Arctic Britain
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 6 / 6
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Big Freeze Up. DESCRIPTION: Snow ploughs have been trying to keep highways clear during the arctic blizzards, sweeping over Britain. In London, the cooling towers of Willesden Power Station have suffered the fate of many a domestic water system. Trafalgar Square at 12 degrees below freezing point. Eros in icicles proves that even loves grow cold. At the Zoo, polar bears keep warm in hearth rugs, penguins dress for dinner whatever the weather. The Austrian Tyrol for some exhibits on thin ice, the European Toboggan Championships. SHOTLIST: Shots of snow ploughs in Kent. Lorry does wheel skid. Willesden Power Station. Firemen poking at icicles. Firemen spraying water. Trafalgar Square. Pigeon on ice. Piccadilly Circus. Eros with icicles. London Zoo, Brumas the bear with broom. Good shots of animals, penguins. Austrian Tyrol. Various shots of the European Toboggan Championships. Men falling off toboggan. Shots of curves on circuit.
- Keywords
- Sport; Buildings and structures; Weather; Winter sports; Animals
- Locations
- United Kingdom; Austrian Tyrol
- Card file number
- 65871
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Camera
- Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
- Camera
- John Davies
- Camera
- Len Waldorf
- Length of story (in feet)
- 219
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How to cite this record
'Arctic Britain', British Movietone News Issue No. 1392, 6 Feb 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20713 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)