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Motorway Machines

Date released

21 Jan 1965

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

526

NoS ID

121604

Story no

2 / 3

Extras

1 film clip

Pathe synopsis: ...of the M1 to see the weird, space-age machines that are extending it by the length of a cricket-pitch every two hours. The great, ever-lengthening ribbon of high-speed motorway devours...

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Flat Out for Dollars

Date released

10 Apr 1961

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1662

NoS ID

024058

Story no

4 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Flat Out for Dollars. DESCRIPTION: Meet a motor car that’s different, really different, the ‘E’ Type two-seater Jaguar. First, it’s expected to be one of the biggest dollar...

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Shoot the Weather

Date released

21 Dec 1967

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2011A

NoS ID

027173

Story no

4 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Shoot the Weather. DESCRIPTION: Police in shooting war on M1! The fight against that fearful Motorway Menace, Fog, gains a new Weapon - a Ray gun to activate the Fog Warning system....

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The M1

Date released

5 Nov 1959

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1587A

NoS ID

023306

Story no

1 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The M1. DESCRIPTION: M1, Britain’s First Motorway, is the beginning of a new deal for drivers on the country’s alarmingly congested roads. Linking London and Birmingham, it offers a...

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M1 Mishaps

Date released

12 Nov 1959

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1588A

NoS ID

023316

Story no

1 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: M1 Mishaps. DESCRIPTION: Britain’s first motorway is proving a big attraction for drivers at the week-end. And, just as people once went to Croydon to see aeroplanes fly, so now M1...

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Signs of Danger

Date released

29 Nov 1962

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1747A

NoS ID

024897

Story no

2 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Signs of Danger. DESCRIPTION: Multiple crashes on the M1 underline the urgent need for a danger warning system, one of which was recently demonstrated at Brands Hatch. When arriving at...

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News for Motorists

Date released

17 Sep 1962

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1737

NoS ID

024792

Story no

1 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News for Motorists. DESCRIPTION: After 3 years of research, an anti-locking device has been developed. Set between transmission and rear brakes, braking pressure is brought into line...

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Motorway Gypsies

Date released

5 Sep 1963

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

63/72

NoS ID

110822

Story no

2 / 4

Extras

1 film clip

Sixty families in a field by the M1 create a problem for Herts County Council.

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Visitors To M1

Date released

Sep 1965

Series name

Roundabout

Issue no

40

NoS ID

327699

Story no

2 / 6

COI synopsis: The building of an English motorway, which was inspected by Prince Sisalumsak and Prince Panya from Laos.

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In Camera

Date released

28 Aug 1967

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1995

NoS ID

027022

Story no

3 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: In Camera. DESCRIPTION: India celebrates twenty years of Independence - Arabs return to their homes in what is now Israel’s territory - Gurkhas guard the Hong Kong border with...

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