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Royal Agriculture Show

Series

Series Name
This Week In Britain

Issue

Issue No.
866
Date Released
1975
Filmed
Jul 1975
Length of issue (in feet)
177
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Royal Agriculture Show

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
COI synopsis: Every year agriculturalists, business men and the general public converge on the Midlands for the Royal Agricultural Show. It’s a grand rural festival on a world wide scale that combines big business with a lot of fun. Penny Croucher samples its wares and has a go at sheep shearing.
Researcher Comments
Filmed at Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire. NB: Information drawn from the Australian version
Keywords
Agriculture; Exhibitions and shows
Written sources
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 23 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 936/866
Credits:
Production Co.
AI Films
Camera
AI Films
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Presenter
Esmeralda Reyna
Sponsor
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Cutter
Maurice Tarling
Director
Patrick Wyand
Presenter
Penny Croucher
Producer
Sylvia Eley
Commentator
Sylvia Eley
Support services
Zakiya Powell

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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
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