The Far Eastern Scenes

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1498
Date Released
17 Feb 1958
Date submitted
13 Feb 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: TV in Bangkok. DESCRIPTION: BANGKOK. Bangkok’s new television station and the opening ceremony in Thailand. The station is run by the Thai Army, but all the equipment has been provided by a British company. The opening programme was largely devoted to a performance of national dances. SHOTLIST: GV studio. CU sign. MS Balloons released. LS Transmitter. MS Technicians. Closer same. MS Cameramen. MS dancers. CU Producer. MS dancers. CU same. MS same. CU girls watching. CU TV screen. MS girls laughing.
Keywords
Mass media; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Women; Ceremonies; Television
Locations
Bangkok; Thailand
Footage sources
Pye Television
Card file number
72876
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
68
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Far Eastern Scenes', British Movietone News Issue No. 1498, 17 Feb 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22218 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)