British Pathé has finally got round to making its archive available on YouTube. This short newsreel about Munich’s Oktoberfest from 1969 is just one of many beer-related corkers.
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4 replies on “VIDEO: Oktoberfest 1969”
Was absolutely loving the jovial-ness (is that a word?) of this until 2.57 where he drops the H-bomb!
Gota love old school British journos.
Yeah, a bit Fawltyesque.
Definitely Basil Fawlty – “Don’t mention the war, but I can’t resist a totally uncalled for jibe at the good townsfolk of Munich!”
“in spite of everything, it’s a place of good humour” made me nearly spit my coffee out. Fantastic.