Learning on ScreenLonely Isles Greet Duke
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- Series Name
- British Movietone News
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- 1 / 6
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Duke of Edinburgh’s Tour of South Atlantic Islands and Michael Parker Returned. DESCRIPTION: Britannia had sailed completely round the world when she took the Duke to the remote islands of the South Atlantic. He experienced the rugged quality of its landscape, stumbling over the rocks, while local inhabitants demonstrated how easy it can be. Meanwhile after announcing his resignation as the Duke’s Private Secretary, Commander Michael Parker returned home. Back to the South Atlantic, to Tristan Da Cunha where the Duke went to Edinburgh Settlement. Northwards to St Helena - then Ascension Island - a dependency of St Helena, which has an important cable and radio transmitting station. SHOTLIST: GOUGH ISLAND - LV of Britannia shot through a cave. MCU of Britannia. Duke disembarking from Britannia onto the boat. LV of the island. Back view of the Duke. Duke standing on beach at Gough Island. Shot of Duke stumbling over rocks. Various shots of penguins on the rocks. CU of penguin. Shot of man touching penguin. MICHAEL PARKER RETURNED - Aircraft arrives. Commander Parker alights. Walks to Customs. In conference room. Michael Parker - Anything fresh and news, I’d give it to you, but I’m afraid that I haven’t, that’s all there is to it. Reporter - Leonard Parkin (ITN) - Do you know anything about your future plans? Michael Parker - No I’ve only just got here, there isn’t time. TRISTAN DA CUNHA - CU of welcome sign. Duke gets out of the boat onto the beach. LS Edinburgh Settlement sign. Panning shot of the Duke. LS of house on the Island. Duke walks out of house. Shots of the Duke with residents of the Island and their children. MCU of residents taking photos of the Duke with the residents. Shot of the Duke with the resident. MCU of Britannia. ST HELENA - CU of St Helena sign. Duke being welcomed. Shots of the Duke watching children playing on the swings etc. CU of the Duke with two children. Shots of children going down ‘Jacobs Ladder’. LS over Ascension Island. MCU of Duke. MCU of British flag flying. Various shots of the Duke. Shots of the Ascension Islanders standing on the quay waving goodbye to the Duke. Shots of Duke on boat laving quay waving goodbye.
- Keywords
- Royalty
- Footage sources
- Gaumont British
- Card file number
- 69704
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- Commentator
- Jeffrey K. Shearley
- Length of story (in feet)
- 171
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