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Three Cities - Djakarta, Saigon, London
COI synopsis: ‘Roundabout’ cameras visit Djakarta, Saigon and London, comparing the interesting modern architecture to be found in each of these cities.
Gold And Silversmithing
NoS synopsis: After a brief look at the treasures housed in one of London’s best known older buildings - the Mansion House, official home of the Lord Mayor, modern day production of gold and silverware by...
U Thant At The Mansion House
COI synopsis: Returning to the Mansion House, we meet the Lord Mayor of London who is seen receiving U Thant, Acting Secretary General of the United Nations, and U Hla Maung, the Burmese Ambassador in...
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
COI synopsis: Windsor Castle provides the backcloth for a parade of the Canadian Mounties, who perform their famous Musical Ride.
New Zealand Motor Racing
NoS synopsis: Visits the Ardmore motor racing track near Auckland, in New Zealand’s North island, to witness the country’s biggest sporting event, the New Zealand Grand Prix.
Minicars
NoS synopsis: Visits a factory in Britain making the small cars which are popular with motorists all over Europe. The motor works attract many visitors.
Vauxhall’s Factory
NoS synopsis: Visits Vauxhall’s motor manufacturing works, the record output for which is twelve hundred and forty vehicles in one day. Amongst the visitors is Mr Umar Said, editor of the Indonesian...
Rubber
NoS synopsis: Visits a rubber tree plantation in South East Asia. Rubber trees were introduced to the region by British botanists, who grow seeds from South America in London hothouses. Shows the tapping and...
Skin Diving
NoS synopsis: The new activity of skin diving for work or recreation relies on rubber for the aqualung and wet-suit. This item provides a brief history of diving, including the invention in 1943 of the...
Jet Boat
NoS synopsis: Shows a new and versatile British jet boat, which can reach speeds of 35 mph, is rudderless - course is changed by changing the direction of the water forced through the jet aperture - and is...