Building for the Commonwealth

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2104
Date Released
29 Sep 1969
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Building for the Commonwealth. DESCRIPTION: Progress report from Edinburgh on preparations for the Commonwealth Games, less than a year away. SHOTLIST: Stadium running track. Workman drives past on dumper truck. Construction of cycle track, uncompleted cycle track. Workman laying turf, shot through scaffolding. Shot of workmen, ditto. Construction of stadium.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Engineering
Locations
Edinburgh; Scotland; United Kingdom
Footage sources
Templar Films
Card file number
95183
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
59
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Building for the Commonwealth', British Movietone News Issue No. 2104, 29 Sep 1969. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28024 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)