News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Mining Review 3rd Year

Issue

Issue No.

11

Date Released

Jul 1950

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Live Wires
• 2. Dunoon School
• 3. Surface Work
• 4. Coal Gas

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

BFI Summary - underground gasification experiment at Newman Spinney (Derbyshire).
BFI synopsis: The first in a series of experiment whereby coal seams are set on fire and the gas created and drawn off in bore holes.

Researcher Comments

According to bfi sources, this story was filmed on the 22nd May 1950.

Keywords

Science and technology; Mining; Energy resources

Locations

Derbyshire; England

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases   Used for Synopsis

Credits:

Support services

Basil Somner

Production Co.

Documentary Technicians Alliance

Camera

Lionel Griffiths

Sponsor

National Coal Board

Camera

Ronald Bicker

Director

Tony Thompson