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United Motion Picture (London) Ltd is credited as the production company for several issues of the science series Frontier, produced by the Central Office of Information (COI) [qv] for the Commonwealth Relations Office [qv], later the Foreign and Commonwealth Office [qv]. These included Frontier No.3 ‘WeaR’ (1964), Fronter No.7 ‘Computers And Control’ (1965) and ‘THE HANDICAPPED CHILD’, Frontier (Colour series) No.1 (1969). During this period the company also produced some items for another COI series This Week In Britain (1959-1980), such as ‘Christmas With Ann Armstrong "Responaut’, released in 1966, a short series in Arabic, sponsored by the Foreign Office [qv], Moslems in Britain (1961 and 1964) which was directed by J. Fares [qv], the odd issue of Portrait (1959-1965), Calendar (1964-1968) and London Line (1964-1979) and several issues of The Enthusiasts (1967).

In 1955 the company was based in Denmark Street but by 1962 it had moved to Fitzroy Square.

Sources

The National Archives (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO) INF 6/115-116: TNA: PRO INF 6/120: Commercial Television Year Book and Directory 1955, p.83: Commercial Television Year Book and Directory 1962, p.133: NoS Number 324969; Frontier Number 3; Date released 1964: NoS Number 324973; Frontier Number 7; Date released 1965: The National Archives (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO) INF 6/926: NoS Number 324980; Frontier (Colour series) Number 1; Date released 1969: NoS Number 328655; This Week In Britain Number 414; Date released 1966: NoS Number 327486; Portrait Number 39; Date released 1965.