Meet the Diggers
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Meet the Diggers. DESCRIPTION: At Bishops Stortford, an enterprising inventor has developed a garden fork that takes the back-ache out of digging. Digging with a different purpose in Somerset where a team of archaeologists are burrowing into the mound of Cadbury Hill, believed to be the Camelot of King Arthur. SHOTLIST: MS in the workshop of agricultural engineer Norman Furneaux making forks. CU Norman Furneaux. CU part on new garden fork. CU another part of new garden fork. MS Mr Furneaux in garden with disabled person and the new garden fork. CU Mr Furneaux demonstrating how to use the new fork. MS disabled woman using the fork. MS disabled woman using the fork. MCU ditto. CU ditto. MS ditto (x2). CU ditto (x2). MCU ditto. CU man digging with trowel in Somerset where the Camelot Research Committee are digging for the Court of King Arthur. Zoom in to excavations. MS men and women at work on site. CU one of the women workers on site. MS men and women digging on part of the site. CU woman using brush to remove earth. CU ditto. Pan down to man at the bottom of the pit digging. MS men measuring smaller pit. MS girls washing various pieces that have been uncovered. CU pan ditto. CU ditto. CU a coin has been uncovered. MCU various pieces that have been found. CU a ring. Men and women at work on site.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Horticulture; History and archaeology; Inventions and discoveries
- Locations
- England; Essex; Somerset; Bishops Stortford; Cadbury Hill
- Card file number
- 92667
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- C. Reed
- Camera
- Norman Fisher
- Length of story (in feet)
- 195
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