilla Parker Bowles
- Princess Diana
- Prince William of Wales
- Prince Harry of Wales
- Princess Margaret
- Princess Anne
- Prince Andrew
- Prince Edward
[edit] Politicians
- Nelson Mandela
- Tony Blair
- Margaret Thatcher
- Jacques Chirac
- George Bush
- Gordon Brown
- Tessa Jowell
- Ken Livingstone
- Menzies Campbell
[edit] Film Stars
- George Clooney
- Tom Cruise
- Nicole Kidman
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Uma Thurman
- Leonardo DiCaprio
- Sylvester Stallone
- Antonio Banderas
- Teri Hatcher
[edit] Music Stars
- Michael Jackson
- Madonna
- Sting
- George Michael
- Björk
- Robbie Williams
- U2/Bono, Radiohead
- R.E.M.
- Spice Girls
- Blur
- Oasis
- Van Morrison
