First Woman Bus Driver

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2348

Date Released

3 Jun 1974

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Go-Kart Championship
2. 2Motor Cycling
3. 3Milk Race
4. 4First Woman Bus Driver
5. 5News in Colour: Carnival

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: London’s 1st Bus Driver - Colour. DESCRIPTION: Jill Viner becomes the first woman behind the wheel of a London Transport Bus. SHOTLIST: GV pan being skidded on a skid patch in training ground. SV Rosamund Viner known at Jill, mounting bus cab. SV press photographers. SCU Jill smiling from cab. SV pan interior of cab, Jill putting hand on brake. LV Jill taking off the hand brake. LV pan Jill driving bus off past photographers and onto the road. SCU BV Jill driving in cab of bus. LV bus turning. SCU Jill in cab. SV pan bus driving past camera. SV Jill in cab of bus.

Keywords

Mass media; Vehicles; Women; Transport

Locations

London

Card file number

99980

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

90

Story extras:

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