News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Home and Away

Issue

Issue No.

5

Date Released

1956

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Progress at Calder Hall
• 2. Time-off for Tubemakers
• 3. Food for Thought

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

Babcock and Wilcox synopsis: In this item, the "Home and Away" film unit accompanies a party of British and foreign journalists on a visit to Calder Hall ‘A’ atomic power station, when it is nearing completion. The station is shown in an advanced state of construction, paying particular attention to the 80-feet-high steam-generating towers supplied by Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd., and scenes are included of these towers being manufactured at the Company’s Renfrew Works. The item concludes with a picture representing the station when completed.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Industry and manufacture; Engineering; Nuclear energy

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases
Synopses of the Babcock Film Magazines booklet   p6-7. Used for synopsis

Credits:

Sponsor

Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd.

Producer

Cyril Randell

Production Co.

Technical & Scientific Films Ltd.

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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Phone

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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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