Frescon

Series

Series Name: London Line

Issue

Issue No.

191

Date Released

1968

Filmed

Jun 1968

Length of issue (in feet)

559

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

NoS synopsis: Discusses Frescon, a new chemical pesticide developed over eight years by Shell, which is designed to eradicate the snails that live in many rivers, ponds and lakes and carry the tiny parasitic worms that cause Bilharzia. Shell’s field test kit is demonstrated in the studio.

Local distribution only

New Commonwealth version

Keywords

Health and medicine; Industry and manufacture

Written sources

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

COI Reference

MI 1257/191

Credits:

Editor: Anna Kaliski
Sponsor: Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor: Commonwealth Affairs Office
Director: Eric Beecroft
Sponsor: Foreign Office
Presenter: Glenna Filo-Jones / Filo
Support services: Janice Willett / Kay
Producer: Janice Willett / Kay
Presenter: John Bankole-Jones
Support services: Ruth Steele

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