Learning on ScreenChristmas Cheeses
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 6 / 7
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Christmas Cheeses. DESCRIPTION: The ceremony of the Christmas Cheeses at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. Presented by General Sir Richard Gale on behalf of the English Country Cheese Council. SHOTLIST: GV Chelsea Hospital. SV interior Chelsea Pensioners seated in hall. CU pensioner. GV cheese set out on table. CU large English Cheddar with plate of cheese pieces in fore ground. SV table with cheese. CU Double Gloucester with plate of cheese pieces. SLV officers and VIPs walk in. SV orchestra. CU violin section. SV Governor Major General Sir Nigel Tapp receives cheese. CU Lancashire cheese, plate of pieces in front. SV General Sir Richard Gale receiving a cheese. CU pan round Caerphilly cheese and plate of cheese pieces. SCU pensioners. SV oldest pensioner, 96 years old, Mr Harry Hewson cutting cheese with sword, aided by Governor General Sir Charles Jones. SCU pensioners watching. SV Hewson tasting cheese, standing beside Gale. SV pan up pensioners eating cheese. SCU Margaret Robson of the Cheese Council serving cheese to pensioner. SCU Chelsea Pensioner drinking glass of beer, raises eyebrows at Robson.
- Keywords
- War veterans; Food and cooking; Customs and traditions; Celebrations and festivals; Military
- Locations
- London
- Card file number
- 98704
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Denis White
- Commentator
- Leonard Martin
- Length of story (in feet)
- 92
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