Susan's Birthday

1961 , Whatfield (Suffolk)

Educational film looking at children's relationships with animals and wildlife through the fictional story of small girl's birthday.

The story of Susan's birthday begins with the postman arriving on his bike with birthday cards. Susan is waiting for him. She shows the cards to her mother, and then looks through her presents. She sets off for the primary school, feeding a bird in the garden. At the gate she meets her father who has bought her a blue budgie in a cage. At the village school, the children look at Susan's cards. They all go into the classroom for a writing lesson. At mid-day, Gwen Dunn, the head teacher, serves school dinners. After school, at home with her budgie, Susan accidentally sets it free. Children are playing games in the playground. They leave the school for a nature walk with their head teacher. They see fledgling birds being fed, find owl pellets and catch small fish in a stream. They also see Bladder Campion, swans and a moorhen's nest. Finally, they see Susan's budgie, which is tempted back into its cage.

Featured Buildings

Whatfield School

Keywords

Animals; Birthdays; Lessons; Pets; Play; Playgrounds; Schoolchildren; Wildlife

Manifestations

Susan's Birthday

  • Barcode
    INV393329
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:13:55
    Modification Date
    25/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    734455
  • Barcode
    INV352634
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:13:55
    Modification Date
    31/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    724841
  • Barcode
    INV334695
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:13:55
    Modification Date
    31/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    724078
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV315329
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:13:55
    Modification Date
    10/05/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    709339
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV221088
    Canonical Identifier
    6
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour System
    colour
    Colour Type
    colour
    Duration
    0:15:00
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    Y
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    31/01/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    701154
    Sound
    sound
    Sound System
    optical
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV378754
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:14:13
    Modification Date
    27/10/2010
    Parts
    Reference
    695491
  • Barcode
    INV199535
    Canonical Identifier
    VP-1036
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Duration
    0:15:00
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    563510
  • Barcode
    INV??1722
    Canonical Identifier
    B-567
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    colour
    Has Sound
    N
    Identification Notes
    Picture: mute (data migration 25/06/2021)
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    positive
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    562621
    Sound
    silent
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV185059
    Canonical Identifier
    A-1002
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    colour
    Dimension
    Has Sound
    Y
    Identification Notes
    Picture: combined (data migration 25/06/2021)
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    positive
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    561322
    Sound
    sound
    Sound System
    variable area

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