Three Peaks Race

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2240
Date Released
8 May 1972
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Three Peaks Race. DESCRIPTION: Runners from all over Britain take part in this year’s Three Peaks Race - 22 miles of rugged country. The event was won by Jeff Norman for the third time. SHOTLIST: GV Peak District, SV crowds watching. GV mass of competitors running towards camera. GV as they start to climb Ingleborough cloud shadow moves back over runners. SV local people watching. SV pan to BV as they climb Ingleborough. GBV ditto. SV pan from river to runners through Horton in Ribbledale. LV competitors through Horton. CU legs running past camera. CU runner past small boy applauding. GV runner climbing peak towards Ribblehead viaduct. CU pan leader No 12 SJ Norman approaching viaduct. GV runners through viaduct. SV 2 people watching, (4) various runners nearing finish. LV towards & pan to winner No 12 Norman, winning. SV crowds applauding. SV winner being kissed by his two sisters.
Keywords
Sport; Athletics
Locations
Yorkshire; Peak District
Card file number
98103
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
P. Simmon
Camera
Peter Brown
Length of story (in feet)
125
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Three Peaks Race', British Movietone News Issue No. 2240, 8 May 1972. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29367 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)