New Telescope is Britain’s Biggest

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
254
Date Released
16 Apr 1934
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Scouts of Scotland Welcome the Prince
  2. 2New Telescope is Britain’s Biggest
  3. 3Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: First snapshot is sailing Australian Test team at Melbourne in quest of elusive "Ashes"
  4. 4Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Lakenhurst, NJ - Testing new parachutes
  5. 5Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Godstone - Old Crocks hill-climb
  6. 6Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Waikiki - A true fish story
  7. 7Great Fire in Japan Takes Ghastly Toll
  8. 8England v Scotland Soccer International at Wembley

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Telescope Is Britain’s Biggest. DESCRIPTION: Dr Spencer Jones, the Astronomer Royal, tells how giant instrument explores heavens. SHOTLIST: Shot of Dr Spencer Jones speaking of the instrument. Shot of the doors of the observatory opening. Shot of the telescope and of the moon as seen through same. Shot of the interior of the observatory and the telescope being reset. Shot of the total eclipse of the sun by the moon taken through the telescope.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Science and technology; Space
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
2874
Length of story (in feet)
97
Story extras:
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