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Records relating to the proposed acquisition of The Observer by George Outram & Co. The three bound volumes provide evidence to the monopolies and mergers commission. The volumes are written by David Astor and Lord Goodman, and Donald Trelford respectively.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Tristan Jones

A huge signboard proclaims "Presenting the world's no.1 stunt-puller, Evil Bennievel" (punning on the stunt rider Evel Knievel); Tony Benn has just sped up a ramp labelled "£24m"; spectators look on in horror as his motorcycle plummets to the ground; Benn himself carries on flying upwards, trailing a parachute.

Notebook, written mostly in shorthand, containing notes on the 'Congo crisis' in July 1960 including: attacks in [Elisabethville] and Jadotville; power production; Union Minière du Haut-Katanga (UMHK); Katanga, the UN and calls for the removal of Belgium troops; Force Publique; the use of unarmed UN troops; fighting in Kolwezi; refugees; [Léopoldville]; UNICEF; the supply of medicines and food; and numbers of key workers.

Names featured include: Tito Spoglia, [Moïse] Tshombe, [Patrice] Lumumba, [Godefroid] Munongo, Sir Roy Welensky, Ralph Bunche, Dag Hammarskjold, Major Weber, Carl Von Horn, Sture Linnér, Maurice Pate and Gen Gheysens.

Contains some longhand notes in French.

Transcribed by Pat Butler in 2021 as part of the Clyde Sanger shorthand transcription project with funding from The National Archives' Collaborate and Innovate Testbed Fund. The pdf transcription document also contains a digitised copy of the notebook.

Notebook, written mostly in shorthand, containing notes on: discussions on Kenyan independence; UN troops, Katanga and the Republic of the Congo; the King's African Rifles (KAR) in East Africa; and Buganda, Uganda.

Names featured include: [Patrice] Lumumba, [Moïse] Tshombe, [Joseph] Kiwele, [Joseph] Kasa-Vubu, [Ian] Berendsen, [Joseph] Iléo, Michael Wood, [Munyua] Waiyaki, [Michael] Blundell, Masinde Muliro, [Fitz] de Souza, [McAllen] and TM [Tom Mboya].

The notebook also contains newspaper cutting '63,000 register as voters for Nairobi seats' (not digitised).

Transcribed in 2021 as part of the Clyde Sanger shorthand transcription project with funding from The National Archives' Collaborate and Innovate Testbed Fund. The pdf transcription document also contains a digitised copy of the notebook.

At the bottom of the cartoon, the caption of 'Evolution of Man' is written, but it has been crossed out. The cartoon depicts various different animals climbing up a hill, eventually becoming man. The final stage is an astronaut standing on the moon. Beyond the astronaut there are three gravestones with 'CCCP' written on them and a Soviet flag. In front of the tomestones lays a document entitled 'Man's plans for beyond'. Beyond the tombstones, a hunched over, naked, elderly man walks towards a [factory].

[News 1 July 1971: The Soviet Government ordered the setting up of a special commision to investigate the accident in which three cosmonauts died on the Soyuz 11 spacecraft.] (Source: British Cartoon Archive, University of Kent).

9.5" x 6.5" black and white prints
Creator: Guardian News & Media Limited, 1967-, 1967-

Audio recording of an interview with actor Ewen McGregor in front of a live audience undertaken as part of the Guardian sponsored National Film Theatre Guardian interview series.

The recording begins with Adrian Wootton of the British Film Institute introducing the event and a number of film clips showcasing McGregor's work. Wooton proceeds to put questions to McGregor. The recording takes the form of a question and answer session with members of the audience from 8.18 on track 2.

A summary of topics discussed is included below.

Track 1:
00.00 Introductions and film clipp
16:05 Motivations for pursuing acting as a child
19:07 Start of his acting career
22:29 Working with Dennis Potter and his influence
29:38 Relationship with Danny Boyle
38:17 Relationship with Baz Luhrmann
41:15 His opinion on singing for roles
45:01 Approaching real-life character roles differently
48:38 His production company Natural Nylon
53:44 His views on moving into directing

Track 2:
00:36 Being involved in Star Wars
09:03 Venturing into romantic comedy films
14:00 Returning to his role in Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge
15:47 His views on doing more theatre work
20:24 Benefits of directors having acting experience
21:25 Advice to a theatre student today
23:50 Trainspotting being his most enjoyable film
26:00 What does he look for in a script
28:04 Working with Peter Greenaway
32:08 The balance between work and fatherhood
33:49 Dealing with fanatical science-fiction fans
36:08 Actors that he's worked with inspiring him
37:57 The Beach and the possibility of working with Danny Boyle again
39:18 Possibility of working with Jodie Foster
41:32 Playwrights and theatre experiences that impressed him
43:17 Revealing the book that he wants to make a film out of
44:05 Best advice to give to an actor
45:59 Seeing himself on screen at 50
47:08 Introducing his new film Young Adam.

Films mentioned in the interview: Lipstick On Your Collar; Shallow Grave; Moulin Rouge; A Life Less Ordinary; Trainspotting; The Beach; Velvet Goldmine; Nora; Emma; Serpent's Kiss; Eye of the Beholder; Star Wars; Young Adam and The Pillow Book.
Creator: British Film Institute (BFI), 1933-
Creator: Guardian News & Media Ltd, 1967-