Welcome Gagarin (1961)

Welcome Gagarin. London. L/S air to ground shot London airport. L/S the aircraft TU-104B taxiing in at London airport. C/U Russian flag on bonnet of the Rolls Royce pan down to the number plate YG.1. L/S officials and pressmen walking towards the aircraft. M/S pan officials walking towards the aircraft. C/U as Yuri Gagarin comes down the steps form the aircraft clapping. C/U as Gagarin steps off of the gangway and is greeted by officials. top shot Gagarin surrounded by pressmen and officials zoom back to L/S and C/U as Gagarin waves. M/S pan as Gagarin walk away still surrounded by pressmen and official towards his car. M/S pressmen pan as the car moves off. M/S crowds lining the street at Hammersmith. M/S man waving Russian flag. L/S pan as Gagarin standing in his car and waving to crowd. drives past. M/S women in crowd. L/S elevated Gagarin’s elevated Gagarin’s car arriving at Earls Court. L/S pan as the car drives up to the main entrance pan to the Giant “.“ sign above the main entrance. Top view as Gagarin is presented with a bouquet by someone from the exhibition. M/S crowd. Top shot as Gagarin shakes hands with officials form the exhibition. L/S elevated massed crowd around the entrance to the exhibition. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.