Twenty Five Years Ago

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1692

Date Released

6 Nov 1961

Date submitted

3 Nov 1961

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Twenty Five Years Ago. DESCRIPTION: The occasion was the 25th anniversary of the BBC Television Service, the first in the world. And Movietone, by the way, was first to supply the newsreel for the service until television closed down at the beginning of World War Two. Her Majesty the Queen was received by Sir Arthur Fforde (Chairman) and Mr Hugh Carleton-Greene (Director General), when she visited the BBC Television Centre on this occasion. She went through all departments, and finally had a chat with some of the actors. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV BBC. MS the Queen. GV studio. MS cameraman. MS Queen. MS women working. MCU Queen. MS artist. MS Queen (2 shots). GV control men (2 shots). CU Radio Times. GV studio recording Crackerjack. MS children. MS queen with actor. MS Queen with Eamonn Andrews. GV Studio. Shots of Harry Secombe and Peter Glaze.

Keywords

Commemorations; Communications; Celebrations and festivals; Television

Locations

London

Footage sources

Pathe

Card file number

83413

Credits:

Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

108

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