Grace in Action

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1540A

Date Released

11 Dec 1958

Date submitted

5 Dec 1958

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Queen at Bristol. DESCRIPTION: The Queen, accompanied by the Postmaster-General, Mr Ernest Marples, visited Bristol telephone exchange. First, Her Majesty had a look at old-time telephone equipment. Then, inaugurating Grace (Group Routing and Charging Equipment), the Queen made a trunk call by dialling an Edinburgh number. This was the first trunk dialling call made in Britain. SHOTLIST: CU Mr Marples shows the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh over Exchange. BS same. MS same. CU old telephone. CU same (2). GV photograph of old fashioned telephone exchange. CU modern telephone. MS Queen dials. CU indicator. CU Duke laughs - pan to CU Queen. CU indicator. CU Queen speaks. MS same. CU same. MS Queen speaks to Duke.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Communications; Science and technology; Ceremonies

Locations

Bristol; England

Card file number

75726

Credits:

Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner
Camera: Robert Turner
Camera: Terry O’Brien

Length of story (in feet)

155

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