A collection of archived Public Information Films (PIF)
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Bedtime Unplug all of your electrical devices before you retire to bed and you'll prevent fire. Get into a bedtime routine, says the film. This couple take the advice literally, performing their own song and dance routine each night. " Get a routine, show your intention ... Fire Prevention!"
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Exits More seventies' sitcom bit-part actors inspect a mobile home for fire exits. Anyone remember a similar idea featuring some of the Pythons? (Eric Idle?) It had the tag - "Definitely, not recommended" in Alan Wicker-type voice. The voiceover here is by Ray 'Mr Benn' Brookes. "Stan? Why are we climbing out of the window, Stan?" |
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Matches This is quite a disturbing film. The camera roams around the burned out shell of a house, and as it goes from room to room, you can hear the echoed screams of the children, presumably caught in the blaze, crying out. "Please keep matches away from children." |
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Plug This film features some plonker with a big drill who hasn't bothered to change the plug. Instead he uses a screwdriver in the socket so he can put the wires straight in, keeping the live and neutral wires connected with matchsticks. Did people really do this? As he drills away, he doesn't notice the earth wire slip out, but he's more than slightly startled (shocked even!) when it touches the live wire. An equally stupid work mate then comes over and touches the live drill and is thrown back across the workshop. "Fix things properly." This PIF appears on the Charley Live video. |
