News Archive

08.05.2013 VE Day Special Offers

In commemoration of VE Day 8th May 1945 we have a special offer price on a selection of our wartime DVD's. Check out the website today!

http://www.timereel.co.uk/categories/wartime-years/

26.04.2013 Take a look at our nostalgic Greeting Cards!

Are you looking for a special greeting card? Check out our range of nostalgic Timereel cards we could have just the thing your looking for!
http://www.timereel.co.uk/categories/greetings-cards/

06.02.2013 TIMEREEL NEEDS YOU!!!

We are on the hunt for our next documentary subject and we want to know what you, our valued customer, wants to see in our next title. Please email us at info@timereel.co.uk for all your suggestions. Thank you

18.01.2013 60th Anniversary of the 1953 Floods

The end of this month marks the 60th anniversary of the 1953 Flood of East Anglia. For the whole of January and February we have a special offer on the Floods of East Anglia DVD. Check out the January Sale section on the website
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04.01.2013 JANUARY SALE NOW ON

Check out our special offers section to see what we have in our January sale. Selected cards are now £1.50.

05.12.2012 POSTAGE WITHIN THE UK IS NOW FREE

For a limited time, postage on DVDs and cards within the UK is now free. Just another thing to make christmas a little easier.

22.11.2012 Come and visit us at the Festive Fair

Don't forget to come and visit us Wednesday 28th November at Norwich City Football Club as we get into the christmas spirit at this years Festive Fair. We will be offering great deals on the night so why not pop along and see if we have that perfect christmas gift.

See link below for more information

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11.11.2012 REMEMBRANCE DAY

In memory of those who have given their lives, £1.00 from every DVD sold today will go to Help For Heroes. Their sacrifice will always be remembered and never forgotten.

09.11.2012 REMEMBRANCE SALE

Tto commemorate Remembrance Day we are having a special offer on selected war documentaries from today until November 16th. Check out our sale section for more details.

31.10.2012 Festive Fair at Norwich City Football Club

Timereel are delighted to announce that we will be at the Festive Fair at Norwich City Football Club on Wednesday 28th November. On the night we will be offering special offers on DVD's and cards so why not pop along and see us and pick up some great gifts for christmas.

10.09.2012 WEBSITE OPEN FOR BUSINESS

After a short hiatus, the website is open for business. Currently sage pay is down but payments can be made through paypal. If you have any questions don't hesitate to email info@timereel.co.uk.

01.11.2011 NEW FILM TAKES A SPECIAL LOOK AT THE DUNKIRK EVACUATION: ‘THE ROAD TO DUNKIRK’

On 5th June 1940, Hitler’s sent this message to his armies. “Dunkirk has fallen....with it has ended the greatest battle of world history”. Hitler lived to witness many battles on an even greater scale, all of which culminated in his eventual downfall.
Now, fans of WWII are in for a treat as Timereel Studios releases its latest title The Road to Dunkirk. This is a gripping… Read more

31.10.2011 NEW FILM TACKLES THE BEECHING YEARS: ‘THE END OF STEAM’

Dr Beeching – villain, bogeyman and government stooge. Among the heritage railway movement, he is known as the man who singlehandedly ripped up the railways and left a legacy of destruction.

But is this really so?

Timereel's latest release The End of Steam revisits the 1960s when the railways underwent massive change. This is a thorough and thought provoking overview… Read more

30.10.2011 TIMEREEL RELEASES 2 NEW FILMS about Life in the 1930s: Rags and Riches & A Time Gone By

Economic slumps, European banks collapsing, sovereign debt crises and a coalition government making unpopular cuts...haven’t we been here before?

75 years ago, 200 men marched from Jarrow to London demanding work. It was just one event in an extraordinary decade.

“The parallels between what was happening then and what is taking place today are extraordinary”, says… Read more

24.06.2011 Railways of East Anglia screening at Cinema City, Norwich, 9th & 14th July

Cinema City in Norwich will be screening Railways of East Anglia 1900 - 1980s on Saturday 9th July and Thursday 14th July at 11.30am.

Railways of East Anglia uses original archive footage from the East Anfe-in-easglian Film Archive.

Look back at the days when most villages had a station, and trains carried everything from farm labourers to fruit.

From the days of steam… Read more

23.06.2011 Working the Land - Abbeygate Picturehouse, Bury St Edmunds 30th July & 3rd August

Abbeygate Picturehouse in Bury St. Edmunds will be screening Timereel's popular Working the Land on Saturday 30th July and Wednesday 3rd August at 11.30am.

