Mrs Thatcher Visits Naval Dockyard

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2491
Date Released
27 Feb 1977
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mrs Thatcher in Portsmouth. DESCRIPTION: The Leader of the Opposition, Mrs Margaret Thatcher, recently visited the Naval Dockyard at Portsmouth. During her stay she was shown over the Guided Missile Destroyer, HMS Antrim, and met the Ship’s Company of HMS Blake. SHOTLIST: GV warship in dockyard. Mrs Thatcher on board guided missile destroyer, HMS "Antrim", GV ‘copter on deck. MS Mrs Thatcher talking to officers. MCU ditto. MS row of naval ships. MS looking at bridge and front section of HMS "Blake" (helicopter cruiser). MS Mrs Thatcher being shown round. MS people looking down. MS Mrs Thatcher with hard hat on. MS Mrs Thatcher being piped ashore. Mrs Thatcher down gangplank. Mrs Thatcher at heavy engineering works. Various shots of Mrs Thatcher looking round with machinery working. Mrs Thatcher looks up at propeller.
Keywords
Politics and government; Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Navy; Military
Locations
Portsmouth
Card file number
77/31
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
84
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Mrs Thatcher Visits Naval Dockyard', British Movietone News Issue No. 2491, 27 Feb 1977. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30952 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)