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A look at the daily lives of the couple from "Sie heirateten in Gretna Green", who tied the knot in Gretna Green seven years ago: What has become of their plans and dreams?

About Kamchatka and its inhabitants.

Life in the Christian Orthodox nunnery of Lintula in Heinävesi.

The film documents, in a documentary style, the achievements of the industrial and agricultural sectors in the Łódź Province during the first two decades of the Polish People’s Republic.

A National Liberation Front film from 1965 featuring a statement by Nguyen Huu Tho addressed to the American public, intercut with illustrative footage.

The Mella stream floods and the families of Castelmella (Brescia) mobilize to quickly free the houses from water and mud.

The charm of the rationality of a great capital.

Attractive low-rent housing and new opportunities for business and industry came about as a result of clearing a ten-block slum area in the centre of Halifax.

A Shell Film Unit short observing Hong Kong’s “boat people”—families living and working on the harbor—framed as a day-to-day study of a floating community and its relationship to the city.

An intimate glimpse into the life and artistic process of artist, educator, and activist Corita Kent during her years at Immaculate Heart College and the Immaculate Heart of Mary order in Los Angeles. Filmed over a period of three years interweaves footage from Corita Kent’s daily life as a nun with documentation of her teaching activities and her work in the serigraphy studio at Immaculate Heart College.

Documentary about the excavation of Ancient Sardis.

A look at holiday camps in the UK and abroad.

A look at the dedicated research carried out behind the scenes of medicine and the onward march of surgery.

Short documentary about life at camp Westerbork, based on the diary of the journalist Philip Mechanicus, supplemented with images by Rudolf Breslauer. Comments from the historian Jacques Presser. Mechanicus' diary starts on Friday 28 May 1943 and ends on Monday 28 February 1944, five days before he is put on a transport to Auschwitz where he is murdered seven months later (12 October) by the Nazis.

Techniques for rapid drying and harvesting of grasses using various machines.

A look at English folk dancing, including the Hobby Horse Dance and the Furry Dance.

A look at Mittenwald in the Bavarian Alps, where violin making has been a traditional craft for 300 years.

A look at the Royal Air Force acrobatic team, which performs extraordinary manoeuvres in jets that are able to reach speeds of more than 700mph.

A look at the music of bells, from small hand bells to the great bell of Westminster.

Short documentary.

The ancient seaport city, now the capital of Estonia. The second part of the fil m is concerned with the modern aspects of the city.

A Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire is a 1961 Chinese documentary directed by Fu Ya and Huang Bao-Shan. As described by Erik Barnouw, it was assembled in Peking using footage from many sources in China and abroad to document the evolution of the People’s Republic of China. Another source notes that it looks back on 34 years of the People’s Liberation Army. The title comes from Mao Zedong’s famous quote: “A single spark can start a prairie fire,” symbolizing how small revolutionary actions can grow into a broad movement.

An insight into the interesting jobs police dogs do, and how they are trained.

Brings alive the life and times of thousands of years ago in ancient Israel. Depicts the beauty of the land which gave birth to three religions, the sites where heroic deeds took place, and the towering splendor of the ancient works Prod. Ray and Virginia Garner

Documentary captuing the occasion, fifty years after he was executed for treason, of the remains of Roger Casement being exhumed from a grave in Pentonville Prison and repatriated to Ireland with full military honours.

A look at garden centres, which are springing up all over the country to cater for gardeners.

Tips on driving in high-traffic areas.

Double Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Linus Pauling discusses his petition against nuclear testing and calls for an end to war.

YOUTH YEAR ZERO questions young people from all regions of Quebec about their aspirations, their perception of the Quiet Revolution and the progress accomplished by Quebec society.

Originally silent films from the 1920s, footage taken by Frank Gilbreth, particularly those used in his Motion Studies and Fatigue Studies research.

A film essay from the author's travels.

A look at American cities and landscapes, as well as footage of a French nudist island.

The working of the British electoral and party system as illustrated in the course of a General Election.

The Boganda Museum, museum of Central African art and popular traditions.

American Industrial Film about the evils of stealing from one's employer.

The film focuses on the struggle to stop the transportation of U.S. military fuel tanks and follows the young workers who are fighting together under the banner of anti-Vietnam war, anti-reorganization struggles, and stopping the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty.

Documentary by Murad Kurbanklychev.

Portrays the complete life cycle of the alligator and its important role in the ecology of the Everglades. 16mm

A documentary looking at the events on offer at the Royal Highland Show in Ingliston, Scotland.

Explores the research work on Antarctic plant and animals life by biological scientists living in the Antarctic. Stresses the studies with seals and penguins.

Documentary short about the construction of a subway tunnel in Berlin, using immersed tubes.

In 1959, Hans Bernhard Reichow published his book "Die autogerechte Stadt - Ein Weg aus dem Verkehrs-Chaos" (The car-friendly city - a way out of traffic chaos), in which he proposed a city oriented towards the needs of motorized private transport. This documentary discusses his idea.

Documentary film about Mika Waltari, Finnish author best known from the book Sinuhe the Egyptian.

This film details the process of the creation of leather and the crafting of moccasins.

Short documentary about the Cree community of Chipewyan Lake, Alberta, focusing on its trading post and efforts to continue traditional practices in the face of modernization.

Unissued / Unused material featuring various footage of Hong Kong Harbour and market and street scenes.

A look at the housing, amenities and industry of the Scottish new town of Livingston.

The history of a whisky distillery in South Queensferry, Scotland.