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Dr Louis Leakey

Series

Series Name
London Line

Issue

Issue No.
417
Date Released
1972
Filmed
Oct 1972
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Dr Louis Leakey
  2. 2African Voluntary Service In Britain
  3. 3Bukutu

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Summary
COI synopsis: Testament to Dr Louis Leakey, the scientist who pioneered the idea that man began in Africa. His son, Richard Leakey, shows some more recent discoveries.
Keywords
History and archaeology
Written sources
The National Archives INF 6   /1214 - used for synopsis
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 1257/417
Credits:
Director
Bill Metcalfe
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Sound
Frank Jeffs
Editor
Glenn Hyde
Camera
Jim McCutchen
Camera
John Letangue
Camera
John Rees
Presenter
Jumoke Debayo
Producer
Patrick Brawn

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
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Web
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Phone
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Fax
020 7580 7503
Address
21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN
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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