Tv Traffic Control Aka Durham (1960)

Use version on tape *PM0113* M/Ss of a bridge over the River Wear in the city of Durham, County Durham, with the top of the Cathedral in the background; the Cathedral standing majestically on the hill above some trees, with the River Wear and a weir in the foreground. C/U of a stone panel with this inscription on it: ’Grey Towers of Durham / Yet well I love thy mixed and massive piles / Half church of God half castle ’gainst the Scot / And long to roam these venerable aisles / With records stored of deeds long since forgot’. Tilt up to show the panel is on the wall of a bridge; the river and Cathedral are seen beyond. M/Ss of streets in the city and the Cathedral spires. M/S and C/U of a policeman standing in a control box in a street in the city, with traffic passing either side; commentator says “The city today already has one foot in the future with a revolutionary installation like the television traffic control system - the first in the world!“ M/S of a closed circuit television camera mounted on
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