Science ‘68

Series

Series Name: London Line (Colour series 2)

Issue

Issue No.

Date Released

1968

Filmed

Feb 1968

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 2

Summary

COI synopsis: Scientific expert Peter Fairley charts for London Line some of the most dramatic scientific breakthroughs that will affect the man in the street in Britain in 1968 - including a look at... Concorde... a giant Hovercraft... Hovertrain... a cure for Arthritis.

Keywords

Health and medicine; Railways; Aircraft; Transport; Science and technology

Written sources

The National Archives INF 6 /1152
COI Microfilm Roll 43 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1394/19

Credits:

Editor: Adam Leys
Producer: Adam Leys
Sponsor: Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor: Commonwealth Affairs Office
Sponsor: Foreign Office
Presenter: Ian Morrison
Director: Mark Lawton
Presenter: Michael Smee
Camera: Peter Theirry
Sound: Phil Jay

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