News in Colour: Spring in the Scilly Isles

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2133
Date Released
20 Apr 1970
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Section Title
News in Colour
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News in Colour Spring in the Scilly Isles. DESCRIPTION: Enjoying the mildest climate to be found in the British Isles, the five inhabited islands of Scilly, off the Cornish coast, provide ideal conditions for the cultivation of Spring Flowers. Daffodils and Narcissi can be picked as early as November and despatched to mainland markets in their prime. Soil conditions also make the Scillies an ideal bed for horticultural research. SHOTLIST: Air view Scilly Isles. GV helicopter arrives. W Lord Netherthorpe & wife leave chopper. GV party towards pan to King of the Isle TH Dorrien Smith. CU King greets Netherthorpe. W tropical garden. CU flowers (3 shots). SV pan from party to man scattering Fisons. SV sowing beans. SCU beans growing untreated. TV beams growing treated. CU pan daffodil field, to girls picking. SCU girl picking. SV daffodils into basket (2 shots). SCU daffodils for export (still green). SV girls packing (2 shots). CU girl. TV daffodils in boxes. SCU boxes. CU stamping name on box (Covent Garden). Boxes ready to be flown out.
Keywords
Aristocracy; Aviation; Business and commerce; Horticulture; Local government
Locations
Scilly Isles
Card file number
95735
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ray Gallard
Length of story (in feet)
165
Story extras:
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