Gpo Riggers

Series

Series Name
Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.
670
Date Released
26 Oct 1967
Date recorded
19 Sep 1967
Length of issue (in feet)
784
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Summary
Pathe synopsis: ... though a new breed of mountaineers are being trained today. They are the GPO riggers, and they scale mountains of steel to carry out maintenance and construction work on radio masts, towers and microwave installations throughout Britain. We watch them testing safety gear at the Copt Oak tower, Leicestershire, and putting their training into practice on the 820 ft Rugby telegraph communications mast. This is a job which earns danger money, and with good reason.
Keywords
Industry and manufacture
Written sources
Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis
Credits:
Commentator
Wilfrid Thomas
Length of story (in feet)
315
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Gpo Riggers', Colour Pictorial Issue No. 670, 26 Oct 1967. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/121933 (Accessed 30 May 2025)