Titles read: "REVIEW OF
1963".
Retrospective showing highlights and events of 1963 (library compilation story).
Various shots of frozen rivers, sheep on snowy fields, ice-trapped sheep freed by two men, car struggles along along snow-covered road (harsh winter of 1963). Several shots of
Queen Elizabeth II and
Prince Philip on their tour of
Fiji, being driven along in an open car and drinking
Kava in a special ceremony.
At
Cape Canaveral, Florida, we see
L/S of a rocket taking off containing cosmonaut
Gordon Cooper.
Sailors on ship at sea look through binoculars to try and spot capsule. L/S of the capsule in the sea.
C/U of
Gordon smiling after his return to earth.
Girl cosmonaut
Valentina Tereshkova and male counterpart
Colonel Bykovsky walk from a plane at
Moscow airport to a platform where they are embraced by
Nikita Khrushchev.
At Tufton
Court (in
London?) we see
Sir Winston Churchill arriving at his daughter
Mary's residence with his wife,
Clementine, who's birthday it is today.
Shots of
Henley Regatta in very wet weather - river bank very muddy. A girl walks between marquees in bare feet.
University College rowing team beat
Americans of Cornel. Shots of football match between
England and
Rest of the World for
Football Association centenary.
Slow motion of
Jimmy Greaves scoring winning goal.
Shots of hovercraft
SRN 2 at inauguration of
Bristol Channel ferry service between Weston-Super-Mare and
Penarth near
Cardiff.
Hovercraft moves out to sea. At
Rome we see
Pope John lying in state at the Vatican.
The new pontiff,
Archbishop of Milan, is seen in open air ceremony where he is crowned
Pope Paul VI. At
Westminster Cathedral we see
John Carmel Heenan enthroned as
Archbishop of Westminster (he looks very nice).
Exterior of
Aldwych Theatre, London.
King Paul and
Queen Frederika of Greece arrive, accompanied by
Queen Elizabeth and others of the royal family. Demonstrators with placards outside the theatre demand the release of
Greek political prisoners. Shots of the funeral of
Hugh Gaitskill at a church in
Hampstead.
General view of the Kremlin.
Labour Party leader
Harold Wilson is seen shaking hands with
Khrushchev.
Nuclear test ban treaty is signed by
Dean Rusk,
Gromyko and
Lord Home.
At
Chilham Castle we see
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan walking amongst the crowds. Commentator says "most people thought he looked better - that
Profumo business, surely, had blown over." General view of Stratford-upon-Avon.
People enter polling station and vote for new MP after resignation of
John Profumo (scandal is somewhat glossed over here). New MP
Angus Maud leans over a gate and chats to a constituent.
Lord Denning sits at a desk shuffling papers. People are squashed in queue to buy
Denning's report at
midnight. General view of
King Edward VII hospital.
The Queen gets out of a car to visit
Macmillan who sent his resignation from there. We see his successor,
Sir Alec Douglas-Home outside
No 10 Downing Street.
American bombers in flight.
Bombs are dropped on
Florida bombing range and explode prematurely, wrecking the aircraft. L/S as blazing aircraft heads towards ground and pilot uses ejector seat.
Pilot of
Sky Warrior crash lands on US carrier
Coral Sea after breaking her nose wheel.
M/S of pilot
Commander Morris after the landing.
British Vertical Take-off plane P-1127 seen in flight at a
Paris air show then crashes to the ground.
Air to air shots of the
Trident VC 10 in flight. Shots of the
German mine where men were trapped.
Released men walk down some steps.
President John F Kennedy and wife
Jackie walk across the lawn of the
White House in
Washington, accompanied by officials. Commentator opines "To the assassination of
President Kennedy we are still too close to measure the consequences".
High angle view looking towards
St Matthew's in Washington on day of
Kennedy's funeral.
Shot of the coffin being carried.
Jackie Kennedy stands with her children;
John Jnr salutes. Jackie lights the eternal flame at the
Arlington cemetery then is escorted away.
Various shots of
Britain's first nuclear-powered submarine,
Dreadnought, diving at sea.
Inside we see the captain at the periscope, others sit at the controls. General view of
Benenden School. The Queen and
Princess Anne meet other girls and teachers outside the school on
Anne's first day at the school, aged 13. General view of
Westminster Abbey. Interior shots of wedding of
Princess Alexandra and
Angus Ogilvy.
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