Diamonds
Series
- Series Name
- London Line
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 1
- Summary
- COI synopsis: Chips of carbon - that’s all but for centuries they have been a symbol of beauty. London Line visits Hatton Garden, London to see how an ordinary looking pebble becomes a shining scintillating piece of jewellery.
- Researcher Comments
- Visits the workshop of jewel maker John Donald. Includes an extract from the De Beers Diamond Corporation film: "World Of Diamonds". NB: ‘This Week In Britain, No. 972’ ran the same story
- Keywords
- Arts and crafts; Industry and manufacture
- Written sources
- COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 43 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis
- COI Reference
- MI 1257/555
- Credits:
-
- Director
- Bill Metcalfe
- Sponsor
- Central Office of Information (COI)
- Presenter
- Diana MacLean
- Sponsor
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- Support services
- Jennifer Lucas
- Camera
- Platypus Films
- Producer
- Sylvia Eley
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
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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
'Diamonds', London Line Issue No. 555, 1977. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/326845 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)