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Elland Road Football ControlElland Road Football Control
Non-Fiction197623 minsSilent Location: Leeds
Back to the bad old days of skinners, as worn by these Man. United troublemakers, being escorted by police dogs along that perilous walk from Elland Road to Leeds railway station.
Scenes at Monument Bridge in Hull (1900)Scenes at Monument Bridge in Hull (1900)
Non-Fiction19002 minsSilent Location: Kingston upon Hull
A melee of traffic, carts, trams, bicycles and people of all ages squeeze past the camera in Victorian Hull.
New Lundy Ferry at BidefordNew Lundy Ferry at Bideford
News19852 mins Location: Bideford
Bideford town celebrates the new Lundy ferry.
Tram Ride from Port Soderick to Douglas Head (1902)Tram Ride from Port Soderick to Douglas Head (1902)
Non-Fiction19022 minsSilent Location: Port Soderick Glen
A panoramic voyage along the breathtaking Isle of Man coast.
The NudistsThe Nudists
News19719 mins Location: Devon
Country House offers naturists a way to air all.
The New CroydonThe New Croydon
19639 mins Location: Croydon
Jaunty, optimistic look at Croydon being reconstructed in the 1960s, with large concrete towers presented as a symbol of a bright new future.
The Green-Maughan WeddingThe Green-Maughan Wedding
Amateur film19598 minsSilent Location: Jarrow
A glimpse of happiness in the 1950s at a Jarrow wedding beside the ruins of a Benedictine monastery.
Pier Construction Work, Weston-super-MarePier Construction Work, Weston-super-Mare
Non-Fiction19072 minsSilent Location: Weston-super-Mare
A 500-yard extension to the Grand Pier in Weston-Super-Mare is underway as workers gather the new materials.
The Cornish PyramidsThe Cornish Pyramids
Non-Fiction19365 minsSilent Location: St Austell
The camera takes a dusty look into Cornwall's china clay industry.
Best of Friends: Russell and VictorBest of Friends: Russell and Victor
197615 minsSilent Location: Armley
Days of heaven for two young friends in the idyllic wilds of Armley, Leeds.
St Ann'sSt Ann's
Documentary196945 mins Location: Nottingham
Stephen Frears' documentary about two hard-working families living in unsanitary houses in St Ann's, Nottingham
Chesterfield May Day 1978Chesterfield May Day 1978
Amateur film197811 minsSilent Location: Chesterfield
Politics, partying, and a penalty shoot-out at the Derbyshire town's inaugural May Day bank holiday funfair
Workers Leaving Butterley Ironworks, Ripley (1900)Workers Leaving Butterley Ironworks, Ripley (1900)
Non-Fiction19002 minsSilent Location: Ripley
Very early footage of a vast industrial site in Ripley, and the folk who manned the machines.
“Let’s Dream” Introducing Clarkson-Richardson Wedding“Let’s Dream” Introducing Clarkson-Richardson Wedding
Amateur film19499 minsSilent Location: Jarrow
A beautiful memento of a post-war wedding in Jarrow on South Tyneside.
DavidDavid
Drama195138 mins Location: Ammanford/Rhydaman
This drama-documentary about the everyday life of a Welsh caretaker and ex-miner was the first film produced by the BFI, in 1951.
Worker and War Front No. 18Worker and War Front No. 18
Government sponsored film194511 minsSilent Location: Hackney
A wartime magazine made to motivate and inform war workers, commissioned by the Ministry of Information in 1942 and exclusively screened in factories.
Night MailNight Mail
Documentary193624 mins Location: Euston Sta
The flagship of the GPO Film Unit's output and a cornerstone of British documentary, featuring music by Benjamin Britten and the verse of W.H. Auden.
Jemima + JohnnyJemima + Johnny
196629 mins Location: Notting Hill
Touching short about the friendship between a white boy and a black girl in 1960s Notting Hill.
Polgaver Naturist BayPolgaver Naturist Bay
News19712 mins Location: Carlyon Bay
Cornwall’s first nudist beach is officially inaugurated.
Ugandan Asians at Heathfield CampUgandan Asians at Heathfield Camp
News197212 mins Location: Honiton
Refugees explain expulsion from Uganda and look at future prospects.
We Are the Lambeth BoysWe Are the Lambeth Boys
Documentary195949 mins Location: Kennington
Karel Reisz’s honest depiction of South London teens aimed to challenge the media perception of ‘Teddy Boys’.
Once an Old Lady Sat On My ChestOnce an Old Lady Sat On My Chest
Drama201814 mins
A magical realism short about a young Nigerian-British woman who's forced to deal with her identity crises when a mysterious old lady squats on her chest.
New Towns for OldNew Towns for Old
Documentary19426 mins Location: Sheffield
Sheffield stands in as 'Smokedale', an industrial Everytown, in this stirring call for "new schools, new hospitals, new roads, new life", after WWII.
Dairy Box: Skiffle CellarDairy Box: Skiffle Cellar
Advert19581 mins Location: York
Out goes the romantic gesture and in comes the hip as Una Stubbs and her fellow cats break open the chocolates in a groovy scene in a groovy club.
Rails Into Ghost TownRails Into Ghost Town
Amateur film196620 mins Location: Woodford Halse
Amateur filmmaker Chib Thorpe clutches his train bible – a British Railways timetable, accompanied by willing travellers, wife Edna and Micky the Border Collie.
A Special Report from PorthlevenA Special Report from Porthleven
News196412 mins Location: Porthleven
A report on the most southerly port on the island
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