News In Flashes 1960

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POST OFFICE ART EXHIBITION
London. GV. Interior, the Art Exhibition of the Post Office employees. GV. People walking round the exhibition. SV. Exhibits on shelves. CU. Small sculpture of two men. CU. Pan, paintings No 123, 124 and 125. SV The painter Mr E. O. Johnson looking at his paintings. CU....

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
52786
Sort Number:
60/089
Time in/Out:
01:01:15:00 / 01:03:30:00
Canister:
60/89
Film ID:
1696.02
Issue Date:
03/11/1960

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  • "bust of Mr Speaker Morrison" - this is the former Speaker of the House of Commons, Mr William Morrison.

    "Lady Chatterly and Lover" should read Lady Chatterley and her Lover.

    Despite the commentator's pronunciation, "Lik Battaglia" in text and tags should read Rik Battaglia.

    "The Bishop of Southwark" - his name is Mervyn Stockwood.

    jamied 24th Feb 2013

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