Here's Audrey

I blipped Audrey in George Street on my walk round this festival venues this afternoon, getting some steps in.

The Ministry of Technology built seven of these custom mobile cinema units in the late 1960s, to tour the country, promoting modern production techniques to British industry. The seven Bedfords were operated by PERA, or the Production Engineering Research Association. Films would be played within the cinema, with supporting displays shown in the trailer that accompanied the towing unit as they toured the nation’s factories. Alas, Audrey is the only one remaining, having been restored in 2003 after being rescued from a field.

Mark Kermode, the film critic, has said of Audrey 'Reminding us what a real cinema looks like'.

Audrey is in town for the festival and showing comedy short films, which are a load of fun.

Here's hoping you have had a good day

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