Twenty Five Years Ago

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1692
Date Released
6 Nov 1961
Date submitted
3 Nov 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Twenty Five Years Ago. DESCRIPTION: The occasion was the 25th anniversary of the BBC Television Service, the first in the world. And Movietone, by the way, was first to supply the newsreel for the service until television closed down at the beginning of World War Two. Her Majesty the Queen was received by Sir Arthur Fforde (Chairman) and Mr Hugh Carleton-Greene (Director General), when she visited the BBC Television Centre on this occasion. She went through all departments, and finally had a chat with some of the actors. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV BBC. MS the Queen. GV studio. MS cameraman. MS Queen. MS women working. MCU Queen. MS artist. MS Queen (2 shots). GV control men (2 shots). CU Radio Times. GV studio recording Crackerjack. MS children. MS queen with actor. MS Queen with Eamonn Andrews. GV Studio. Shots of Harry Secombe and Peter Glaze.
Keywords
Commemorations; Communications; Celebrations and festivals; Television
Locations
London
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
83413
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
108
Story extras:
Film clip

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How to cite this record

'Twenty Five Years Ago', British Movietone News Issue No. 1692, 6 Nov 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24349 (Accessed 19 Feb 2026)