Boy Chessman

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

289

Date Released

11 Jul 1960

Date recorded

10 Jun 1960

Length of issue (in feet)

756

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Boy Motor Cyclist
2. 2Boy Chessman
3. 3City of Fez

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

NoS Summary - Boys of the Turners Court School in Benson, Oxfordshire, dressed in medieval costume, act as living chessmen in a play about King Arthur.

Keywords

Children; Performing arts

Locations

England; Oxfordshire; Benson

Written sources

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Credits:

Commentator

David De Keyser

Length of story (in feet)

267

Story extras:

Film clip

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