News on Screen

Series

Series Name

This Week In Britain

Issue

Issue No.

955

Date Released

1977

Length of issue (in feet)

179

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Open University

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

COI synopsis: The Open University provides a chance for anyone in Britain to obtain a university degree, regardless of age or previous qualifications. It also provides expertise for countries elsewhere in the world who feel that the system could well be adapted to local traditions. Diana MacLean visits a very busy student indeed: a hovercraft pilot who began without academic qualifications, had to fit in intensive part-time study between trips from Britain to France and back - and graduated.

Researcher Comments

NB: Information drawn from the Australian version. ‘London Line, No. 544A’ ran the same story

Keywords

Students; Education and training; Vehicles; Transport

Written sources

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

COI Reference

MI 936/955

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Presenter

Diana MacLean

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Cutter

Mike Willcox

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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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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