News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

2435

Date Released

1 Jul 1954

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Jim Peters Breaks Own Marathon Record
• 2. Rebel Leaders Claim Big Advance (First Pictures)
• 3. These Names Make News
• 4. These Names Make News
• 5. The Dockors’ Party for the Miners
• 6. Drobny Reaches Semi-Final
• 7. King and Queen of Sweden Arrive for State Visit
• *Queen Mother Visits Highland Agricultural Show

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 7

Summary

Breaking his own record for second time, Jim Peters of Charwell Heath runs twenty-six mile marathon in 2 hours, 17 minutes, 39.4 seconds.

Keywords

Sport; Athletics

Locations

Chiswick; Windsor

Library number

22418

Length of story (in feet)

95

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

Email

info@screenocean.com

Web

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Phone

+44(0)1954 262052

Address

124 Horseferry Road,
London
SW1P 2TX

Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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