Xrays Unlock Art Secrets

Series

Series Name

Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

13

Date Released

1969

Filmed

Oct 1969

Length of issue (in feet)

475

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Instant Gourmet
2. 2Invisible Fortress
3. 3Locktronics
4. 4Xrays Unlock Art Secrets
5. 5Black Box For The Farmer

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

COI synopsis: Xrays in the hands of art experts can detect anything from outright forgery to hidden details of an artist’s style.

Keywords

Arts and crafts; Science and technology

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 47 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/13

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sound

Chris Wilden

Camera

Dick Ewen

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Presenter

Ian Morrison

Producer

Janice Willett / Kay

Presenter

Marion Foster

Director

Mark Lawton

Editor

Peter Greenaway

Cutter

Peter Greenaway

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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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).

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