Dig Those Druids

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1673
Date Released
26 Jun 1961
Date submitted
22 Jun 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Dig Those Druids. DESCRIPTION: Teenagers came to 3,000-year-old Stonehenge to greet the sun rise on the year’s longest day, and to make a night of it and dig those Druids. Don’t know why they pick on Stonehenge. There’s no evidence that this ancient place was ever a Druid Temple! SHOTLIST: LS teenagers standing on top of stone pillars. Various shots of teenage crowd. Shots of druids arriving. Druids in a circle surrounded by teenagers. Druid blowing long horn. Teenagers jeering druids.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Religion and belief
Locations
Salisbury Plain; Stonehenge
Card file number
82725
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Michael Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
108
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Dig Those Druids', British Movietone News Issue No. 1673, 26 Jun 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24161 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)