London Rubbish

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2161A
Date Released
5 Nov 1970
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: London Rubbish. DESCRIPTION: The Council Workers strike continues - and the piles of rubbish mount steadily in the streets of London. Apart from the obvious health hazard, fears that the vast heaps of inflammable material could cause havoc on Guy Fawkes Night. SHOTLIST: GV pan rubbish piled high in Berkeley Square. SV pan 2 cooks empty tea chest onto heap. CU pan rubbish including empty bottles. GV piled up rubbish pan down to mess of unswept leaves. Travelling shot past mass of rubbish on pavement in Hackney. GV blocks of flats pan to mass of rubbish on pavement. LV and LAS ditto. SBV man pushes truckload of rubbish bags, with rubbish burning in b/g. SV bags thrown onto fire. LV rubbish burning. CU ditto.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Environment; Labour relations; Pollution; Local government
Locations
London; United Kingdom
Card file number
96511
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
107
Story extras:
Film clip

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'London Rubbish', British Movietone News Issue No. 2161A, 5 Nov 1970. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28558 (Accessed 15 Jun 2025)