News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

48/88

Date Released

1 Nov 1948

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. The King Opens Power Station
• 2. Czechs Fish for Christmas
• 3. The Spirit of the Miner - "Good Friends"
• 4. The World Buys British Cars
• 5. Mrs Taylor Talks about the Quads

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

As Britain suffers first power cuts of the winter, the King opens the new Kingston Power Station, a valuable addition to the nation’s power supply.

Keywords

Royalty; Science and technology

Locations

England; Surrey; Kingston upon Thames

Length of story (in feet)

135

Story extras:

Film clip

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Production Documents

• Commentary
• Shot List

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Name

British Pathe Ltd

Email

info@britishpathe.com

Web

https://www.britishpathe.com/

Phone

0207 665 8340

Address

3.29 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DE

Notes

Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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