Boat Show

Series

Series Name

Roundabout

Issue

Issue No.

25

Date Released

Jun 1964

Length of issue (in feet)

862

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Boat Show
2. 2Making Speaker’s Chair For Malaysian Parliament
3. 3British Broadcasters
4. 4Weed Control In New Zealand
5. 5Chrysanthemum Nursery

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

COI synopsis: Visits London’s International Boat Show and discusses a new process for combatting the teredo beetle, a tropical insect which damages boats’ wooden hulls.

Researcher Comments

NB: The same story appeared in ‘Parade No. 9’

Keywords

Ships and boats; Insects; Exhibitions and shows

Written sources

COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 45 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1072/25

Credits:

Production Co.

British Pathe Ltd.

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Story extras:

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Name

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