Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC): Scottish Secretary of State

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

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

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC)
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: John Colville at Evacuee Camp. SHOTLIST: Mr John Colville pays a visit to the camp which is under construction. He is accompanied by his wife and small daughter who goes off with a small friend to explore. Later they go to a station but as yet no track has been laid. They go by car. Stunt shot of two kids writing on wall.
Local distribution only
Scotland only
Keywords
Politics and government; Children; Railways; Civil defence; Evacuees; Engineering
Footage sources
Scottish Films
Card file number
38623
Credits:
Commentator
John Snagge
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC): Scottish Secretary of State', British Movietone News Issue No. 564, 25 Mar 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10724 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)