Meet the Stars

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1503
Date Released
24 Mar 1958
Date submitted
20 Mar 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Duke of Edinburgh Visits Planetarium. DESCRIPTION: It’s London’s latest - a Planetarium. A magical place, and the 70,000 pound projector is the magician. It can throw images of the stars, showing their past, present and future positions as seen from any place on the earth’s surface. Prince Philip attended the opening and stayed sometime watching the star-gazing apparatus at work. Dr Henry King was operating the controls. SHOTLIST: GV Exterior of building. LS interior showing projector. Closer same. CU projection base. Another same. LS stars showing Southern Cross. LS Prince Philip enters. CU Prince Philip looks up at roof, MS Prince Philip at control panel. CU controls. CU Dr King operates controls. CU controls. MS same with projector in background. MS Constellation of Orion.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Science and technology; Space; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
London; England
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
73174
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
95
Story extras:
Film clip

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How to cite this record

'Meet the Stars', British Movietone News Issue No. 1503, 24 Mar 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22290 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)