Taking A Running Jump

Series

Series Name

This Week In Britain

Issue

Issue No.

982

Date Released

1977

Filmed

Aug 1977

Length of issue (in feet)

180

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Taking A Running Jump

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

COI synopsis: Maggie Palmer achieves man’s age-old dream to take to the sky on wings and discovers what is the powerful attraction that makes hang-gliding an increasingly popular sport in Britain.

Researcher Comments

NB: Information drawn from the Australian version. ‘London Line, No. 562’ ran the same story

Keywords

Sport; Aircraft

Written sources

COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 23 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 936/982

Credits:

Producer

Annabel Olivier Wright

Editor

Annabel Olivier Wright

Support services

Annabel Olivier Wright

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Director

Eddy Newstead

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Presenter

Lilliana Velasco

Presenter

Maggie Palmer

Cutter

Mike Murray

Camera

Platypus Films

Producer

Sylvia Eley

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Address

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Notes

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