News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Mining Review Composite Editions

Issue

East Midlands Edition

CMR4

Date Released

1956

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Nottingham Royal.
• 2. Notts. Stow It.
• 3. Notts. Ideas Man.
• 4. Staffs. Pint For Pint.
• *Area Profile: Notts. East Midlands No.3 Edwinstowe.

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

BFI synopsis: A look at Gerald Russon, an electrician/inventor, who is seen making a television set at home, and also looking at some of the inventions for Coal Board equipment he has made for Thoresby Colliery, Notts.

Keywords

Mining; Inventions and discoveries; Television

Locations

England; Nottinghamshire

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Sponsor

National Coal Board

Production Co.

National Coal Board Film Unit