News in Colour: After Bogside?

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2098

Date Released

18 Aug 1969

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1International Athletics
2. 2One Stunt Too Many
3. 3News in Colour: After Bogside?

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Section Title

News in Colour

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News in Colour After Bogside. DESCRIPTION: The presence of British troops in Northern Ireland’s trouble centres may restore order but the big questions still remain unsolved. The Battle of Bogside - tragic sequel to the Apprentices March in Derry - and the rioting which followed elsewhere, may well have been caused by irresponsible hooligans. But the root cause of discontent will not be removed until Civil Rights are established for the Catholic minority in the Six Counties. SHOTLIST: MS pan banner being carried by hand. MCU memorial to Irish soldiers killed in war. MS banner carried by band. LAS column bearing year 1688 to commemorate Apprentice Boys of Derry, original Protestants. GV crowd. MS banner pan to pipe band. LAS pipe band marches past. MS band and followers marching with banners. MS followers. MS crowd. MS band with drum leader performing tricks. MS children spectators. MS pan different band with trick drum leader. Children holding British flag. MS pan up drum leader throws mace high in the air & catches it. LAS British flag hanging from window. MCU members of Irish Legion march past. BS ditto. TS pipe band marching through crowd. MCU ditto. BS members of legion marching. LAS crowd watch from balcony. TS various brigades marching. MCU official of the Apprentices Legion. MCU another official ditto. MLS crate of beer being carried through doorway. MCU woman in crowd. LAS clock tower pan down to pipe band. MCU crowd clapping and singing. CU drum being played. MCU crowd. TS crowd. CU man escorted away by police. LAS smoke behind buildings. MCU building burning. MCU fire engine and firemen. GV wreckage in street, car burning. MLS riot police. MS police return missiles thrown at them by crowd. MS police. MLS pan armoured car. MS Derry Savings Bank, with broken windows. MCU broken window of bank. 4 night shots of building on fire. MS pan down wrecked buildings. MCU police with riot shields. GV pan rioters & police. GV mob pan up zoom in burning building. MCU police men with protective helmet & shield. MS police. MS zoom in burning van. MS 2 shots policeman fires tear gas or smoke gun. MS pan police walk past camera and down street.

Keywords

Commemorations; Music and dance; Vehicles; Weapons; Ceremonies; Demonstrations; Riots; Crime; Military

Locations

Londonderry; Northern Ireland

Card file number

95068

Credits:

Camera

Keith Medley

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Reginald William Smith

Length of story (in feet)

387

Story extras:

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