Top of the Stairs

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2123A
Date Released
12 Feb 1970
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Wales V. Scotland (Rugby)
  2. 2QPR V. Derby (Football)
  3. 3Cyclo Cross
  4. 4Top at Cruft’s
  5. 5Top of the Stairs

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Stair Race. DESCRIPTION: From top dog to top of the Tower. University students stage their annual race up the 814 steps of the Post Office Tower. For the benefit of Rag Week charities, the students make the tough climb. A girl from Hull breaks the womens record and an Imperial College student beats the best previous mens record. SHOTLIST: GV Post Office Tower. LAS ditto. 5 SVs, zoom out PO race trophy. Pan competitors for race, student with funny slogan on back limbers up, girl prepares to race, girl starts. 2 CUs runner’s feet & stop watch. TS girl running. 4 SVs, electric eye man starts running, photographers, girl limbers up. CU ditto, GV crowd. 3 SVs girl starts, person in fancy dress running (lion’s head) pan up GPO tower. 3 shots competitors up stairs. SVs No 11 arrives top, pan up GPO tower. CU bank of clocks pan to timekeeper. SV No 12 arrives at top. LAS No 5 arrives at top. SV No 28 Miss H Tanner arrives to set record for women. SV timekeepers. SV Miss Tanner carried by St. John’s Ambulance men. No 31 arrives at top. SV panto lion arrives at top. LAS winner receives trophy, Norman Morrison. SV ditto.
Keywords
Sport; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Health and medicine; Competitions; Fundraising; Ceremonies
Locations
London; England; Post Office Tower
Card file number
95614
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ray Gallard
Length of story (in feet)
170
Story extras:
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