TIMES ARE CHANGING [Main Title]

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  • Title: TIMES ARE CHANGING [Main Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 6937
  • Other titles: MISCELLANEOUS OLD ADMIRALTY BUILDING TAPES [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Documentary about the discontinuation of the Royal Navy's daily rum ration, giving an overview of the history of "grog" and the demands of the modern Royal Navy; evoking the sea shanty "What shall we do with the drunken sailor?". The narrator argues that the Navy "can't afford the image or the legend" of the rum ration any longer, insisting that rum helps dull the reactions, compromising the ability of members of the Royal Navy to be alert at all times when on duty.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: MISCELLANEOUS OLD ADMIRALTY BUILDING TAPES [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: ADM 6937
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: Attribution: © Crown copyright: IWM (ADM 6937)
  • Featured Period: 1946-1975
  • Production Date: 1970
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Royal Navy (Production sponsor)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: U-matic Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 30; Running time: 10 mins
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    ADM 6937

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