Gravel Bed
Series
- Series Name
- Tomorrow Today
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 4
- Summary
- COI synopsis: Have you ever wondered what you would do if you’re driving fast along a road and suddenly there’s no road. This is one answer, which could also be applied to aeroplanes.
- Researcher Comments
- Involves arrester gravel beds at the end of runways and roads. Filmed at RAE Farnborough
- Keywords
- Aircraft; Transport; Science and technology; Safety devices; Motor vehicles
- Written sources
- COI Microfilm Roll 36 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis
- COI Reference
- MI 1458/56
- Credits:
-
- Commentator
- Bill Costello
- Presenter
- Bill Costello
- Sponsor
- Central Office of Information (COI)
- Sponsor
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- Cutter
- Fred Goodland
- Cutter
- William Hammerton
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Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
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- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
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- 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).
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How to cite this record
'Gravel Bed', Tomorrow Today Issue No. 56, 1970. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/329433 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)