News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Roundabout

Issue

Issue No.

10

Date Released

Feb 1963

Length of issue (in feet)

708

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. New Zealand Motor Racing
• 2. Minicars
• 3. Vauxhall’s Factory
• 4. Rubber
• 5. Skin Diving

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

NoS synopsis: The new activity of skin diving for work or recreation relies on rubber for the aqualung and wet-suit. This item provides a brief history of diving, including the invention in 1943 of the aqualung. Shows divers lifting an anchor using waste air from their aqualungs to blow up a bag, which acts under water rather like a gas-filled balloon does in the air.

Researcher Comments

NB: The same story appeared in ‘Carrousel Britanico No. 2’ as ‘Diving To Riches’ and ‘Parade No. 2’ as ‘Sub Aqua’

Keywords

Water sports; Marine

Written sources

COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 45 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1072/10

Credits:

Production Co.

British Pathe Ltd.

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Producer

Frances Cockburn

Producer

Rosanne Brownrigg

Story extras:

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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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).

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