Look Around: 16.06.1961: Boat Building

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Summary

A film insert about aspects of leisure boating.

Year:

1961

Duration:

0:10:00

Film type:

Black & White / Sound

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

Views of a boat show. Bob Gillman talks to a man about the popularity of boating (these may be library pictures of the Midland Boat Show at Chesford Grange which was covered by Midland Montage on 23 February 1961 which would make the interviewee Uffa Fox).

Shots of Warwickshire sea scouts on a river and practising capsizing a canoe (with a commentary from a sea scout leader).

Views of boat building (with a commentary).

Shots of speedboat racing at Chasewater in Staffordshire. Richard Thompson is taken out on the water for a test run (part of this is missing). Back on land he talks to members of the speedboat club and John Tyler of the sailing club about their sports.


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