Lorna Doone Centenary

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2080A
Date Released
17 Apr 1969
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lorna Doone Centenary. DESCRIPTION: It’s not often that a book celebrates a centenary - yet this is happening on wild and rugged Exmoor, scene of the famous novel of brigands and beautiful heroines, Lorna Doone. This week marks the beginning of a summer-long celebration in the Doone country of Somerset. SHOTLIST: GV Exmoor, Somerset. MS stream, pan up to Robbers’ Bridge in distance. MLS man rides horse over bridge. GV Minehead. MS pan man & woman dressed as Lorna Doone and Jan Didd in horse and car. LS Church of Oare. CU pan down memorial to RD Blackmore. MS pan from altar to window. LS pan from Dunkery Beacon to bonfire. CU plaque Dunkery Hill. MS (night) man lights bonfire. MS people watching. 3 MSs bonfire ablaze. CU sword waved. 2 shots Lorna Doone and Jan Didd characters on hill.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Environment; Fires; Celebrations and festivals; Animals
Locations
United Kingdom; Minehead; Somerset; Exmoor
Card file number
94642
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
120
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Lorna Doone Centenary', British Movietone News Issue No. 2080A, 17 Apr 1969. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27822 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)