Dustbins in the sky

Made for the television program “Perspective”, this documentary examined the growth of technology in the collection, transmission and dissemination of news, from early cinema newsreels to today’s satellite coverage.

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Credits

director

Mike Lockey

producer

Bob Thorpe

production company

London Television Service

Duration

00:28:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1992

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

325286

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Electronic news gathering

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television broadcasting of news

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Television

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

MPEG-1 Digital File - 2MB Rate; Copy

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United Kingdom, 1992

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