Backache Bed

Series

Series Name

Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

258

Date Released

1980

Length of issue (in feet)

521

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Backache Bed
2. 2Rotor Blade Radar
3. 3Bottled Cow

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

COI synopsis: Although walking on two legs raises us above the apes, it distorts the natural shape of the spine - and backache plagues four out of five people at some time in their lives. A good bed can help, and, aided by a doctor, a British firm has designed a new bed. Holes punched in its foam mattress make soft, comfy areas for the shoulders and hips. But where support is needed, the mattress is firm and unpunctured - promoting the natural ‘S’ shape of the spine.

Keywords

Health and medicine; Science and technology; Design

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 55 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/258

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

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