T-Rex

Series

Series Name
This Week In Britain

Issue

Issue No.
695
Date Released
1972
Filmed
Apr 1972
Length of issue (in feet)
179
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1T-Rex

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
COI synopsis: With the arrival of the Beatles, Britain was really on the map for pop - but after them groups seemed to disappear as soon as they sprang to fame. Michele Brown meets a group - and leader Marc Bolan - that’s really staying, and has been mentioned as successor to the Beatles in the creation of audience mania - T-Rex.
Keywords
Music and dance
Written sources
The National Archives INF 6   /1285 - used for synopsis
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Reference
MI 936/695
Credits:
Camera
AI Films
Producer
Annabel Olivier Wright
Editor
Annabel Olivier Wright
Support services
Annabel Olivier Wright
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Support services
Eric Halliday
Director
Eric Halliday
Sponsor
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Producer
Graham Woodford
Presenter
Juan Peirano
Presenter
Michele Brown

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Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
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Notes
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