How The Deaf Can Hear

Series

Series Name

London Line

Issue

Issue No.

476

Date Released

1974

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1How The Deaf Can Hear

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

COI synopsis: London Line shows how, in Africa as in Britain, the deaf can progress from using their sight to master sign language and lip-reading to using advanced technology to master speech to follow an independent profession, as do the actors in the National Theatre of the Deaf.

Keywords

Science and technology; Performing arts; Disabled persons

Written sources

The National Archives INF 6   /1226 - used for synopsis
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]

COI Reference

MI 1257/476

Credits:

Support services

Anna Kaliski

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Director

Eddy Newstead

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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Phone

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Fax

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Address

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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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