London - TOP SECRETARY

Series

Series Name

Mining Review 19th Year

Issue

Issue No.

3

Date Released

Nov 1965

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1London - TOP SECRETARY
2. 2National - THE PLAN
3. 3Yorkshire - PEOPLE WHO MATTER: 1) The Apprentice

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

BFI synopsis: coal board secretary wins top place in London chamber of commerce diploma examination.
NCB Commentary - The City of London - once the hub of whatever it was ... and still today the natural habitat of businessmen.
They look worried ... no, the Bank rate is not the reason.
Would-be oil magnates ... financial wizards - all have one thing in common.
They need secretaries.
There’s one ...
Do you think if I offered ...
Dash it! She got away.
Secretaries - real genuine secretaries - are always in demand.
What makes the ideal secretary?
There are quite objective standards ... I mean she - usually has to know how to type.
Every year there is an Examination of leading Secretaries from all over Britain - organised by the London Chamber of Commerce.
A Private Secretary’s Diploma is awarded - and in 1965 the title of Top Secretary went to Nancy Hall, who works at the NCB Mining Research Establishment at Isleworth for its Director - Dr. Tyte.
Now, what would Dr. Tyte say?
Nancy Hall should know ...

Keywords

Mining; Awards and honours

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases   Used for synopsis
Viewing Copy - bfi screenonline
The National Archives COAL 32   /13 Scripts for Mining Review, 1960-1963
BFI Screenonline synopsis   ID No.721654

Credits:

Sponsor

National Coal Board

Production Co.

National Coal Board Film Unit