Duke of Edinburgh Opens New National History Museum

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2251A

Date Released

27 Jul 1972

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Story No. within this Issue

4 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Duke of Edinburgh Opens New National History Museum. DESCRIPTION: There are over 1 1/2 million bird skins, eggs etc. on birds in the museum, making it the most comprehensive in the World. SHOTLIST: GV crowds waiting in main street, museum in background. CU sign on wall, British Museum (Natural History), Sub Department of Ornithology and Zoological Museum. SV Duke arriving with Lord Lieutenant. GV museum. SV Duke entering. LV corridor containing cabinets which are kept at a special constant temperature and humidity. CU pan cabinets. CU CU Duke looking at temperature gauge on door. SV official opening cabinet door and Duke looks at trays. CU draw pulled out containing birds’ eggs. LV Duke looking at new sub species of rock pigeon. CU pan from name Rock Pigeon to stuffed birds. SV 4 stuffed birds. SB an official pulls out a tray containing stuffed peacocks. CU lifting ditto from tray. GV Duke looking through microscope. GV library and cabinets in part of old museum. LV stuffed animal. CU stuffed monkey. CU face of stuffed gorilla.

Keywords

Exhibitions and shows

Locations

Hertfordshire; Tring

Card file number

98321

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

107

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