Alternative Technology

Series

Series Name
This Week In Britain

Issue

Issue No.
961
Date Released
1977
Filmed
Jul 1977
Length of issue (in feet)
180
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
COI synopsis: In the barren landscape of a Welsh slate quarry, a team of scientists are experimenting with the earth’s renewable resources - wind, water and the sun. Diana MacLean meets some of the people involved in a life style that means home grown crops, fish farming and water that, even in cloudy Britain, is heated by the Sun.
Researcher Comments
Visits the National Centre for Alternative Technology at Llwyngwern Quarry, Machynlleth in Wales. NB: Information drawn from the Australian version. ‘London Line, No. 557’ ran the same story.
Keywords
Environment; Science and technology
Written sources
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 23 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 936/961
Credits:
Support services
Brian Chaston
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Camera
Crystal Films
Presenter
Diana MacLean
Sponsor
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Presenter
Lilliana Velasco
Director
Nick Hague

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Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
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Notes
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How to cite this record

'Alternative Technology', This Week In Britain Issue No. 961, 1977. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/329202 (Accessed 27 May 2025)