News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1323

Date Released

11 Oct 1954

Date Other

Oct 1954

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Trieste - A Settlement
• 2. The Conservative Conference
• 3. Remote Control
• 4. Released from Red China
• 5. Lester Piggott - Royal Jockey
• 6. New Look for Schools
• 7. Eskimo Holiday
• 8. Emperor of Ethiopia En Route
• 9. United Nations Trailer

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lester Piggott - Royal Jockey. DESCRIPTION: Everybody at York races was ready to congratulate Lester Piggott when he wore the Queen’s colours for the first time. He rode Peramulator in the Middleham Nursery Stakes, but was unplaced. SHOTLIST: KS. Lester. GV crowds on course. Lester Piggott walks into camera. Queen’s horse Perambulator in ring. Lester mounts and walks by camera.

Keywords

Sport; Horse racing

Locations

York

Card file number

61998

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Camera

Terry O’Brien

Length of story (in feet)

42

Story extras:

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