The aim of this film is to present Britain to the world as a country pre-eminent in the conception and development of new ideas in all fields of social and technical progress.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
008458
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Great Britain
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Great Britain
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → City planning
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cities and towns - Growth - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → City planning - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Great Britain - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Public welfare
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technology
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)