One Minute News (1947)

Full title reads: “One Minute News“. Dorchester Hotel, London. Mrs Margaret Slee (Margaret Sanger), President of America’s planned Parenthood Federation is interviewed by Pathe’s John Parsons. CU Mrs Slee drinking a cup of tea. CU Mrs Slee chatting to JP about her theory that women in starving developing countries should have no more babies for 10 years. (nat sound). Lincoln, Lincolnshire. Royal Agricultural Society show at West Common, Lincoln. MS Exterior of the entrance to the show with crowds queuing for admission. LS General view of crowds among marquees. MS CU King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Mother) looking at Exhibits. CU A team of brewer’s horses gaily decorated. Cut in shots of crowds. MS The Bottlesby pack of fox hounds demonstrating. MS LS CU The horse jumping contest. Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. First Day of the Regatta. LS MS Teams of rowers competing. CU people sitting by the River Thames. CU Hat fashions. MS Rowing races. MS Pan of spectators watching from punts and boats. MS the American John Kelly, winning the diamond sculls race. 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.