News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Parade

Issue

Issue No.

76

Date Released

Mar 1970

Length of issue (in feet)

880

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Pope in Uganda
• 2. Stramit
• 3. Grassland Research
• 4. Blanket race
• 5. Paraplegic Olympic Games

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

COI synopsis: A British made machine designed to convert surplus grain straw into fire-resistant, soundproof and waterproof Stramit boards used for interior walls and partitions.

Researcher Comments

NB: The same story appeared in ‘Roundabout No. 87’

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Agriculture; Industry and manufacture

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 59 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1170/76

Credits:

Production Co.

British Pathe Ltd.

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

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).

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