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  <dc:title>MCP-01 Christmas 1990 DVD</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Picture is rather pink, with intermittent tracking interference.

The film begins with a close-up of a drawing of Father Christmas climbing the flare on MCP-01, with 'Rocking Around the Christmas Tree' playing in the background. 39 seconds: Various popular Christmas music plays in the background. Shots of the canteen's Christmas decorations. Close-ups of food being prepared and laid out by the galley staff. General conversation between staff regarding the task at hand, not directed at the camera. 6 min 49 sec: Group shot of all the Sodexho staff (the stewards, stewardesses and kitchen staff). 8 min 18 sec: Crew members helping themselves to buffet food. Christmas music in the background and indistinct conversation among the men as they eat. 11 min 20 sec: 'Christmas Pool Tourney' with music, general chatter and encouragement directed at the players. 13 min 19 sec: 'Spot the Brat' baby photo competition with close-ups of most of the baby/childhood photographs of the crew. 15 min 03 sec: Pool competition again. 15 min 40 sec: More shots of the baby photos. 16 min 00 sec: Crew member playing the keyboard. 17 min 38 sec: Menus and tables set out in the canteen ready for the main Christmas meal, crew walking around. 18 min 40 sec: Toasts and the crew eating their Christmas dinner. Little engagement with the camera, general chatter amongst themselves while festive music plays in the background. Close-up shots of the food. 22 min 05 sec: Jim Kinniburgh presented with a mini birthday cake for his 40th birthday. Short speech, then cuts cake. Larger cake presented to him, complete with candles, and an indentical one for Iain Cameron who also celebrated his birthday on Christmas Day. Crew sings 'Happy Birthday' to both. 26 min 55 sec: Footage of the clearing up and washing up in the galley, followed by the Sodexho staff eating their meal.. 29 min 55 sec: Short break in the footage followed by more shots of the food presentation, with close-ups of the kitchen and clear-up operation. 35 min 45 sec: Crew chatting and playing pool in the recreation room, opening prizes (keyrings, pens etc) for winning games. 38 min 32 sec: Crew playing 'Call My Bluff'. 48 min 32 sec: Raffle. Jim Kinniburgh 'won' a blow-up doll in a fixed draw. Other prizes genuinely won by other crew members and displayed to the camera. Footage ends abruptly. </dc:description>
  <dc:date>December 1990</dc:date>
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