Learning on ScreenBritain At Bay
Series
- Series Name
- This Week In Britain
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 1
- Summary
- COI synopsis: From the destruction suffered by Britain’s cities during the Second World War have arisen some of her most magnificent buildings. Our reporter discovers that, although the scars of war have disappeared from the landscape, the memories of them still remain with those who lived through those times of courage and danger.
- Researcher Comments
- Contains original footage shot inside the Imperial War Museum, where an exhibition about wartime Britain was being held, featuring the actors from the TV series ‘Danger U.X.B.', including Anthony Andrew, Judy Geeson and Maurice Roeves in costume and of the singer Anne Shelton and an interview with London resident Ivan. Includes extracts from: Thames Television’s ‘Danger U.X.B.' programme; John Laing Ltd’s film ‘Coventry Cathedral’; the COI/Imperial War Museum’s films ‘London Can Take It’ and ‘Fire Of London’; and Pathe’s ‘Coventry’. NB: Information drawn from the Australian version
- Keywords
- War and conflict; Exhibitions and shows; Television
- Written sources
- COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 42 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis
- COI Reference
- MI 936/1082
- Credits:
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- Sponsor
- Central Office of Information (COI)
- Sponsor
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- Cutter
- John Wilson
- Presenter
- Vicki Luke
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
- For BFI National Archive enquiries:
nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
footage.films@bfi.org.uk - Web
- http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web
- 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
- View all series held by British Film Institute (BFI)
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