Boat Show 1975

Series

Series Name
This Week In Britain

Issue

Issue No.
891
Date Released
1976
Filmed
Dec 1975
Length of issue (in feet)
172
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
COI synopsis: There is nowhere in Britain that is more than 70 miles from the sea. It is no wonder than that the British have always been passionately involved with boating. Gail Spiro visits the opening of London’s Boat Show where boats of all shapes and sizes tempt the enthusiast.
Researcher Comments
NB: Information drawn from the Australian version
Keywords
Ships and boats; Exhibitions and shows
Written sources
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 23 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 936/891
Credits:
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Director
Eric Halliday
Presenter
Esmeralda Reyna
Sponsor
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Presenter
Gail Spiro
Camera
Platypus Films
Producer
Sylvia Eley
Support services
Zakiya Powell

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
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Web
http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web
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

'Boat Show 1975', This Week In Britain Issue No. 891, 1976. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/329132 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)