Around Britain (1947)

Full title reads: “Around Britain“. Josiah Tomkins, an enterprising Northamptonshire farmer sows wheat from an aeroplane as normal methods are impossible on the boggy ground. CU Tomkins walking in soggy rutted fields to his plane. CU His feet squelching in the mud. MS he enters his Miles Aerovan, aeroplane. MS LS Wheat seed being sprayed out from the back of the plane Various good shots of the plane in flight. CU seeds sticking to the muddy soil. International cycle track meeting at Manchester, Lancashire. MS of crowd watching from stand. VS the 1000 metres in progress. British Amateur champion Reg Harris leads nearly all the way. CU Harris in cycling kit, on his machine after winning. As he turns round the name of his cycling club (The Manchester Wheelers) is seen on his back. Random shots taken in Blackpool, Lancashire over the Easter holiday. CU angle shot looking down at a pair of feet walking along. MS the shadow of the cameraman cast on the pavement. LS the view along the promenade
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