Tony Blackburn Wedding

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2231
Date Released
6 Mar 1972
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tony Blackburn Wedding. DESCRIPTION: Tony Blackburn, Radio One’s King of the Corny Joke, marries Tessa Wyatt at Caxton Hall. Apart from hundreds of cameramen and 500 fans, it was as Tony had hoped a ‘quiet wedding’. His wife has been in a number of films and BBC TV plays. SHOTLIST: GV crowds around entrance of Caxton Hall zoom into Tony Blackburn surrounded by photographers. SV press photographers pan to Blackburn. CU pearly queen blowing kiss. GV bride, actress Tessa Wyatt standing beside car and press. SV Tessa being photographed. SBV ditto zoom back to GV as she makes her way through crowd. SV pearly king and queen. SV Movietone cameraman on camera truck. CU woman with box camera. SV another Movietone cameraman. GV bride and groom on steps surrounded by crowds and press. SV crowds at entrance. SCU bride & groom being photographed.
Keywords
Social events; Marriages; Performing arts
Locations
London; Caxton Hall
Card file number
97941
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Camera
Reginald William Smith
Length of story (in feet)
92
Story extras:

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How to cite this record

'Tony Blackburn Wedding', British Movietone News Issue No. 2231, 6 Mar 1972. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29282 (Accessed 09 Jul 2025)