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Bank Holiday. Wot, No Sun!

Series

Series Name
British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.
2445
Date Released
5 Aug 1954
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Empire Games Race Ahead
  2. 2Duke Visits Canadian Atom Plant
  3. 3Tunisia to Get Home Rule
  4. 4Fangio Wins European Grand Prix
  5. 5Bank Holiday. Wot, No Sun!

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
Paramount’s British and European survey includes seaside and London scenes, Portsmouth Navy Day, Cowes Regatta, paralyzed patients at Stoke Mandeville playing basketball, men of the Royal Sussex Regiment competing in Dutch four mile walk, finish of Tour de France, Isle of Wight coach smash and The Man Who Stayed at Home.
Keywords
Sport; Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Cycling; Navy; Accidents and disasters; Military; Disabled persons
Library number
22553
Length of story (in feet)
343

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Film Archive

Name
Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
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Web
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Phone
+44(0)1954 262052
Address
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Notes
British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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