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How the Boat Comes InHow the Boat Comes In
Documentary198026 mins Location: South Shields
Captain Purvis muses on his long life as a river pilot and the generations of men in his family who guided ships on the Tyne.
A Growing BusinessA Growing Business
19542 mins Location: St Mary Bourne
Sweet ‘docu-commercial’ for Cadbury’s Bourn-vita, filmed around Bourne St Mary’s, Hampshire.
Demolition in SalfordDemolition in Salford
Student film19685 minsSilent Location: Ordsall
Life in the wasteland - scenes from the rebuilding of a city.
Saturday FeverSaturday Fever
Cinemagazine19619 mins Location: Tottenham
A snapshot of Saturday afternoon football watched by thousands of adoring fans, plus contrasting scenes of Southport and Spurs players in training.
Heinz Baked Beans : Common MarketHeinz Baked Beans : Common Market
Advert19721 mins
In 1972 Britain entered the European common market full of beans. What could go wrong?
Scotland SpeaksScotland Speaks
Documentary194120 mins Location: Stirling
Well-known landmarks such as Stirling Castle and Bannockburn fields feature in this propaganda film about Scotland during the Second World War.
The Boat TrainThe Boat Train
Documentary19638 mins Location: Belfast
A picturesque journey on the boat train from Belfast to Larne to catch the Caledonian Princess by beloved Ballyclare filmmaker Archie Reid.
Dorset's Bridport CarnivalDorset's Bridport Carnival
News19781 minsSilent Location: Bridport
Bridport Carnival Caper
Hull Fair (1902)Hull Fair (1902)
Non-Fiction19024 minsSilent Location: Kingston upon Hull
The ornate pavilions of cinematographs, boxing booths and menageries at Hull Fair.
Midhurst RailwayMidhurst Railway
Amateur film19555 minsSilent
Journey along the once delightful rural line between Petersfield and Midhurst in this nostalgic film from the mid-fifties
Pork ScratchingsPork Scratchings
News19775 mins Location: Bloxwich
The Black Country delicacy that's as hard to crack as the locally produced iron and steel.
Stockton TestStockton Test
Documentary195321 minsSilent Location: Stockton-on-Tees
Portrait of an innovative housing renewal scheme in Stockton-on-Tees - on which rests the future of many an urban slum.
The Wharfedale SceneThe Wharfedale Scene
Home movie197715 mins Location: Ilkley
With the so-called ‘winter of discontent’ on the horizon, here we have summer contentment generated by the serenity and simple life of ‘God’s own county’.
Postman PlusPostman Plus
Documentary197014 mins Location: Penrith
It's always nice to see the friendly postman - mail deliveries and more in the Lake District.
Tamworth TrafficTamworth Traffic
Non-Fiction19788 mins Location: Tamworth
It's taking forty-five minutes to travel half a mile! The people of Tamworth want their bypass now!
Bognor 1954Bognor 1954
Amateur film19547 minsSilent Location: Bognor Regis
Amateur film of a family trip to Bognor, including shots of the beach and the pier.
Where on St Erth?Where on St Erth?
Sport19665 mins Location: St Erth
The villagers of St Erth put themselves on the map
A Bit of Old BurnleyA Bit of Old Burnley
Amateur film19405 minsSilent Location: Burnley
Come for a drive around the streets of a busy Lancashire town.
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Commercial Break: British Advertising on Screen
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Musicals!
Want to escape our troubled times? Immerse yourself in the emotional, life-enhancing pleasures of the musical.
Public Information Films
Stop! Look! Listen! For decades public information films have been educating, persuading and above all warning us of hidden dangers.