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An "Abstract (psychedelic) animation with beeping SFXs. Technicolor flowers, drawings in silhouette and zany interpretations of the BP shield logo." - BP Video Library

Scots from overseas arriving at Prestwick airport on a BOAC aeroplane. The visitors are escorted from the airport by pipes and drums.

Detailing the careful construction of the Gloster stretcher/ladder, used for the safe transportation of patients.

A father murders his son's girlfriend.

A look at some of the events that took place as part of the 1954 Edinburgh Festival.

A short film focusing on the account of a coaching tour told by the driver, who attempts to try to create a happy atmosphere and cement friendships.

A 200-ton transformer is moved by road from Hayes, Middlesex, to Iver, Bucks. Behind the story of the journey there is another tale: the problems which had to be solved before the task could be undertaken. This background story is told by the voices of those responsible for the various aspects of the operation, until the transformer is placed within a 'bee's wing' of its intended position.

An animated short that summarizes the manufacture of steel and a humorous look at a world without it.

Short film documenting children's street games and songs in 1950s Edinburgh.

Part two in a three part documentary series looking at how supersonic flight might be achieved in the future.

Documentary from British Transport Films

A BAFTA special award nominated documentary looking at the formation of the coalfields; explanation of the appearance of coal seams at different levels; modern methods of assessing and locating quality of new coal deposits. (Part of the "Coal-mining as a Craft" series)

This short unedited film largely documents travel, tourist attractions some of the people encountered during Sir Clarmont Skrine’s time in the region. Highlights within the footage are the spectacular mountainous scenery to be found in Iran, Tomb of Cyrus, Persepolis, the shrine of Imam Reza, Imam Square, Chehel Sotoun, Shah Mosque, Tehran Bazaar, Ctesiphon, the Tomb of Darius and the Blue Mosque.

The Cotswolds are the largest areas of Britain, stretching over a hundred miles from Chipping Camden to the city of Bath.

The final short in the Secrets of Life series.

A BFI-produced documentary about documentary filmmaker John Grierson speaking about documentary.

A Saturday matinee cine-magazine for the boys and girls' cinema clubs. Sections include, Look Out!, Making Iron in Africa, Great Danes, and Wild West in Britain.

A study of games played by London schoolchildren in the streets and playgrounds. The games range from the traditional to the contemporary.

Driving safe public information film

Mrs Ellen Edwards, who lives in the country near Wokingham in Cumberland, has a busy day as the local postwoman. She is also a busy housewife and mother and has to do the daily chores without the aid of electric or gas appliances. At the end of her day she enjoys nothing better than relaxing with her family and a mug of Bournvita. Part of an exceptional series of cinema commercials featuring working women and a campaign that used real names and addresses too!

A 20 minute amateur 16mm cine film from 1959 about floral colour in Haringey. It’s as interesting for the people, buildings and vehicles as it for the abundance of flowers. The film includes Crouch End, Muswell Hill and Hornsey Village, and has been digitised by London Screen Archives. Visual evidence suggests that it was filmed into the 1960s, despite it's dating.

A BAFTA award nominated documentary about five-times world champion Juan Manuel Fangio who retired from motor racing in 1958.

The extension of the electrification of the Southend line from Shenfield to Southend. The last steam train leaves Liverpool Street and makes its way for a new stage in the modernisation plan for British Railways. How it was done and the men who did it.

“A survey of the scientific discoveries which have made it possible to utilize unexploited resources, and so reduce dependence on imports.” - NFA Catalogue.

A look at the fascinating water events that take place on a Solent Saturday; the Solent being an important recreational area for water sports, particularly yachting.

Two farming brothers take a chance on a sick cow and send cattle that have been in contact with it to market.

The 148th issue of the long running industry cinemagazine, featuring the articles: 'The Art of Mining', 'Speaking Through Coal', 'Mounted Minors' and 'Record Pit'.

A film by Max Zihlmann and Warner Borregaard

Wintry snowfall in a factory yard contrasts with the furnaces burning within. This film follows the eye of the firm's accountant as he traces waste and excess about the works. The concerns for fuel efficiency and reducing pollution are all about economy, even when the narration talks of coal heating up the atmosphere. Among the wastrels are the workers, who are shooed away from a warming stove.

A coaching journal film sponsored by Grey Cars.

A devilish, surreal nightmare of bisexual lust.

Part of BFI collection "Portrait of a People."

A short newsreel feature reporting on the stricken freighter "Flying Enterprise" in the Atlantic some 250 miles off the coast of Ireland.

A day in the life of a Post Office counter clerk showing the complexities of his duties and the problems that arise.

The minutiae of daily life on Edinburgh's Rose Street in the fifties is presented in this impressionistic documentary piece.

A brief feature on the short SA-4 aircraft on the ground and in the air.

Repairing a break in the Atlantic cable system.

An industrial epic plays out in steelmaking South Wales.

One man demonstrates the wrong way of doing domestic chores. With Mr. Pastry.

1958 Shell trade test film following the progress of the 1958 Alpine Cup rally across southern Europe. First showing: 22nd October 1959 (Experimental BBC London Local Tests). Final showing: 7th November 1968.

Rowing on the estuary, driving onto the beach for a quick dash into the waves and making friends with the local felines - this wonderful record of a family seaside holiday in Borth-y-Gest, near Porthmadog on the edge of Snowdonia, has it all. Shot by prolific amateur filmmaker Harold Street, the abrupt ending and the placement of an end title card in the middle suggests this isn't his finished version - but the film nonetheless shows off a cinematic eye for framing and a sophisticated sense of narrative.

An argument for nationalisation under the 1948 Transport Act, not just of railways but of roads and waterways as well.

Thornton Heath shop of mechanical figures; trip up the Clyde; make and mend class at boys' school; Canadian Square Dance.

Miniature railways, out-of-the-way single track lines and some of the great loco motives in use in Switzerland and Norway.

As the Modernisation Scheme for British Railways enters its sixth year, its effects become increasingly apparant in every aspect of railway work throughout the regions: in track improvements, in electrification and signalling; in new depots, marshalling yards and stations. It is these visible signs of progress that the camera examines as the commentary interprets their greater significance for the future.

A documentary featuring the Avro "Vulcan" jet aircraft on the ground and in flight.

A short film profiling the area of Sutherland in northern Scotland.

A Saturday matinee cine-magazine for the boys and girls' cinema clubs. Sections include, Percussion Band of the London Fields Primary School, Model Decoration, Warm Waters, and Standstill Speed.

Filmed shortly after World War II," The Silent Order" records the lives of Trappist monks living inside the 12th-century Monastery of the Holy Cross, Roscrea, County Tipperary, as they quietly go about their business as farmers, scholars, artists, and writers—evoking 10 centuries of a shifting social, political, and religious landscape in the heart of Ireland.

A teaching film about the human skeleton with animated medical illustrations as well as an actual skeleton with commentary. A man, naked to the waist, also demonstrates the relevant anatomy. X-ray cineradiography illustrates the movement of the arm.

The story of a toy wooden boat as it journeys down the Water of Leith from source to the docks at Leith. Various riverside activities and locations en route are highlighted, such as shepherding, mills, weaving, rugby at Murrayfield, Dean Village, the artist Henry Raeburn Dobson and Leith Docks.

The 84th issue of the long running industry cinemagazine. Includes the articles: 'At Home', 'Tamworth Gala', 'Cut & Carry' and 'Balletomines'.