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Pedal power saves a dad's day in this colourful cycling safety film set in a sunny 60s South East London.
Amateur film 1963 15 mins
You can almost smell the chalk dust and hot asphalt in this colourful film about two schoolboys, who take their cycling proficiency test so they can cycle safely to school from their homes in South East London. Helped by some very-60s visual aids - dummy road signs, a slide show and a real-life policeman - the lads pass with flying colours and get dad out of a fix with a broken-down motor.
The wry commentary is spoken by Johnny Morris, a popular mainstay of children's television from the 60s to the 80s, who became famous for his role as the zookeeper and 'voice' of the animals in the long-running BBC series Animal Magic.
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Public Information Filler 1945 1 mins
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Public Information Filler 1959 6 mins
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Animation & Artists Moving Image 1949 9 mins
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1973 2 mins
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Public Information Filler 1963 1 mins
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Public Information Filler 1975 13 mins Location: Rotherhithe
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Sport 1916 1 mins Silent Location: Catford
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Documentary 2020 28 mins
Three African American fathers unravel the incomparable partnership of forgiveness and community.
Documentary 2019 3 mins
Exploring the way in which culture has a fundamental influence within the African Diaspora in London.
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