bbc – More Than Mind Games

The 1929 FA Cup Final – with sound

Posted on August 7, 2010August 31, 2010 by JamesHamilton

In 1929, pioneering firm British Talking Pictures Ltd went to Wembley and made a – talking picture!Â of the FA Cup Final. It was what Mitchell and Kenyon would have done, but by 1929 new tech chose other, newer vehicles. Considering its subject, this film is astonishingly early. You can watch, and listen, to the…

James Elsewhere: Aston Villa v Chelsea

Posted on April 9, 2010September 4, 2010 by JamesHamilton

I spoke to Chris Bevan of BBC Online yesterday about the prospects for Aston Villa v Chelsea in Saturday’s FA Cup Semi-Final. Context gives the game unusual interest. Only two weeks ago, Chelsea thumped Villa 7-1. Scores of that magnitude just don’t happen to top-four candidates like Villa. Just about every other instance of a…