The Easter Parade

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2603

Date Released

22 Apr 1979

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Maundy Thursday
2. 2The Easter Parade
3. 3World Tobogganing Championships

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Easter Parade. DESCRIPTION: The sun shone down on the Easter Parade in Battersea Park and starting the Parade was a line of old and new London Buses, to commemorate a 150 years since the first horse drawn Omnibus was seen in London. Rolf Harris was the Guest of Honour, riding in an open carriage along with his famous didgeridoo. SHOTLIST: MS band of pipers. LS ditto. MS horse-drawn omnibus in parade to commemorate 150th anniversary of 1st horse-drawn bus. MS horse-drawn open-topped bus. MS others. MLS open-topped motor bus (No 37). MS ditto. MS 1979 double-decker Routemaster (No 12) in old omnibus livery. CU crowd. MLS band of the Scots Guards. MS ditto. MS zoom into Rolf Harris in carriage waving ‘didgeridoo’. MS Jersey Tourism float. MCU Miss Jersey waving. MS Jersey float. MS crowd. MS Bulldogs Carnival Club float with Snoopy. MCU ditto. MS PB boys pulling hand-pumped early fire engine. MS old motor fire engine. CU firemen. MS ditto. MLS various old bikes - National Association of Veteran Cycle Clubs. MS young girl on tricycle. MS 750 Club cars. MS couple in car. MS passenger and driver. MCU woman wearing 750 Club hat. MS Year of the Child float. CU sign ‘Year of the Child’. MS pan ‘Year of the Child’ float. MS children in fancy dress waving flags. MS crowd. MS zoom into Disney ‘King Lion’ in car. MS Mickey Mouse shakes hands with children, MS Donald Duck chased by horse and cart. CU man on stilts. GV ditto shakes hands with boy. MCU ditto waving to crowd. MS Wick Carnival Club float ‘Colt 45’. MS Western Pioneers wagon pulled by oxen. MS ditto pan past.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Performing arts

Locations

London; Battersea Park

Card file number

79/54

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Camera

Richard Day

Length of story (in feet)

162

Story extras:

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