Edinburgh Military Tattoo

Series

Series Name
Carrousel Britanico

Issue

Issue No.
1
Date Released
Jul 1963
Length of issue (in feet)
825
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
COI synopsis- ‘Carrousel Britanico’ visits Edinburgh, ancient capital of Scotland where the annual festival of music and drama has become world famous. On the castle esplanade soldiers of the Commonwealth take part in one of its most popular events - the Military Tattoo. On this occasion, pipes, drums and bandsmen of the 2nd Sikh Regiment, together with the 61st Indian Cavalry, take part in a stirring pageant of colour and movement to the strains of magnificent martial music.
Researcher Comments
NB: The same story appeared in ‘Parade No. 2’ and ‘Roundabout No. 12’
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Displays; Military
Locations
Edinburgh; Scotland
Written sources
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 44 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 1168/1
Credits:
Production Co.
British Pathe Ltd.
Commentator
Carlos Godfrey
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Producer
Frances Cockburn
Producer
Rosanne Brownrigg

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
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Web
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Phone
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Fax
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Address
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Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
Series held
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How to cite this record

'Edinburgh Military Tattoo', Carrousel Britanico Issue No. 1, Jul 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/324586 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)