Automatic Scarecrow

Series

Series Name

London Line (Colour series 2)

Issue

Issue No.

54

Date Released

1968

Filmed

Oct 1968

Length of issue (in feet)

479

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Concorde Simulator
2. 2Books Published In Britain
3. 3Bridget St. John
4. 4Automatic Scarecrow

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

COI synopsis: Sartorially speaking, Michael Smee always looks good... but what’s this? A scarecrow? Come off it, Mike, that’s no longer for the birds! If you really want to scare ‘em off, use the automatic scarecrow.

Keywords

Agriculture; Inventions and discoveries

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 43 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1394/54

Credits:

Producer

Adam Leys

Editor

Adam Leys

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Commonwealth Affairs Office

Sponsor

Foreign Office

Presenter

Howard Williams

Director

Mark Lawton

Presenter

Michael Smee

Camera

Peter Theirry

Sound

Phil Jay

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

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