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BBC Hindi Television Series

Series

Series Name
London Line

Issue

Issue No.
59
Date Released
1965
Completion
Nov 1965
Length of issue (in feet)
553
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Calligraphone
  2. 1BBC Hindi Television Series
  3. 2Reith Lecture
  4. 2Jim Clark
  5. 3Transparent Rainwear
  6. 3Minister of Health
  7. 4Nadia Cathouse

Story

Summary
COI synopsis: ‘Make Yourself At Home’, a new BBC Television series designed to teach English to Indian and Pakistani immigrants in Britain.
Researcher Comments
The length of reel for the Old Commonwealth version is 529 ft.
Local distribution only
Old Commonwealth version.
Keywords
Ethnic groups; Mass media; Television
Written sources
The National Archives INF 6   /1065 - used for synopsis
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Reference
MI 1257/59
Credits:
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor
Commonwealth Relations Office
Sponsor
Foreign Office
Production Co.
Granville Studios

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Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
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Fax
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Address
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Notes
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