Does Anyone Remember The May Day Bank Holidays When The Bbc Would Do...

[sandyRoe]

a transmission from Red Square of the comrades marching?

[Buenchico]

Since it's in the British Pathe archives, it must have been seen in cinemas as well:
http://www.britishpathe.com/video/may-day-parade-in-red-square

[sandyRoe]

To youngsters Pathe news often seemed boring. I know it did to me. But to more mature eyes it's interesting.

[aelmpvw]

as a youngster the pathe news irritated me because i was more interested in watching the feature film. it would probably be the other way round now

[murraymints]

Unfortunately ..Yes !!

[sandyRoe]

The stony faced old men on top of Lenin's tomb taking the salute at the march past seemed a world away from people like Che or Fidel.

[Peaspeculiars]

I nearly got a kick in the face at Lenin's tomb, the soldiers don't stop their high legged patrol march for anything - That'll teach me to lean over the chains to take a photo.
Interesting place Red Square. I don't remember the Pathe broadcasts. but love watching them if they ever crop up in a documentary