Countryside’s Oldest Craft

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1844A
Date Released
8 Oct 1964
Date submitted
25 Sep 1964
Date Other
Oct 1964
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Countryside’s Oldest Craft. DESCRIPTION: The British Ploughing Championships were held on an eighty acre site near Shrewsbury. There were seventy four competitors, representing twenty-three counties. This year’s winner was Mr A Revitt from Sheffield. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS tractors ploughing. MCU competitor adjusting blade of plough. MS tractor ploughing. CU same. CU blade digging into ground. MS group watching. MS tractor ploughing. MS horse-drawn plough. CU man drinking beer. CU horse eating hay. MS horse ploughing. MCU same. CU horse drawn plough and ploughman. MS judges. MCU 2 horses drawing plough and MCU ploughman. MS horse-drawn ploughs.
Keywords
Agriculture; Competitions
Locations
Shrewsbury; Shropshire
Card file number
88914
Credits:
Camera
Keith Medley
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
110
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Countryside’s Oldest Craft', British Movietone News Issue No. 1844A, 8 Oct 1964. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25702 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)