Listening to the Moon Men

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1934
Date Released
27 Jun 1966
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Listening to the Moon Men. DESCRIPTION: A British Tracking Station soon to be erected on Ascension Island may well be the first vital link between Man and the Moon. SHOTLIST: Key Scene. GV pan Ascension Island under construction for Tracking Station. GV ditto. GV pan ditto. LS ditto. Pan men digging trenches. GV ditto. GV Ascension Island. LS dish aerial being tested at Marconi’s. MS sign Apollo Project. Pan up Prince Philip climbs steps to look at desk aerial. Pan down dish aerial to Prince Philip looking. MS Prince Philip climbs ladder to top of dish aerial. MLS ditto. CU ditto. MLS dish aerial revolving. GV ditto.
Keywords
Science and technology
Locations
Ascension Island; Marconi Works, Essex
Card file number
91271
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
105
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Listening to the Moon Men', British Movietone News Issue No. 1934, 27 Jun 1966. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26482 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)