Man in Space

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1663
Date Released
17 Apr 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Man in Space. DESCRIPTION: The Earth looked a delicate blue, floating in a black sky. So said the first man in space after his fabulous journey of 108 minutes, Major Yuri Gagarin, a 27 year old Soviet Air Force Officer. Tracking Russian progress, stage by stage, the Jodrell Bank radio telescope has been directed by Professor Sir Bernard Lovell, who spoke about the Russian achievement. SHOTLIST: Newspaper headlines: Man in Space etc. Still photograph of Yuri Gagarin. Establishing shots: Jodrell Bank and Professor Sir Bernard Lovell speaking about the Russian achievement.
Keywords
Space
Locations
Cheshire; Jodrell Bank
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
82289A
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
201
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Man in Space', British Movietone News Issue No. 1663, 17 Apr 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24064 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)