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ROLL OUT THE BARREL: THE BRITISH PUB ON FILM
This fascinating 5-hour plus collection of entertaining short dramas, humorous trade films, perceptive documentaries and archival newsreel items is an essential history of the British boozer on film.
From Arnold Miller's swinging Under the Table You Must Go, Philip Trevelyan's beautifully expressionistic The Ship Hotel Tyne Main and German director Peter Nestler's Workingmen's club in Sheffield to the local quirks and characters of Richard Massingham's wartime Down at the Local, the whirlwind regional tour of A Round of Bass and Michael Palin and Terry Jones humorous trade film Henry Cleans Up, this must-have double measure of DVDs is full to the brim with the sights and sounds of the great British pub, exploring its role as a place of communal gathering, game playing and opinion debating throughout the ages
Special Features
- The Story of English Inns (1944)
- Down at the Local (1945)
- The Inn that Crossed the Sea (1950)
- Tramps' Ball (1953)
- Beer and Skittles (1954)
- The Old Pheasant (1958)
- The Friendly Inn (1958)
- Mining Review 16th Year No.5 (1963)
- Lucy's Table (1965)
- All in Good Time (1964)
- A Working Men's Club in Sheffield (1965)
- The Ship Hotel - Tyne Main (1967)
- Under the Table You Must Go (1969)
- Guinness for You (1971)
- A Round of Bass (1972)
- Henry Cleans Up (1974)
- What'll You Have? (1977)
- New Pubs For Old (Australasia) (1979)
- New Pubs For Old (Africa) (1979)
- Local Life (1982)
Disc 1
Disc 2
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By A C SHIELDS
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a time capsule. Having lived in the UK for around 4 years, I grew to love the pubs and went to many, both in city and in country. I bought it because I miss all that, being back in Australia, where we have fake Irish pubs. I don't know why they don't hire 80 year old men dressed in costume smoking pipes to make them more authentic. Anyway, I took a chance and absolutely loved this collection of films, which would be great to watch with a few mates and a few beers. Long may the real pub (and real ale) remain vital in the UK !
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Wjcox
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
If you can't get to the pub you can watch this while having a tipple at home. Worth having in your D.V.D. collection so you can cheer yourself up when you are feeling a bit down or it's raining. It's always RAINING!
By Sandra
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Reminder of the good and not so good old days for beer drinkers! Interesting too for those interested in the history of public houses.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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pubs
having worked in a brewery for two years and pubs for ten years I quite enjoy
watching this collection of pub short films and tv commercials
watching this collection of pub short films and tv commercials
Published 20 days ago by terry s
5.0 out of 5 stars
present for a friend
This was a birthday present, and very well received . . . . . . . . . . .
Published 24 days ago by kml
5.0 out of 5 stars
Historical document
This for any recent history lover. This documents a slice of recent (20th century) history and will appeal to anyone who is interested in that era
Published 1 month ago by Martin Rockett
4.0 out of 5 stars
Under the table we must go
Some lovely footage of how the pubs used to be, and an interesting curio with Palin & Jones promoting the cleaning pipes to serve the beer in, made for landlords I presume. Read more
Published 3 months ago by 31001
5.0 out of 5 stars
Loads of Pub & Ale history
This is an amazing collection of short films & promotional footage on the history of English pubs, real ale & the celebrated pub culture that only Britain has.
Published 3 months ago by Kevin P Garvey
3.0 out of 5 stars
Informative
Before I bought this for my dad I was given the impression that there was alot about Sheffield Working Men Clubs, there is very little on Sheffield but my dad still enjoyed the... Read more
Published 4 months ago by mrs penny swiffen
4.0 out of 5 stars
trip down memory PUB lane.
These two dvds turned out to bea lot better than i was expecting.It was an enjoyable watch of days gone by. Read more
Published 8 months ago by bryan humphries
3.0 out of 5 stars
ROLL OUT THE BARREL
A very dated review of the time when pubs were owned and operated by the big brewery companies; some of the older films are fine for the historic nature of the buildings and their... Read more
Published 9 months ago by RoyDenison
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