News on Screen

Series

Series Name

London Line

Issue

Issue No.

506

Length of issue (in feet)

395

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Planning Towns

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

COI synopsis: In the past, towns tended to grow gradually, over long periods of time. In the modern world, as industry develops and people’s needs become pressing, towns have to be planned and the needs foreseen. This is true in all continents, but becomes particularly relevant in Africa, with the growth of mining and extractive industry, and in Britain where population growth and movements must be foreseen. London Line shows a successful town in Britain in process of planning and an African expert helping to plan it.

Researcher Comments

The featured British town is Milton Keynes; the featured planner, James Buxton from Ghana. NB: Information gathered from the Ghanaian version

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Environment; Town and country planning

Written sources

COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 43 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1257/506

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Cutter

James Hubbard

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

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