A Day In London

Series

Series Name

Topic

Issue

Issue No.

4

Date Released

1958

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1A Day In London

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

COI synopsis: Every visitor to London sees the well-known sights - St. Paul’s, Westminster Abbey, the Tower etc., but Joan and Julius Evans, an American couple touring London, wanted to do more than theis. Among other things they talked to a trooper between duties at the Horse Guards, Whitehall, and learnt what the young soldier of today thinks of the pomp and ceremony of the past; they learn what cricket is all about during a visit to Lord’s; and Julius sets up his own meeting at the famous Speakers’ Corner in Hyde Park. These are but a few of their findings - street markets, Bohemian Soho, and a sixteenth century restaurant, are among the others.

Keywords

Scenery and travel

Written sources

COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
Films From Britain Catalogue   c.1960, p.92 - used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 892/4

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign Office

Presenter

Joan Evans

Presenter

Julius Evans

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

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