Source To Sea: Thames Barrier
Series
- Series Name
- Living Tomorrow
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 6 / 6
- Summary
- COI synopsis: Water. It rolls from sea to sky, sky to land, land to sea. We’re walking columns of the stuff; part of the same timeless cycle. This programme examines the cycle and the problems it presents for man. London is in constant danger of flooding. Atmospheric depressions in the North Sea suck up great bulges of water which could surge up the Thames estuary. It can be in position in just 15 minutes after a flood alert from the Met Office, who monitor the state of every tide.
- Researcher Comments
- Features footage from the 1980 film ‘Taming The Thames’, produced by Costain Film Unit.
- Keywords
- Environment; Science and technology; Engineering; Design
- Written sources
- COI Microfilm Roll 55 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis
- COI Reference
- MI 1458/301
- Credits:
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- Sponsor
- Central Office of Information (COI)
- Sponsor
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- Cutter
- R.I. Phillips
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Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
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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
'Source To Sea: Thames Barrier', Living Tomorrow Issue No. 301. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/352419 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)