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Cartoon about a lady lecturer who gives the audience a lecture on art and is wooed by a romantic gentleman.

England is eighteen hours behind you and the Leda is in sight of Bergen. Your shipboard reverie is about to become reality. The fjords, glaciers and waterfalls, with the lovely melodies of Edward Grieg to reflect the changing moods of western Norway. Produced by British Transport Films in association with the Bergen Steamship Company.

Beneath our feet is a little-seen world. This film reveals the labyrinth of London's sewers, an Aladdin's cave of silver, and the GPO's unique tube railway.

Exploration of the Slimbridge Wild Fowl Trust in Gloucestershire, England, which boasts the largest collection of living wild fowl in the world.

A look at the vehicle designed to assist war-time invasion called DUKWS or duck and other amphibious military craft.

A look at the new Hawker Siddeley Kestrel jet, that can take off like a helicopter.

On a summer's day, a group of children improvise a circus at an abandoned farm in Suffolk.

Promotional film, narrated by actor Donald Houston, about Wales, where the hard-fought battles of the past have deposited tourist-attracting remains for the present (e.g. castles) and where opportunities for modern-day leisure pursuits are provided by the geography of the country.

A look at archaeology and ways to preserve history.

A glimpse of the UK fashion industry and its export plans.

A look at the activities of the Salvation Army and how it has adjusted to the different needs of modern society.

Alsace-Lorraine is well known as a winegrowing region and the film takes an interesting look at the vineyards and at some of the less well-known but equally interesting sights in the locality.

A look cinema and its evolution regarding comfort and the different types of films that drew audiences in during the 1950's.

A look at the methane gas ships that come to the UK from the Sahara Desert.

A look at the wide range of jobs engineers undertake. This film celebrates their vital work, as more and more engineers are needed to keep pace with developing industry.

A look at the plans to make the Isle Of Man a tourist attraction once more.

An FBI man and an English girl solve a mystery surrounding the loss of an airliner.

The film is set in the early 18th Century and involves smugglers and preventative officers. The on-shore leaders of the smugglers are a rascally lawyer and his wife who organise regular 'runs' of contraband. Richard Merivale, a wealthy young boy, whose parents are believed to have been lost at sea comes to live with them. By his efforts and with help of local children who endure many exciting adventures, the gang are brought to justice and Richard is reunited with the father.

An engaged couples pre-marital bliss is shattered by the future bride’s domineering mother.

Providing a fascinating look behind the scenes at Madame Tussauds wax museum, featuring Sir Stirling Moss submitting to being measured for his wax work.

Ascension Island is home to many families, who sometimes work there for up to two years.

2-6 March 1961 saw the Queen and Prince Philip make their first and only state visit to Iran. Their host was Mohammed Reza Pahlavi (1919-80), the Shah of Iran, who had already made an official visit to Britain in 1959.

A look at the British overseas territory, one that has served as a British outpost since 1704, as it transforms into a holiday destination.

Comic survey of methods of undressing through the ages, from Victorian modesty to modern strip clubs.

Peter and Jerry meet on a park bench in New York City's Central Park. Peter is a wealthy publishing executive with a wife, two daughters, two cats, and two parakeets. Jerry is an isolated and disheartened man, desperate to have a meaningful conversation with another human being. He intrudes on Peter's peaceful state by interrogating him and forcing him to listen to stories about his life and the reason behind his visit to the zoo.

A look at piped music, with a focus on how it is produced and networked.

A gang of criminals plan to use a marriage agency that they won during a card game, to arrange a lucrative marriage for one of their number.

A look at how Malta has sought new methods of generating income after the demise of the great naval dockyard. Also, a look at the future of the island before its independence day in 1965.

Study of the present state of bookmakers in England, their possible future, and competition represented by the tote.

A look at the importance of the helicopter and its uses, both civil and military, but also its failure to become a passenger carrier.

Peggy Lee hosts an all-star cast and sings a number of her signature songs.

In the 19th century a group of children is mixed up in local smuggling thinking it is just an exciting game. But they find out how serious it is and help to round up the villains.

