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Taxi Outing

Date released

26 Jun 1952

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1203A

NoS ID

017882

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Taxis Outing for Crippled Children. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Taxis past camera. Taxis arrive at Mearnskirk Hospital, crippled children being helped into taxis, all decorated. Taxis...

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Chasing Perfect (2019)

Director

Helena Colan

Subject

Design; Transport

Distribution

DVD (Region 2 PAL, 91 minutes), £15.99

Documentary about Frank Stephenson, design director of some of Ferrari’s and McLaren’s most iconic cars. The film tracks through Frank’s ground-breaking designs and the story behind them. From high-end...

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Meter conversion problems with new London taxi fare tariff (1979)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Chief Inspecting Officer for London taxis, John Everett, on problems over the conversion of the older style mechanical meters in taxis to the increased fare tariff. Female interviewer not...

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Taxis of the Air

Date released

16 Jan 1930

Series name

Topical Budget

Issue no

960-1

NoS ID

133137

Story no

3 / 5

Air taxis at Hanworth.

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Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Home News - Outing for War Wounded

Date released

4 Aug 1947

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

948

NoS ID

014573

Story no

3 / 9

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Taxi Outing for War Wounded. DESCRIPTION: London taxi-drivers have taken disabled servicemen from Chessington on a day trip to Worthing. SHOTLIST: KS GV taxis waiting for wounded. Taxis...

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River Taxis

Date released

6 Jan 1930

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

31

NoS ID

002316

Story no

3 / 7

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: River Taxis. SHOTLIST: London’s newest conveyances tried out on home waters. Passengers boarding the "Dart". London Bridges in the background. Speeding along the river. Under Bridge...

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Auto-Taxis

Date released

1969

Series name

Living Tomorrow

Issue no

18

NoS ID

350826

Story no

2 / 5

COI synopsis: Forecast for the commuter of the future - driverless computer controlled taxis which travel on elevated tracks. Electrically driven by linear induction motors the vehicles would automatically...

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Radio Taxis

Date released

29 Dec 1947

Series name

New Pictorial

Issue no

172

NoS ID

118297

Story no

4 / 4

Extras

1 film clip

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GLC scheme for elderly using taxis (1984)

Genre

Interview

Interview with taxi driver Malcolm Cleaves on the GLC scheme to help senior citizens with taxi fares. Male interviewer not identified.

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Taxi Drivers’ Outing

Date released

31 Jul 1972

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2252

NoS ID

029493

Story no

4 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Taxi Drivers’ Outing. DESCRIPTION: Every year some of London’s taxi drivers take children for a day at the seaside. There to greet them was Jimmy Saville. SHOTLIST: SV taxi loaded...

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