Looking Back At Today

Series

Series Name: London Line (Colour series 2)

Issue

Issue No.

Date Released

1969

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 2

Summary

COI synopsis: When archaeologists in 500 years time look back at today, what would you like them to look at? London Line asked some eminent Britons what they would preserve now to give a picture of Britain in 1969 to our archaeologist descendants. See the answers from Mary Quant, Peter Sellers, Tommy Steele, and the Rt. Hon. Anthony Wedgwood-Benn MP.

Keywords

Social conditions; History and archaeology

Written sources

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

COI Reference

MI 1394/77

Credits:

Sponsor: Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor: Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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