Learning on ScreenRegent Street
Series
- Series Name
- This Week In Britain
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 1
- Summary
- COI synopsis: One hundred and fifty years ago, London’s most gracious shopping boulevard, Regent Street, was created. It was purpose built for the smart set - and today, still preserves a distinguished charm and an exclusive range of merchandise which attracts buyers from all over the world. The Regent Street traders decided that their anniversary should be marked - and Mandy Cuthbert went along to join in the celebrations and to look at some of the shops which make the street famous.
- Researcher Comments
- Has views of the Mayor laying a wreath, aerial views and shots of floats and crowds. Shops featured include: Aquascutum and Jaeger. NB: Information drawn from the Australian version
- Keywords
- Commemorations; Shops and shopping; Scenery and travel
- Written sources
- COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 23 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis
- COI Reference
- MI 936/859
- Credits:
-
- Production Co.
- AI Films
- Camera
- AI Films
- Presenter
- Alexander Quijano
- Support services
- Alison Hawkes
- Sponsor
- Central Office of Information (COI)
- Sponsor
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- Presenter
- Mandy Cuthbert
- Director
- Maurice Kamareck
- Commentator
- Sylvia Eley
- Producer
- Sylvia Eley
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
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nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
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- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7580 7503
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN - 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).
- Series held
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