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Cycling proficiency for children and the dangers of cyclists turning right are communicated by means of simple 2D cel animation, a necessarily cost effective technique given that production budgets for television 'fillers' were always on the modest side.
Part of BFI collection "Portrait of a People."
Story of a letter written by a Welsh boy to a friend in Australia.
How high-tenacity rayon cord enables rubber tyres to withstand the stresses that arise on a modern car.
A look at the invention of the hovercraft and its first cross English Channel crossing.
Operation of the Airways Plan by means of which all traffic in air over Britain is controlled and directed for the ground.
Examines the aims and achievements of the Marshall Plan in Great Britain. Looks at British agriculture, industry, the rise in employment and the growth in goods for export. Also examines how Marshall aid has helped to build new homes, schools and hospitals, to provide raw material for industry, and contribute to Britain's food supply.
London Transport's railways carry about two million passengers every day. To run the stations and the trains, to operate the signals and issue the tickets, to do all the many jobs on which the railways depend, it is necessary to have efficient, highly trained staff. This film shows the instruction of London Transport's railway staff at the Railway Training Centre at Lambeth. The final episode follows a man through his course until he passes out as a Tube motorman.
Tells the story of four British Road Services drivers who lived and worked together for two years.
A look at going to the races at on Derby Day at Epsom Downs.
28 minute long short film by Enrico Cocozza from 1950.
This amateur colour film includes the ancient stone tower of Kavus at Gorgon and the Grand Hotel at Ramsar on the Caspian Sea, routes through the Alborz or Elburz mountains and Mount Damavand, the highest peak. The film includes expeditionary treks using horses, camels and mules, along with aerial coverage of the valleys beneath the Elburz mountains taken from ‘Stinky Wings’; a light aircraft.
Features Paignton and its environs; visit to the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth; the Torbay district. Devon; Paignton, Totnes, Brixham, Dartmouth; a cruise along the River Dart; a look at Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth
A look at the two faces of Berlin, separated by the Berlin Wall, and how they are very different.
Glasgow’s Countryside Club visits the North Norfolk Coast, taking in sights along the still-to-be-established National Trail Path. In this clip the group journeys from Morston Quay to explore Blakeney National Nature Reserve.
A look into the trial tunnel beneath the English Channel and a look at all the scientific research necessary for its undertaking.
A British Transport Film.
Red double-decker buses are one of the main features of the streets of London, but to the citizens of continental Europe, accustomed to single-deckers, London's R T buses are Leviathans. It was as an appropriate symbol of Britain that London Transport sent two of its newest buses to accompany the Made In England Exhibition which toured Switzerland, Germany, Denmark and Sweden. The film follows the buses through Zürich, Heidelberg, Hamburg, Copenhagen and Malmö, and shows some of the incidents which the London drivers will remember from their crowded goodwill tour.
This film shows us a world of wildlife and flowers and scenic beauty within easy reach of London - where people can enjoy yachting on the Thames, or archery at Sevenoaks; riding in Knole Park, or morris-dancing at Westerham; walking over the hills near Newlands Corner, or cricket on the green at Cookham; where they can admire a wealth of historic buildings both large and small - Windsor Castle, Canterbury Cathedral, Farnham Keep, the Dickens' houses at Rochester, the Roman ruins at Verulamium; or they can just sit in the sun while the children play.
Amateur film promoting Portrush in Northern Ireland as a holiday destination.
A young bride-to-be models a modish nylon nightie before a voyeuristic camera in this silent 1950s striptease film.
A short documentary charting the construction of the BBC Crystal Palace Television Tower.
A film about a mysterious new boy who, in the course of a single day, rids his school of its bullying, gambling, laboratory explosions and abysmal cricketing record - then disappears.
Pit sinkers prepare the coal mines of tomorrow. An account of shaft sinking techniques.
Life in the Mull of Kintyre, Scotland.
Wembley Stadium, London. Warrington beat Widnes 19-0 in Rugby League Cup Final.
An Italian working in England has to decide whether he should return home after the death of his father, or relocate his wife and child and make a home in England.
A promotional film produced by The Charter Film Group to celebrate the 750th anniversary of the granting of a Charter to Hartlepool by King John in 1201. The film documents services provided by Hartlepool Council such as housing, emergency services, transport, and leisure facilities. Footage includes material on the local industries shipbuilding, fishing and magnesium production in the Hartlepool area.
A short documentary feature demonstrating the Blackburn Beverley aircraft on the ground and in flight.
A BAFTA award nominated documentary depicting the history of motor racing between 1902 and 1914.
A Royal Life: Mary of Teck, Queen & Mother
The perils of Britain's roads are seen in this chilling 1951 film as the carelessness of Johnny, Fred and Mary results in disaster and death.
A documentary featuring mid-century design. Includes footage of many products, plus some architecture.
The Winning Post Hotel in the mining village of Thorne, Yorkshire holds a fancy dress ball for locals. This short provides an overview of the ball, its activities and participants as they cook sausages over a pit fire, sing and show off their fancy dress costumes. The prize for best costume – a year’s free service at a local barbers!
Directed by Thomas Stobart.
Children's' serial in 10 episodes. The adventures of three London children with a gang of crooks.
Magazine film for children showing Dan Maskell giving tennis tips; a model railway at Cirecester; a collection of money-boxes; and, a family which publishes its own newspaper in the form of a typed sheet distributed to friends and relations.
The land marks of the River Thames; six-year old girls special house where she entertains her friends; girl who draws animals at the zoo; learning judo.
Open air PT class at East Grinstead school; 15 yr. old demonstrates diving; local museum in Devon; London Fire Brigade display.
Film making by children in a primary school; caring for dogs; hints on running and hurdling; children's donkey race.
Schoolgirl miming in Indonesia; Godfrey Evans shows wicket keeping to boys; children in York; making bagpipes.
Whitsun, the Pentecost weekend, puts millions of Europeans on the road for a brief vacation in the spring air. The film contrasts the way West Europeans are free to choose how to spend their time with the lock-step celebration of the World Youth Congress in East Berlin. The Marshall Plan film unit produced few films of an outright anti-Communist nature, but this is one of them, a witty piece of propaganda.
Amateur sport events in Holyrood Park and a ceremony in which the Queen lights a torch for an athletic event.
Travelogue for British audiences. Held by the Baim Collection.
A look into different styles of dancing and how they have changed.
A short amateur comedy film about a car breakdown in the countryside and an ensuing romance.
A British Transport Film.
Sir Brian Robertson addresses the staff of British rail on the subject of the rationalisation and modernisation of the railways as set out in a new paper outlining the changes to take place in the period 1959-1963.
A look at the work of the Forestry Commission in Scotland.