The Royal Show

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2565
Date Released
30 Jul 1978
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 2
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Royal Agricultural Show. DESCRIPTION: At Royal Agricultural Show, held at Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, there were displays of the latest ideas in agricultural machinery. In the Show Ring Livestock was paraded for the judges. SHOTLIST: TS show ground pan. GV people past machinery. MCS Sperry combine harvester. SV New Holland combine harvester. MS people looking at tractor. SV DX90 tractor pan to DX110 tractor. MS Deutz tractor. MS tractor pulls equipment in show ring. MS steam traction engine in ring (2 shots). CU ploughs. MS hay-turner. CU engine started on Cummings block planting machine. MS two men seated on machine planting small lettuces as it moves (4 shots). TS show ring. GV bull led into centre of ring for judging. MS Hereford bull. GV spectators. MS another Hereford. MS line of bulls for judging. MCS Charolais bull. CU bark with Dutch Elm Disease. MCS log lowered onto mobile Forestor Bandmill. MCS man gives instructions. MCS saw through log. GV spectators. MCS saw at end of log pan to show pile of cut planks. MS men lift cut plank. GV crowd. LS Hong Kong Police Band in arena. MLS Hong Kong Police Band and dancers. MS spectators. MS lion dance.
Keywords
Agriculture; Animal husbandry; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
Warwickshire; Stoneleigh
Card file number
78/117
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Paul Kavanagh
Length of story (in feet)
237
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Royal Show', British Movietone News Issue No. 2565, 30 Jul 1978. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/31169 (Accessed 07 May 2025)