The Atom Joins the Grid

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

56/85

Date Released

22 Oct 1956

Length of issue (in feet)

666

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1India’s "Guy Fawkes Day"
2. 2The Atom Joins the Grid
3. 3New Fabric, New Fashions
4. 4Princess Margaret’s Tour

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

The Queen throws the switch which links Calder Hall, first major atom plant in the world, to the national grid

Keywords

Royalty; Science and technology

Locations

Calder Hall

Footage sources

Gaumont British News

Credits:

Camera

Norman William Roper

Camera

Peter E. Cannon

Camera

Phil John Turner

Commentator

Robert C. Danvers Walker

Cutter

Ron Fowler

Length of story (in feet)

172

Story extras:

Film clip

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