News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

40/95

Date Released

25 Nov 1940

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Raid Damage Clear Up
• 2. Minesweeper Shoots Down Raider
• 3. Necessity - The Mother of Invention
• 4. Army Helps G.P.O.
• 5. More Italian Prisoners
• 6. Sweeping the Seas
• 7. South African Children Welcome Evacuees
• 8. The Tragedy of Coventry

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 8

Summary

Men of the Bomb Disposal Squad - The Pioneers and Royal Engineers - at work on London’s blitz debris. While the Pioneers clear away the wreckage, the Royal Engineers carry out constructional repairs.

Keywords

War damage; Military

Locations

London; England

Length of story (in feet)

63

Story extras:

Film clip

Pathe Icon Pathé

Production Documents

• Commentary
• Shot List

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Name

British Pathe Ltd

Email

info@britishpathe.com

Web

https://www.britishpathe.com/

Phone

0207 665 8340

Address

3.29 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DE

Notes

Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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