A BAFTA award winning documentary focussing on how drivers are trained to drive new electric trains in the UK.

A look at the distribution of pictures and film that are used in newspapers, magazines and news bulletins.

A guide to interior home decoration overloaded with facts and figures, with an insight into paper, manufacture and wallpaper design.

Albert lives with his Grandma, who he thinks is cramping his style. However an incident reveals to him that he is as much dependent on her as she is of him.

A pair of irreverent shorts. In "Masks," a sad man hides behind a happy mask. In "Happenings," a bored man stands around waiting for something to happen.

A look at the world of scampi, which increased in popularity during the 1960s.

Captures the work of completely modernising and remodelling the track and signal approaches to Paddington Station in five weeks, showing the important co-ordination, planning and interdepartmental co-operation.

There have been railways in this country for over three hundred years. In the nineteenth century, railways spread across Britain and changed the geography, history, economy, and the life of a nation, but already there existed primitive railways for moving coal and other minerals from the pits and quarries to navigable water and roads. This film scans the present and the past to show those economic principles governing the early railways have been rediscovered as a basis for modern freight trains.

Newly wed couple Gay and Pel Butterworth are forced to take in some strange paying guests when their inheritance proves troublesome, but all is not as straight forward as it seems, when they discover they may have to divorce to get their hands on half the money...

BAFTA-nominated documentary exploring the British defence industry's use of chemical weapons.

Bisthorpe moves into a flat where a host of bizarre events occur: hands come through walls, light bulbs explode, furniture talks, he turns into a table-top model in an advertising agency, etc. Finally, it's revealed that the new flat is, in fact, a room in a psychiatric asylum.

The eternal triangle can change shape but always has three sides.

Jonathan Miller visits the Regent's Park Zoo and gives his personal opinions on the animals and their enclosures.

A look at the people who prepare salvaged steel to be re-used, also with a glimpse at the steel foundries which melt it all down again.

A young postman, who fronts a pop group, dreams of being bigger than The Beatles. They record a demo tape, but things seem to be going pear shaped when he loses the tape. There is also his father to contend with who thinks he's wasting his time with all that pop music nonsense.

Animated satire on political speech making - despite an increasingly desperate call to intervene on poverty, two politicians spend all their time on party politics and disagreements.

First transmitted in 1968, Black, Coloured and Asian South Africans are interviewed in this eye-opening documentary about their views on apartheid. Included with the many dissenting views on apartheid are opinions on why different racial groups should live separately. Film footage that often shows the shocking racial exploitation allowed by apartheid accompanies the interviews. This documentary shows a protest by Church leaders against the Group Areas Act and features an interview with Desmond Tutu.

A scrap dealer is making a profit out of wrecked cars, but trouble starts when one of his men demands more money.

A look at the hidden exports of the city of London and all the different Investments that are made.

A look into an examination of the education system in Great Britain and the Commonwealth.

Members of a school expedition in Tunisia become accidentally involved in industrial espionage.

Released as the accompanying short to The Beatles film, 'A Hard Day's Night', on its original theatrical run, this film takes a look at the arts of juggling acrobatics and spinning plates.

Sailing too far from shore, the Robinson children are marooned on a deserted Island. Their fight for survival is hampered by mysterious events, and the even more mysterious 'Ghost of Monk's Island'.

A look at ten-pin bowling and the popularity amongst women.

One Windmill girl tells the tragic history of another who took to drink and, finally, killed herself after working in strip clubs.

Newly graduated defense attorney David Kyle (Vincent Ball) is stymied by his first case: to represent youthful criminal Jimmy Fuller (Brian Smith), who refuses to explain his involvement in the murder of the revered Diana White (Angela Douglas), a probation officer seemingly devoted to her work. As he investigates, David learns that Diana's partners may not be as respectable as they appear and that Jimmy's girlfriend is in grave danger from them. [Netflix]

A look at the importance of surveying the world's seas and oceans.

This satirical animated short by the renowned Halas & Batchelor Studio asks the big Question. Can the meaning of life be found in religion or science? Patriotism or war? Money or self-discovery? Or none of the above?