Second Time Around: Carefree Coracle
Series
- Series Name
- Living Tomorrow
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 3
- Summary
- COI synopsis: A return to some tried and true methods from the past - but modified for modern living. The circraft is no ordinary craft. Though shaped like the ancient coracle it is a fast, manoeuvrable power boat. It can carry two people, pull a water skier and is steered merely by the weight distribution of the occupants.
- Keywords
- Ships and boats; Science and technology; Engineering; Design
- Written sources
- COI Microfilm Roll 55 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis
- COI Reference
- MI 1458/250
- Credits:
-
- Sponsor
- Central Office of Information (COI)
- Sponsor
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- Cutter
- Fred Goodland
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
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nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
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- 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).
- Series held
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How to cite this record
'Second Time Around: Carefree Coracle', Living Tomorrow Issue No. 250. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/326019 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)