Working the Land uses original archive footage from the East Anglian Film Archive. Featuring interviews with farmers and labourers, and using rare film from Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex, this is an opportunity to look back to an… Read more

28.03.2011 Women in East Anglia: Wartime Lives - Abbeygate Picturehouse, Bury St Edmunds 9 & 13 April 2011

Women in East Anglia rose to every challenge during the two World Wars, from working the land to fire fighting. For the first time their story is being told on the big screen at Abbeygate Cinema, Bury St. Edmunds on Saturday 9 April at 11.30am and Wednesday 13 April at 1.45pm. Women in East Anglia: Wartime Lives is a Timereel film created using original archive footage from the East Anglian Film… Read more

15.12.2010 ACTORS TAKE TO LONDON'S STREETS - UPDATE

Following our very successful weekend in Trafalgar Square and Piccadilly, our four actors, dressed as Edwardians, a WWII Soldier and Sgt. Pepper, can be seen above outside the Waterstone's store which took part in our promotion.

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08.12.2010 ACTORS TAKE TO LONDON’S STREETS AS TIMEREEL STUDIOS IS STOCKED IN EUROPE’S LARGEST BOOKSTORE

If you happen to be heading down to the Capital this weekend, you might be forgiven for wondering if the British World War II soldier hanging out at Piccadilly Circus is absent without leave in the wrong time-zone.  Or indeed if Paul McCartney in his Sergeant Pepper outfit is really meant to be strutting around Trafalgar Square as he is?  In fact these, and other characters from… Read more

26.11.2010 Original film from Anglia TV's first year showing at Cinema City Saturday 27th November

This Saturday, 27 November, at 11.30am, local history fans are in for a treat as Cinema City hosts a one-off screening of ‘Here Was the News, Part 1’.  Gems of original footage from Anglia Television’s news archive, dating from 1959, have been carefully sourced and crafted into a one hour documentary-style film by Timereel Studios, a Norwich-based company.  Following… Read more

27.10.2010 A scary treat this Halloween - Timereel brings spooky real life ghost stories to the big screen

PRESS RELEASE

Looking for a really spooky night out this Halloween?  Forget pumpkins, fake blood and fancy dress; nothing is more unnerving than true stories of the supernatural and unexplained.  ‘Haunted London’ and ‘Ghosts of East Anglia’ are set to thrill and chill the audiences in equal measure; as real-life accounts of apparitions, phantoms and… Read more

18.10.2010 London in the Thirties - Have we seen it all before?

PRESS RELEASE              

New film depicts the extremes of a decade

With Britain in the grip of an economic depression a cross-party national Government is formed, aiming to tackle the crisis.  But this is not 2010, it’s 1931.  A new DVD - London in the Thirties – brings this tumultuous period in history to life. &… Read more

24.09.2010 TIMEREEL AT THE MOVIES - BOOKING NOW!

Fancy seeing a Timereel film on the big screen?  In Partnership with Picturehouse Cinemas we’ve lined up six screenings at various locations in East Anglia and the South East; giving you the chance to step back in time and look at your region from another angle.

You can take a trip down memory lane to the rock ‘n’ roll years; finding out what life was like in Norwich… Read more

21.09.2010 RETRO CHIC OF SWINGING SIXTIES LONDON, CELEBRATED ON DVD

 “If you can remember anything about the sixties, you weren’t really there.” (Paul Kantner, Jefferson Airplane)

 Where else can you see original footage from the wedding of Tommy Steele, attended by guests such as Sid James; through to the Small Faces larking around in a Carnaby Street fashion store? 

Life in London during the 1960s is today brought… Read more

16.09.2010 Timereel Survey - Do you love history as much as we do?

We are always interested to hear comments from our customers on our range of DVDs, and one way of doing this is to complete our survey by following the link below:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TimereelCustomerQuestionnairev2

Congratulations go to the following customers who won their selection of Timereel… Read more

04.06.2010 Are you stuck for Father’s Day gift ideas? Step back in time for some inspiration

Dads and Grandads are notoriously difficult to shop for, so Father’s Day often leaves us scratching our heads when it comes to gift ideas. Here’s the perfect solution if you’re looking for a present that’s unique, thoughtful and a little bit different.  

With a Timereel DVD your Dad or Grandad can step back in time and see the UK as it used to be; with… Read more

12.04.2010 Dip into our region's past at Cinema City

Cinema City and Timereel have teamed up to offer you the chance to watch 'On Eagles' Wings: The American Air Force in WWII in Colour' on Saturday mornings during April. These film screenings are at 11.30am each week, and every month, there is a new archive film to enjoy. 

On Eagles' Wings tells the story of the Mighty 8th USAAF division, who were based in East Anglia… Read more

12.04.2010 Welcome to the new Timereel website!

Welcome to our brand new site!

As you know, Archive Film Shop is now Timereel. While our wonderful nostalgic films are still the same as ever, we have a new company name and now a new website to make it easier than ever to browse and buy from our DVD range.

Feel free to take a look around the site - you can browse DVDs from your local area or check out our gift ideas sections… Read more