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Wimbledon Opens

Date released

27 Jun 1957

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1464A

NoS ID

021766

Story no

2 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wimbledon Opens. DESCRIPTION: On the first day of the great tournament, 1953 Champion Vic Seixas was there with his wife. Althea Gibson, ladies singles favourite. And the reigning...

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Wimbledon Opens

Date released

24 Jun 1954

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

54/48

NoS ID

105887

Story no

6 / 6

Extras

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

Pathe cameras are at Wimbledon for a glimpse of some of the most fancied players, both off and on court

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Police reconstruction of Rachel Nickell murder (1992)

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

Peter Deeley reports on the police reconstruction in the case of Rachel Nickell, who was sexually assaulted and murdered a week ago as she was walking with her two year-old son Alex and pet dog on Wimbledon...

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Schoolboy Mural Artists

Date released

5 Mar 1956

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

062

NoS ID

120165

Story no

3 / 4

Extras

1 film clip

Pathe synopsis: A process just as traditional is used by youngsters at Queen’s County Secondary School, Wimbledon, to paint large-size murals in their spare time. The mammoth paintings - effected by the...

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News Highlights: Personalities at Wimbledon

Date released

26 Jun 1958

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

2554

NoS ID

075076

Story no

2 / 6

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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Wimbledon

Date released

26 Jun 1961

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

339

NoS ID

121081

Story no

3 / 3

Extras

1 film clip

NoS Summary - Shows tennis balls being made at the Slazenger factory in Barnsley, Yorkshire, ball boys at practice, and other preparations for the championships. Includes a brief shot of Christine Truman.

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Child comforted by John McEnroe after accident (1989)

Genre

Interview; News report

Margaret Shiels reports on an incident at the Wimbledon tennis championship in London, where a child was knocked to the ground by an American camera crew trying to film tennis player, John McEnroe....

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Rachel Nickell murder hunt starts (1992)

Genre

Interview; News report; Press conference

Report on the murder of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common and the hunt for her murderer. Rachel’s boyfriend Andre Hanscombe appeals for someone to come forward with information regarding the killers...

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Sport

Date released

4 Jul 1954

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

54/51

NoS ID

105904

Story no

4 / 4

Extras

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

Wimbledon: The full exciting story of the Wimbledon singles finals.

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Failure of rail signalling equipment at Wimbledon (1990)

Genre

Interview; News report

Havovi Todd reporting on concern over a failure in new signalling equipment at Wimbledon, in the light of the Clapham Junction rail disaster. Chris Jackson of the Railway Gazette agreeing with British Rail...

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