• Short Summary

    Wilfred Pickles appeal to the public to donate money for home for overseas students.

  • Description

    Shot in a studio, probably, London.

    Wilfred Pickles Appeal.

    M/Ss of Wilfred Pickles sitting in front of BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) microphone. He talks to the public about the food parcels that they have been receiving since 1940 from America and the Commonwealth. Library footage of elderly women queuing and being given food parcels. Pickles says that you can pay their generosity back by donating money to the a new home for overseas students.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    1504.37
    Media URN:
    49029
    Group:
    Pathe newsreels
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    13/04/1950
    Sound:
    Sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:00:56:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:55:19:00 / 01:56:15:00
    Canister:
    50/30

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