Possum

Series

Series Name
Tomorrow Today

Issue

Issue No.
91
Length of issue (in feet)
464
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
COI synopsis: Possum Research is a company formed to develop aids to speed up the rehabilitation of the severely disabled. People who at one time would have to face a seemingly purposeless existence can now run an office or program computers with an ability that gives no indication of their disabilities.
Keywords
Business and commerce; Science and technology; Disabled persons; Computers and computing
Written sources
COI Microfilm Roll 49 [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 54 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 1458/91
Credits:
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor
Foreign & Commonwealth Office

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
For BFI National Archive enquiries:
nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
footage.films@bfi.org.uk
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

'Possum', Tomorrow Today Issue No. 91. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/329473 (Accessed 13 Nov 2025)