Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC): Ploughing for Victory Beside Aintree Jumps

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
564
Date Released
25 Mar 1940
Date submitted
21 Mar 1940
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC)
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Grand National Course Is Ploughed for Victory. DESCRIPTION: As part of the ‘Dig for Victory’ Campaign wheat is sown alongside the Grand National jumps at Aintree. SHOTLIST: The jumps are prepared while in the background the ploughs are busy repairing the ground for crops. Mr Topham feeds the chickens.
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing; Buildings and structures; Agriculture; Birds; Animals
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
38596
Credits:
Commentator
John Snagge
Length of story (in feet)
33
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC): Ploughing for Victory Beside Aintree Jumps', British Movietone News Issue No. 564, 25 Mar 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10720 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)