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Village Sleeps Again

Series

Series Name
Look At Life

Issue

Issue No.
185
Date Released
1962
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Village Sleeps Again

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
BFI synopsis: The building of by-passes in Britain to ease the congestion in villages, with the pros and cons shown by cafe owner Joanne Nickless and milkman Joe Williams. Also shows the complete removal of a Tudor house out of the path of a by-pass near Exeter.
Researcher Comments
Look At Life Series 15 comprises Issues 183-195. This issue also known as "The Village Sleeps Again".
Keywords
Road transport; Engineering
Written sources
British Film Institute Databases   Used for synopsis
British Movietonews Listing
Credits:
Support services
Frank Driscoll
Production Co.
The Rank Organisation Special Features Division
Commentator
Tim Turner

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Film Archive

Name
Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
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Phone
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Address
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Notes
British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
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Web
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Phone
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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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