Water Diviner Aka Water Diving (1967)
Chatteris, Cambridgeshire. Teenager Josie Simpson is seen whittling a willow branch in a garden; commentator tells us she is a sixteenyearold water diviner. She starts walking about the garden holding onto the two prongs of her willow branch. Whilst walking across a lawn, the branch starts to turn over, indicating running water below; commentator says there is water below but we can t show it because it is underground. Josie s father appears and takes the branch, but he can t get it to turn over. Several shots show Josie holding the branch again, for us to try and see if she s cheating. Her father puts a stake in the ground to mark the spot, while Josie holds the branch over a pond; the diviner apparently only works on running water. Note: on file are some news cuttings on file about Josie; she says her friends call her Twiggy. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MO
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