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    Enter the Scala!!! Enter the Scala!!!

    Inside Film 2024 16 mins

    Filmmakers Jane Giles and Ali Catterall discuss their documentary Scala!!!, revisiting the legendary and inspirational cinema venue and some of the most notorious films that screened there.

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    Easter Eggs Easter Eggs

    News 1967 2 mins Location: Birmingham

    John Swallow attempts to discover what people know about the tradition of eggs at Easter. Is it a Pagan or Christian religious symbol or is it just good for the food trade?

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    Welcome Spring Welcome Spring

    Amateur film 1952 9 mins Silent

    Spring comes to Scotland in the 1950s: feed playful lambs, pick a host of glorious daffodils, and harness your faithful horse to the plough in this lovely amateur colour film.

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    Easter Parade Easter Parade

    Amateur film 1966 4 mins Silent Location: Battersea Park

    All things bright and beautiful: flowers, floats, fire engines and the football World Cup burst into colour at the Easter festivities.

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    Back to the Community Back to the Community

    Documentary 1986 29 mins Location: Bolton

    Local authorities trial the Thatcher government’s new ‘care in the community’ initiative.

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    Harwich and Walton at Easter Harwich and Walton at Easter

    Home movie 1964 11 mins Silent Location: Harwich

    Clearly a family with sea legs, the Wing family from Essex visit Harwich and Walton at Easter time for idling and sailing. Home movie by accomplished amateur filmmaker Ron Wing.

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