"Starving" Says Dr Bicknell. "Nonsense"… 1947

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Full title reads: "'Starving' says Dr Bicknell. 'Nonsense' says Fred Stevens".

London.

MS CU Dr Franklyn Bicknell seated at desk talking about the food situation, saying that we're starving. We are seriously underfed.(nat sound).

MS CU Fred Stevens, a milk roundsman seated...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
28060
Sort Number:
47/038
Time in/Out:
01:42:15:00 / 01:43:33:00
Canister:
47/38
Film ID:
1183.20
Issue Date:
12/05/1947

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