Heads and tails

A film for children, looking at bird behaviour. Focuses mainly on newt swans but also shows peacocks, turkeys, farmyard chickens and ducks. Narrated by Derek Griffiths.

Credits

production company

British Broadcasting Corporation

producer

Michael Cole

Duration

00:15:20:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1977

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013639

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Birds

Animals & Wildlife → Birds - Behavior

Animals & Wildlife → Nature study

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children's films - Great Britain

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1977

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