A Boat for a Fisherman

Series

Series Name

Looking At Britain

Issue

Issue No.

19

Date Released

1961

Completion

May 1961

Length of issue (in feet)

375

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1A Boat for a Fisherman

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

COI synopsis: One of England’s longest traditions is that of fishing the oceans for food, and most particularly, the fishing of her own coastal waters, in the smaller products of her famous boat building skill. Mike Parker, who works single handed as a fisherman on the South Coast, is awarded a government grant for a new boat. It is build in a small yard where the oldest crafts and skills are still applied, from the careful selection of English oak, with which the boat’s foundations are built to the fitting of its engine and final launching.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Fisheries

Written sources

The National Archives INF 6   /842 - used for synopsis.
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
Films From Britain Catalogue   1964-65, p 167.

COI Reference

MI 920/19

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Colonial Office

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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