Britain in Icy Grip

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1287A
Date Released
4 Feb 1954
Date submitted
31 Jan 1954
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Britain in Icy Grip. DESCRIPTION: The county of Kent provides a pretty fair example of Britain’s icy weather. Great fun is had by all who like Winter sports. Nine degrees of frost are recorded on the Air Ministry roof. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Various shots of snow drifts. Man walking through same. Snow ploughs at work. Men digging away snow. Children look at notice saying ‘No School Today’, run down road and start skating on frozen pond. CU Notice ‘Air Ministry’. On roof. Woman takes readings of weather gauges. Writes temperature down. More shots of snow covered countryside.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Weather; Environment; Winter sports
Locations
Kent
Card file number
60449
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
George Richardson
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
98
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Britain in Icy Grip', British Movietone News Issue No. 1287A, 4 Feb 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19027 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)