Batty Beats ‘Em All Again!

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1866A
Date Released
11 Mar 1965
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Batty Beats ‘Em All Again!. DESCRIPTION: At Parliament Hill Fields the leading event in the English Cross Country Calendar - the Senior Championship. There were over 1200 runners. The winner was Mel Batty who won the title last year. SHOTLIST: MS zoom out runners at start of the race. MS runners pass camera. LS runners pass camera, spectators in the foreground. MS pan Mel Batty in the lead. MS pan other runners. MS ditto. MCU runners running through thick snow. MS pan Mel Batty in the lead. MS other runners. MS pan ditto. MS runners run down a snow covered hill. MS Mel Batty crossing finishing line. MS other runners crossing the line. CU Mel Batty. 1st - Mel Batty, 2nd - Tim Johnston of Portsmouth, 3rd - John Cooke of Portsmouth, 4th - Peter Welsh of New Zealand.
Keywords
Sport; Athletics
Locations
London
Card file number
89448
Credits:
Camera
John Mould
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
131
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Batty Beats ‘Em All Again!', British Movietone News Issue No. 1866A, 11 Mar 1965. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25906 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)