Channel 99 - Reel 1 1963

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Reel 1.

A shot of earth approaching as a "newsreel reporter" says "we interrupt our regular programmes to bring you a news flash". He goes on to say that a man is about to be launched into space in an attempt to reach the moon. To the accompaniment of "space-age" music and a space launch style...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
80327
Sort Number:
DOCS
Time in/Out:
01:49:18:00 / 01:55:37:00
Canister:
DOCS
Film ID:
2723.07
Issue Date:
1963

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