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The Lost World of Leslie Edwards


BDDA Congresses


BDDA Congress, 1937

This subtitled clip of Leslie Edwards shows an example of his message to BDDA members, encouraging them to attend the forthcoming BDDA Congress, which was held in Douglas, Isle of Man in June 1937.

The BDDA congress was (and still is) held every three years, and three of them were recorded for posterity:

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Leicester 1931
Torquay 1934
Isle of Man 1937 - in which Leslie recounts what happened as running commentary with footage of the congress.

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