Learning on ScreenArabic Books In Britain
Series
- Series Name
- London Line
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 1
- Summary
- COI synopsis: Since the invention of printing 500 years ago, the subsequent increase in the volume of books available to the public has seemed limitless. However, new books can still be costly, and to supply vast continents of readers, the second-hand book is an invaluable commodity. In the small town of Hay-on-Wye in Wales there is the largest collection of second-hand books in the world - a million volumes on every topic under the sun. Recently the bookshops there made a special feature of their books of Arabic interest, so much so that Arab students, scholars and collectors flocked there to see and buy from the collection. We visited Hay-on-Wye for SMB, to give some idea to our Arab-speaking viewers of the amenities available and of the great interest in Britain in Arabic language, culture and history.
- Researcher Comments
- Features Richard Booth, the founder of the Hay-on-Wye book trade fair
- Local distribution only
- Arabic version
- Keywords
- Ethnic groups; Mass media; Customs and traditions
- Written sources
- COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 43 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis
- COI Reference
- MI 1257/534A
- Credits:
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- Producer
- Annabel Olivier Wright
- Editor
- Annabel Olivier Wright
- Support services
- Annabel Olivier Wright
- Sponsor
- Central Office of Information (COI)
- Director
- Ferdinand Fairfax
- Sponsor
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- Cutter
- R.I. Phillips
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
- For BFI National Archive enquiries:
nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
footage.films@bfi.org.uk - Web
- http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- 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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