Opportunity Class

Series

Series Name
This Week In Britain

Issue

Issue No.
676
Date Released
1971
Filmed
Dec 1971
Length of issue (in feet)
180
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
COI synopsis: Bringing up a handicapped child has its proglems at any stage in the child’s development, but in the pre-school years it can be intensely lonely for mother and child alike. Michele Brown visits ‘Opportunity Class’ where handicapped and normal children meet to play and learn - and their parents too.
Keywords
Education and training; Disabled persons
Written sources
The National Archives INF 6   /1279 - used for synopsis
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Reference
MI 936/676
Credits:
Support services
Annabel Olivier Wright
Producer
Annabel Olivier Wright
Editor
Annabel Olivier Wright
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Support services
Eric Halliday
Director
Eric Halliday
Sponsor
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Producer
Graham Woodford
Presenter
Michele Brown
Presenter
Silverio Perez Salas
Camera
United Motion Picture (London) Ltd
Production Co.
United Motion Picture (London) Ltd

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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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How to cite this record

'Opportunity Class', This Week In Britain Issue No. 676, 1971. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/328917 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)