Press & Publications

Series

Series Name

Carrousel Britanico

Issue

Issue No.

22

Date Released

Jan 1967

Length of issue (in feet)

854

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Linen
2. 2GPO Mechanisation
3. 3Chubb Locks
4. 4Press & Publications
5. 5Magna Carta

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

NoS synopsis: Government information officers from eight different countries, including Mr Jorge Gaspar from Venezuela, visit the Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, as part of a press and publications course organised by the British government. The visitors have to prepare a booklet on summer sport in Britain as a practical exercise. They also visit a printing press.

Researcher Comments

NB: The same story appeared in ‘Roundabout No. 55’

Keywords

Politics and government; Tennis; Communications; Newspapers

Written sources

COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 44 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1168/22

Credits:

Production Co.

British Pathe Ltd.

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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