THE BATTLESHIPS - INTERVIEW MATERIAL [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: THE BATTLESHIPS - INTERVIEW MATERIAL [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: TV 130X
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  • Summary: Unedited interview material for a four part documentary on the battleship. Includes interviews with Britsh, American, German and Japanese servicemen who served and fought against various battleships including HMS Hood, HMS Rodney, HMS Duke of York, USS Texas, USS Iowa, USS Missouri, Tirpitz, Admiral Graf Spee, Bismarck, and the Imperial Japanese Navy's Musashi and Yomato.
  • Description: ANALYSIS Interviewees: Baker, Albert. Served on HMS Rodney 1940 – 1943. Bridewell, Henry "Peter". Served on HMS King George V. Briggs, Ted. Survivor of HMS Hood. Carver, E S "Splash" (Captain). Ex-Royal Navy. Christiansen, Holger. Chief gunner on Gneisenau - sunk HMS Glorious. Clark, Ken "Nobby". Served on HMS Hood. Dahymple-Hamilton, N (Captain). Midshipman on HMS King George V. Deacon, George. Involved in the attack on Graf Spee. Elliot, John Paul. US Navy; served on USS Texas. Finden, Dennis G. Served on HMS Hood. Fiske, Richard. US Marine; served on board USS West Virginia. Gannaway, K. Royal Marine; served on board HMS Rodney. Gibson, Peggie (Miss). Eyewitness of the scuttling of the German Fleet at Scapa Flow. Hill, Richard (Admiral). Royal Navy. Hosoya, Shro. Japanese seaman who served on board Musashi. Hustvedt, Erling. US officer who served on board USS South Dakota during the Second World War. Jackson, Patrick B. RAF Swordfish pilot – saw action against the Bismarck. Keep, Frederick. British seaman who served on HMS Duke of York. Kennedy, Ludovic. Served on a destroyer during the Second World War; subsequently an author, television presenter and naval historian. Knights, Bob. RAF pilot - bombed the Tirpitz. Leach, Sir Henry (Admiral of the Fleet). Royal Navy. Mueller, Haans. German Navy; served on a minesweeper off Norway during the Second World War. Peters, Otto. Survivor of the sinking of the Bismarck. Schmidt, Leonard. US Navy photographer on board USS Missouri; photographed the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender. Seaquist, Larry (Captain). Second World War Captain of USS Iowa. Sistrunk, Vernon. US airman; flew from USS Intrepid during the Second World War. Skidmore, Howard. Pilot on board USS Cabot - bombed Musashi and Yamato. Snyder, Edward (Admiral). Former Captain of USS Iowa St John, Bernard J. US pilot; bombed Musashi and Yamato Thisson, Otto. Served in the engine room on board Tirpitz. Turner, Dick "Nutty". Served on board HMS Hood. Turtle, Doug. Served on HMS KingGeorge V. Williams, John. Served on HMS Hood. Yudelowitz, Murray. Served on USS Missouri. Individual tape contents: TV 130X/01 (Beta-SP) Interview with Shro Hosoya. TV 130X/02 (Beta-SP) Interview with Rear-Admiral Richard Hill (Part 1). TV 130X/03 (Beta-SP) Rear-Admiral Richard Hill (Part 2). TV 130X/04 (Beta-SP) Interview with Otto Thisson (Part 1). TV 130X/05 (Beta-SP) Otto Thisson (Part 2). TV 130X/06 (Beta-SP) Interview with Holger Christiansen (Part 1). TV 130X/07 (Beta-SP) Holger Christiansen (Part 2). Interview with Otto Peters (Part 1). TV 130X/08 (Beta-SP) Otto Peters (Part 2). TV 130X/09 (Beta-SP) Interview with Peggie Gibson. TV 130X/10 (Beta-SP) Interview with Ludovic Kennedy (Part 1). Interview with Frederick Keep (Part 2). TV 130X/11 (Beta-SP) Ludovic Kennedy (Part 1). TV 130X/12 (Beta-SP) Frederick Keep (Part 2). Interview with Albert Baker. Interview with Ken Gannaway. TV 130X/13 (Beta-SP) Interview with George Deacon. TV 130X/14 (Beta-SP) Interview with Doug Turtle. Interview with Sir Henry Leach. TV 130X/15 (Beta-SP) Interview with Henry "Peter" Bridewell. Interview with Sir Henry Leach (Part 1). TV 130X/16 (Beta-SP) Interview with Sir Henry Leach (Part 2). TV 130X/17 (Beta-SP) Sir Henry Leach (Part 3). Interview with Captain North Dalrymple-Hamilton. TV 130X/18 (Beta-SP) Interview with Ken "Nobby" Clark. Interview with Murray Yudelowitz. TV 130X/19 (Beta-SP) Interview with Dick "Nutty" Turner. Interview with Ted Briggs. Interview with Dennis Finden. TV 130X/20 (Beta-SP) Interview with John Williams. Interview with Patrick B Jackson. TV 130X/21 (Beta-SP) Interview with Captain Edmund "Splash" Carver. Interview with Bernard St John (Part 1). TV 130X/22 (Beta-SP) Bernard St John (Part 2). TV 130X/23 (Beta-SP) Interview with Leonard Schmidt. Interview with Captain Larry Seaquist (Part 1). TV 130X/24 (Beta-SP) Captain Larry Seaquist (Part 2). Interview with Erling Hustvedt (Part 1). TV 130X/25 (Beta-SP) Erling Hustvedt (Part 2). Interview with Vernon Sistrunk (Part 1). TV 130X/26 (Beta-SP) Vernon Sistrunk (Part 2). TV 130X/27 (Beta-SP) Interview with Admiral Edward Snyder (Part 1). TV 130X/28 (Beta-SP) Admiral Edward Snyder (Part 2). TV 130X/29 (Beta-SP) Interview with Haans Mueller (Part 1). TV 130X/30 (Beta-SP) Haans Mueller (Part 2). TV 130X/31 (Beta-SP) Interview with John Paul Elliot (Part 1). TV 130X/32 (Beta-SP) Interview with John Paul Elliot (Part 2). TV 130X/33 (Beta-SP) Interview with Howard Skidmore. TV 130X/34 (Beta-SP) Interview with Richard Fiske (Part 1). TV 130X/35 (Beta-SP) Interview with Richard Fiske (Part 2).
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  • Object_Number: TV 130X
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  • Production Date: 2001
  • Production Country: GB Australia
  • Production Details: Channel 4 (Sponsor) Rob McAuley Productions (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: Beta-SP Number of items/reels/tapes: 35 Footage: 90; Running time: 7000 mins (ca)
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