British Children In Switzerland (1947)

Unissued / Unused material. The Swiss people, through scheme organised by Radio Lausanne, give twenty needy British children a holiday in Switzerland as a wedding present to Princess Elizabeth. M/S a wooden hut in the Alps, with snow covered slopes and fir trees as a background. L/S children tobogganing down snowy slopes. M/S broadcasters, cameramen and reporters greeting the children on their arrival at the airfield. Various shots as the children are seen alighting from the plane. C/U a grocer’s shop window showing eggs, tins and bottles of wine. L/S plane landing. M/S elevated of Radio Lausanne building. M/S the two boys who were followed throughout the story, John Watts and Trevor Davis, stroking a calf. C/U a man milking a cow by hand while the two boys watch. Elevated shots of a Swiss town, possibly Geneva, taken in the evening showing buildings lit up and a river in the foreground. C/U a wireless set. M/S an old man listening to a wireless. A running commentary on children’s arrival was b