News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

11

Date Released

1969

Length of issue (in feet)

467

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Snap, Crackle & Pop
• 2. Computer Trawler
• 3. Ultrasonic Life Saver
• 4. Light Fantastic

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

COI synopsis: Did you know that market research has shown that we choose our chocolate by the snap it makes? The ideal snap is now measured by a machine - so versatile it will tell you exactly what force is required to zip up a dress or pop a button off a shirt.

Keywords

Science and technology; Industry and manufacture

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 47 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/11

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

For BFI National Archive enquiries:
nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
footage.films@bfi.org.uk

Web

http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web

Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7580 7503

Address

21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN

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).

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