Whisky galore exhibition

Title

Whisky galore exhibition

Genre

News report; Interview; Music

TX Date

16 Nov 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:04:18

Description

Report on a new exhibition at the Imperial War Museum commemorating the incident involving the SS Politician which ran aground off Island of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides on 5/2/41 leaving the cargo to be picked up by the local islanders; incident inspired Compton Mackenzie’s novel Whisky Galore (and the resulting Ealing film). Includes interviews with Jan Mile(?), Imperial War Museum; Nigel Hollybone, T & J Harrison of Liverpool (shipping company); Pipe Major Brian Donaldson, Scots Guards; Simon Wales, Scottish dancer. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Jan Mile(?); Nigel Hollybone; Brian Donaldson; Simon Wales

Keywords

Shipwrecks; Scotland; Whisky; Exhibitions; Imperial War Museum; SS Politician; Island of Eriskay; Compton Mackenzie; Whisky Galore; Cargo handling

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