News on Screen

Series

Series Name

This Week In Britain

Issue

Issue No.

836

Date Released

1975

Filmed

Dec 1974

Length of issue (in feet)

190

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Ice Dancing

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

COI synopsis: As a sport, ice dancing combines the ultimate in visual beauty with a breathtaking technique. It is now to be included in the 1976 Winter Olympics. Penny Croucher visits Queen’s Ice Skating Club in London and meets one of the world’s top ice dance pairs, Janet Thompson and Warren Maxwell. Penny gets her skates on for a few tips from the trainer of world champions, Gladys Hogg, and joins in the fun with skaters aged nine to ninety.

Researcher Comments

NB: Information drawn from the Australian version

Keywords

Music and dance; Winter sports

Written sources

COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 23 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 936/836

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Presenter

Penny Croucher

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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Phone

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Fax

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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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