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Jodrell Bank

Date released

1968

Series name

London Line (Colour series 2)

Issue no

44

NoS ID

326143

Story no

1 / 4

COI synopsis: The telescope that listens to outer space. London Line talks to Sir Bernard Lovell, the man who made the world’s largest steerable radio telescope a reality.

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Rockets & Stars

Date released

6 Apr 1970

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2131

NoS ID

028253

Story no

2 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rockets & Stars. DESCRIPTION: A Space research satellite launched from French Guiana and a step forward for the French nuclear programme as the latest sea-to-ground ballistic missile...

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Moon Rocket

Date released

8 Oct 1959

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1583A

NoS ID

023260

Story no

5 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Moon Rocket. DESCRIPTION: If pictures of Russian launchings are not released, one can be certain that the firing of their latest sensation, the Moon Rocket, was no less dramatic than...

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Venus Calling!

Date released

22 Oct 1967

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

67/85

NoS ID

112817

Story no

1 / 7

Extras

1 film clip

Venus calling loud and clear with Russian approval. In fact, Red Scientists asked that the British Radio Telescope (the best in the world) should listen in. A great Russian achievement - their planet probe...

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Golden Probe in Orbit

Date released

9 Mar 1959

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1553

NoS ID

022905

Story no

1 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Golden Probe in Orbit. DESCRIPTION: The sixty ton four-stage Juno launching rocket on its site at Cape Canaveral was ready for the new attempt to probe Outer Space. A gold-plated...

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Do It Yourself

Date released

1964

Series name

Look At Life

Issue no

259

NoS ID

350180

Story no

1 / 1

BFI synopsis: The trend is to do it yourself; here are some of the less usual do-it-yourself jobs: a Sussex school teacher who built an 11-foot sailing boat in his kitchen and started a small industry; a...

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Jodrell Bank

Date released

Jan 1965

Series name

Roundabout

Issue no

32

NoS ID

327660

Story no

1 / 4

COI synopsis: A powerful new telescope at Jodrell Bank radio astronomy station.

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Mapping the Universe (2002)

Subject

Astronomy

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 25 minutes), £29.95

Explores the study of space through the use of optical radio telescopes, satellites and computer modelling. Shows how astronomers use different language technologies to develop a picture of the universe....

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Man in Space

Date released

17 Apr 1961

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1663

NoS ID

024064

Story no

1 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Man in Space. DESCRIPTION: The Earth looked a delicate blue, floating in a black sky. So said the first man in space after his fabulous journey of 108 minutes, Major Yuri Gagarin, a 27...

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War of Words

Date released

19 Jun 1967

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1985

NoS ID

026932

Story no

3 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: War of Words. DESCRIPTION: The Island of Quemoy, within loudspeaker distance of Red China, is the mouth-piece for the Republic of China against the Communists. SHOTLIST: CU map of...

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