Gibraltar Apes

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

488

Date Released

3 May 1964

Date recorded

3 Apr 1964

Length of issue (in feet)

783

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Tower Ravens
2. 2Gibraltar Apes

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 2

Summary

Pathe synopsis: ... where there is another tradition which says if the Gibraltar apes die out, Britain will lose its famous Rock. We visit this garrison town - by ‘plane, too, and we see the catchment that gave them the rainwater that they need to keep alive. We visit Main Street, which really is Utopia. We explore Gibraltar’s history, and holiday beaches, her surprising gardens and her astonishing villages. And, finally, the frontier. We leave this bastion-base as a row brews up between our English-style "bobby" and the Spanish frontier policemen. Long live those Gibraltar apes and the Tower ravens that keep potential wars like this from brewing up and turning us off the famous Rock!

Keywords

Animals; Scenery and travel

Locations

Gibraltar

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

Richard Norton

Length of story (in feet)

555

Story extras:

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