Boadicea

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2058A
Date Released
14 Nov 1968
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Boadicea. DESCRIPTION: No other airline has such a sophisticated computer as BOAC’s new Boadicea. We visit the brain centre at London Airport, linked with two hundred cities all over the world. Information on flight schedules and bookings can be flashed around the globe within seconds. SHOTLIST: LAS pan down - zoom in Boadicea House. MS pan computer programming department. LAS sign IBM 2065. MS pan crowd watching. MS Mr William Rodgers looking at monitor screen. CU screen. MCU William Rodgers. CU screen. MS Rodgers and party looking at screen. Montage Sequence showing different parts and aspects of computer. CU model of Concorde.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Aviation; Business and commerce; Communications; Science and technology
Locations
United Kingdom; London Heathrow Airport; Boadicea House
Card file number
94121
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Roy Page
Length of story (in feet)
119
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Boadicea', British Movietone News Issue No. 2058A, 14 Nov 1968. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27626 (Accessed 04 Mar 2025)