Modern Museum

Series

Series Name
This Week In Britain

Issue

Issue No.
908
Date Released
1976
Filmed
Mar 1976
Length of issue (in feet)
176
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Modern Museum

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
COI synopsis: Our home, the earth, complete with volcanoes and earthquakes. How much do you know about how and why? Britain’s Geological Society uses all the technological skills of the 20th Century to explain the history of pre-history. Floors shakes, lava flows and the next generation of caretakers of our planet learn.
Researcher Comments
Includes an interview with Mr F.W. Dunning, curator of the Geological Museum, London. NB: Information drawn from the Australian version
Keywords
Organisations; Science and technology; History and archaeology; Exhibitions and shows
Written sources
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 23 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 936/908
Credits:
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Director
Eric Halliday
Presenter
Esmeralda Reyna
Camera
Fleet Street Films
Sponsor
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Presenter
Gail Spiro
Cutter
Maurice Tarling
Support services
Zakiya Powell

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
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Web
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Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7580 7503
Address
21 Stephen Street
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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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