Sport: Birmingham - London Walk
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 6 / 7
- Section Title
- Sport
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Birmingham to London Walk. DESCRIPTION: The winner of the Sunday Dispatch 100-mile walk from Birmingham to London was the World record holder Tommy Richardson in 18 hours 56 minutes 36 seconds. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS walkers. Various styles of walking. Shot of No 54 Tommy Richardson. Passing through Towcester. Various trucking shots. Also walking through night. Various trucking shots. Richardson passes winning post, at Wembley. Trophy presented by Mr Eade.
- Keywords
- Sport; Mass media; Ceremonies; Newspapers
- Card file number
- 59522
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Camera
- Paul Wyand
- Length of story (in feet)
- 77
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How to cite this record
'Sport: Birmingham - London Walk', British Movietone News Issue No. 1262A, 13 Aug 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18687 (Accessed 05 Mar 2025)