Homebound? Watch These Pembroke “Screen Gems”

March 27th, 2020 → 1:34 pm @ admin

for those homebound……

MALCOLM X, THE WARSAW UPRISING, AND OTHER PEMBROKE GEMS IN SOUND AND PICTURES

For all of us Pembrokians in North America and around the world forced to remain in “Home Shelter” (or on “house arrest” as some of our friends call it) during this difficult time, we’ve gathered a number of Pembroke-related video and audio clips (with links below) to help you entertain yourself and stay connected to Pembroke. We are certain you find them interesting and fun.

Please let us know if you have other clips and links we can post going forward.

College itself is in the process of producing a series of video lectures and other programming of interest to help all Pembrokians stay connected to College. We understand these will begin to be circulated in a few weeks.

In the meantime, enjoy!

MALCOLM X AT OXFORD – Pembroke history professor Stephen Tuck in this BBC documentary explores why Malcolm X’s 1964 speech at the Oxford Union was so important.

https://www.bbc.com/programmes/b04tcbd2

ZBIGNIEW PELCZYNSKI REMEMBERS THE WARSAW UPRISING – Pembroke’s legendary Emeritus Politics Fellow Zbigniew Pelczynski, recounts his harrowing participation in the tragic 1944 Warsaw uprising, from the BBC ‘s Witness History program.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p023fdwh

PEMBROKE ON UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE – Pembroke takes on Downing College, Cambridge in a lively battle of the brains on the longstanding BBC television show, University Challenge in 2018.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTS3qtfPVLY

PEMBROKE MATRICULATION – For those of you nostalgic for the day you donned sub fusc and marched out of the Lodge to the Sheldonian for Matriculation, here’s a fun short clip to help relive the moment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkedZ8Tmg3Y

PEMBROKE ON THE RIVER – here’s a clip of Pembroke College Boat Club men and women rowers training and racing (and, of course, winning!).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av5jHnPLrAg

PEMBROKE 1965-1966 – Going back in time a bit, here is a fun home movie of Pembroke shot in 1965/1966 by Richard Graham ’64. Plus ça change, plus c’est la même. Note the thick ivy on the walls of Hall. And no women. And the flower boxes in the Old Quad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWz7RoUVKek

TOUR OF PEMBROKE – Even those ordered to shelter at home can still enjoy a “virtual” tour of the College here.

https://www.pmb.ox.ac.uk/virtual-open-day

ARMENIAN MASS AT PEMBROKE. For a fascinating look at the Armenian Church of England, here’s a video of an Armenian mass celebrated in Pembroke’s Damon Wells’ Chapel in February 2020.