News on Screen

Peter Greenway joined the Central Office of Information (COI) [qv] in 1965 and worked there for just over a decade as a film editor and then director. During this period he worked on four magazine programmes, produced by the COI for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office [qv], London Line (1964-1979), This Week In Britain (1959-1980) and the science series Living Tomorrow (1969-1983) and Tomorrow Today (1969-1974). Some credits include ‘Festival Of Islam - Introduction’ London Line No.520A, released in 1976, ‘Eddie Kydd’ This Week In Britain No.1018, released 1978, ‘LEEDS CASTLE’ This Week In Britain No.1089, released 1979 and ‘INSTANT GOURMET’ Living Tomorrow and Tomorrow Today No. 13, released 1969. He continued to work for the COI into the early 1980s on issues of the Insight series such as ‘Zandra Rhodes’, Insight No.1 (1989) and ‘The Sea In Their Blood’ (1983).

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NoS Number 326903; London Line Number 520A; Date released 1976: NoS Number 329259; This Week In Britain Number 1018; Date released 1978: NoS Number 329330; This Week In Britain Number 1089; Date released 1979: NoS Number 325338; Living Tomorrow Number 13; Date released 1969.