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Helping the Blind

Date released

23 Aug 1973

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2307A

NoS ID

030023

Story no

2 / 3

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Helping the Blind. DESCRIPTION: In New South Wales, Australia, braille maps to help the blind find their way around. SHOTLIST: SV people working in office. SV Tom Beaton making plan of...

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Ultrasonic Torch

Date released

28 Jan 1968

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

68/9

NoS ID

112934

Story no

5 / 8

Extras

1 film clip

New eyes for the blind. A hand-held torch-sized aid for blind people has been developed. It replaces the walking stick by sending out sound waves to warn its user of approaching obstructions.

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Royal National Institute For The Blind

Date released

Nov 1968

Series name

Roundabout

Issue no

78

NoS ID

327884

Story no

3 / 5

COI synopsis: The Royal National Institute for the Blind’s centenary exhibition of the latest aids for blind people.

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Movietone’s Review of the War Time News Described by Leslie Mitchell: Jb Priestley Exhorts "People to Sing"

Date released

29 Jul 1940

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

582

NoS ID

011010

Story no

1 / 7

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: JB Priestley. DESCRIPTION: The famous author turned broadcaster tells a gathering in aid of the Greater London Fund for the Blind to let "People sing". SHOTLIST: Mr Priestley addresses...

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Sewing Blind

Date released

23 Dec 1968

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2064

NoS ID

027684

Story no

4 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sewing Blind. DESCRIPTION: From Sweden, a Sewing Machine specially designed for operation by blind people. Controls can be adjusted by feel and loading are threading are remarkably...

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News from France: Parisian Guide Dogs

Date released

27 Feb 1958

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

58/17

NoS ID

108069

Story no

3 / 6

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

France has a waiting list for 42,000 blind people waiting for trained guide dogs.

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Pick Your Career

Date released

1 Jun 1959

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1565

NoS ID

023047

Story no

2 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pick Your Career. DESCRIPTION: The Education and Careers Exhibition at Olympia received the honour of the Queen’s visit. For all the youngsters present, it was a memorable occasion,...

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From Blackfriars to Milan

Date released

6 Apr 1964

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1818

NoS ID

025494

Story no

3 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: From Blackfriars to Milan. DESCRIPTION: A carpet, which will eventually be 30 ft long, is being made in London at this Workshop for the Handicapped; a new venture by the Blackfriars...

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Snail Eating

Date released

18 Mar 1965

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

534

NoS ID

121628

Story no

2 / 3

Extras

1 film clip

Pathe synopsis: ...a snail of the land? Ask Mr Penny of Wells, Somerset, who collects them as a delicacy to eat, just as they do in France. We go with him through the Cheddar Gorge in Mendip Hill country,...

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The Road Ahead

Date released

19 Oct 1961

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1689A

NoS ID

024320

Story no

2 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Road Ahead. DESCRIPTION: It’s a Birmingham bottle-neck, the junction of Camp Hill and Coventry Road, Bordesley. Our pictures show work in progress, the building of a...

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