Sport & Speed: Tour of Britain

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1268A
Date Released
24 Sep 1953
Date submitted
19 Sep 1953
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 9
Section Title
Sport & Speed
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tour of Britain - Sport & Speed. DESCRIPTION: The winner of this year’s Tour of Britain was Gordon Thomas of Shipley in Yorkshire who averaged nearly 23 miles an hour for the whole distance, which ended at Wembley. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Cyclists leaving front at Bournemouth. Along front out into open country. Various shots in country and going through villages. SCU poster ‘Daily Express Tour of Britain’. Finish, Wembley. Various shots of crowds milling round cyclists. Man with Daily Express on shirt, carried on shoulders. Receives yellow shirt, and trophy. CU speaking into microphone. Gordon Thomas.
Keywords
Sport; Mass media; Ceremonies; Cycling
Locations
London; England; Wembley; Bournemouth
Card file number
59770
Credits:
Camera
George Richardson
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Sport & Speed: Tour of Britain', British Movietone News Issue No. 1268A, 24 Sep 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18770 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)