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Film about Leslie Herbert Bedford, Faraday Medallist, 1968. The 16mm film is held at the London Metropolitan Archives, reference LSA/6104. It was assumed that the film was made circa 1968 (date of Bedford's Faraday Medal) but it has similarities with a batch of FM/HF films made in 1972, such as the introduction graphics. Film digitised in 2019 and lasts 6 minutes 27 seconds. Film starts with Bedford talking about his education and working life (including cathode ray tube development and working on television and radar - mentions Watson Watt and Puckle). He later talks about guided missile work and space and name checks many people with whom he worked. [Digital version available]