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Youth Hostel Holiday

Series

Series Name
Looking At Britain

Issue

Issue No.
29
Date Released
1962
Completion
Feb 1962
Length of issue (in feet)
371
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Youth Hostel Holiday

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
COI synopsis: The day’s round in typical youth hostels in Britain; and the various kinds of holiday spent by members of the Youth Hostels Association, numberinng nearly a quarter of a million. Nightfall may bring the young traveller to a converted castle, mansion, watermill or cottage - all bearing the well-known triangular sign of the YHA, telling of inexpensive food and lodging and congenial company within.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Environment; Youth
Written sources
The National Archives INF 6   /1362
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
Central Film Library Catalogue   1971-72, p 221. Used for synopsis.
COI Reference
MI 920/29
Credits:
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor
Colonial Office
Cutter
David White
Commentator
Frank Hawkins
Camera
Henry Hall
Production Co.
Max Munden Productions Ltd
Support services
Maxwell Munden
Commentator
Maxwell Munden
Producer
Maxwell Munden
Director
Maxwell Munden

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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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