London’s burning

Series

Series Name
Review 27th Year

Issue

Issue No.
9
Date Released
May 1974
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
NCB synopsis: The great fire in 1666 destroyed much of the City of London. The reconstruction of the City was to a large extent paid for by a ""temporary"" coal tax which lasted for over 200 years. told through paintings, drawings and camera work.
Written sources
British Film Institute Databases
Films on Coal Catalogue   First Supplementary List July 1974, p.9 Used for synopsis
The British National Film Catalogue   Vol.13 1975, p.116
Credits:
Director
David Pitt
Commentator
David Pitt
Cutter
Deh-ta Hsiung
Camera
E. F. Tilling
Commentator
Gabriel Woolf
Commentator
Malcolm Hayes
Sponsor
National Coal Board
Production Co.
National Coal Board Film Unit
Producer
Robert Kruger

How to cite this record

'London’s burning', Review 27th Year Issue No. 9, May 1974. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/346639 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)