Golden Hind (1964)

Brixham, Devon. Various shots of a replica of the Elizabethan ship, the Golden Hind, in the harbour. A man on board in costume trims his beard; a green parrot sits in a cage. Commentator tells us the ship was built for a television series. Several shots of people boarding the ship and being shown items of interest by Elizabethan costumed guides. One of the men in costume climbs to the crows nest and takes in the view. Note: on file are notes on the ship and the guides seen. The TV programme the ship was built for was ’Sir Francis Drake’. Cuts exist - see separate record. 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 Bull