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Series

Series Name
Roundabout

Issue

Issue No.
12
Date Released
Apr 1963
Length of issue (in feet)
812
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Timber
  2. 2Furniture Making
  3. 3Plastics
  4. 4Hampton Court
  5. 5Commonwealth Institute
  6. 6Edinburgh Tattoo

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
NoS synopsis: Visits the newly built Commonwealth Institute in London, which was opened in November 1962 by Queen Elizabeth II, and has a permanent exhibition providing examples of the culture and industry of some forty Commonwealth countries.
Researcher Comments
NB: The same story appeared in ‘Parade No. 3’
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
London; England
Written sources
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 45 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 1072/12
Credits:
Production Co.
British Pathe Ltd.
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Producer
Frances Cockburn
Producer
Rosanne Brownrigg
Story extras:
Film clip

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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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