21 Year Old Record Smashed

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

994-2

Date Released

15 Sep 1930

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Essex. Making ‘Em Tough
2. 2Scotch - And a Splash!
3. 3100 Years Progress on the Iron Road
4. 4Old Soldiers and Gentlemen Cadets
5. 521 Year Old Record Smashed

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

TW Green wins the London to Brighton walk in a record-breaking time of 8 hours, 2 minutes and 55 seconds.

Keywords

Sport; Athletics

Length of story (in feet)

75

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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Phone

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Fax

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Address

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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