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Mermaids And Molecules

Series

Series Name
London Line (Colour series 2)

Issue

Issue No.
41
Date Released
1968
Filmed
Jul 1968
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Non-Skid Road Surfaces
  2. 2Mermaids And Molecules
  3. 3The D-Mac Cartographic Digitiser
  4. 4Bagpipes Without Tears

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
COI synopsis: Under the wing of the City of London’s own Mermaid Theatre children get lots of fun out of an unusual teaching experiment - dramatised science lessons. Ian Morrison visits the Molecule Club and learns about the physical properties of light.
Keywords
Education and training; Science and technology; Performing arts
Written sources
The National Archives INF 6   /1161
COI Microfilm Roll 43 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 1394/41
Credits:
Producer
Adam Leys
Editor
Adam Leys
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor
Commonwealth Affairs Office
Sponsor
Foreign Office
Presenter
Howard Williams
Presenter
Ian Morrison
Director
Mark Lawton
Presenter
Michael Smee
Camera
Peter Theirry
Sound
Phil Jay

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
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nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
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footage.films@bfi.org.uk
Web
http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web
Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7580 7503
Address
21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN
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).
Series held
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