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British nudist feature.

A look at post-war fairs, exploring their popularity, and diversity of entertainment.

A look at Sir Francis Chichester and Sir Alec Rose who show what it means to sail around the world single-handed and the ten men who then set out to prove it can be done without stopping at all.

Maud has two men in her life - George and Errol. In an effort to decide which boyfriend to keep, she visits a clairvoyant who tells her that her ideal partner may, in fact, be a third person she has yet to meet. Recorded in a single studio, with minimalist sets.

A look at Hitler's 'Eagle's Nest' in the Bavarian Alps; a construction which survived World War II, that has now become a popular tourist attraction.

A look at some of the events taking place at the Edinburgh Festival.

A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at the international co-operation involved in developing 1,500 miles of the Mekong river.

A few hours in the lives of the pupils at a contemporary Secondary Modern school in Hertfordshire, England.

A variety-style show designed around Frankie Howerd, featuring musical guests, comedic monologues, and his characteristic interaction with the audience, promising a "star-studded" feel despite his ironic complaints about the lineup.

Two couples let tensions build between them in this 'Wednesday Play'.

Aspects of a London day, including prostitutes on street corners, a striptease show and the 2i's Coffee Bar.

A visit to the outdoor festival at Cleethorpes which hosts twelve top jazz bands.

A glimpse at Britain's colourful confectionery industry.

A look at the huge new liners being built, the life of cargo carrying ships and the exciting future of air freight.

A look at the lighthouses and lightships around Britain's coast.

A look at the dredging of the River Thames so the new big ships can sail along.

The Ghost of Monk's Island Part Six Captured

A look at the unlikely buildings that have been made into homes, with a glimpse of a house built like a child's construction set.

A look at what students get up to during their three-month summer holidays.

Exploring the world of student's rags in Manchester, Hull, Sheffield, and Leeds.

The construction of the hidden conduit for North Sea gas lurking under the picturesque Norfolk fenland.

A look at the British country market, including cattle markets and the problems they face.

A soldier faces a court-martial for killing his friend.

A look at how the headquarters of NATO was moved out of France and re-established in Belgium.

A hand-held camera zooms in and out as it films the objects in a room. The same sequence is presented twice. "In Room, [Gidal] makes deliberate use of the complete repetition of a whole film [...]. The camera's movement is slow and in close up on the objects it passes, causing the viewer to mentally search ahead of its motion, particulary in the repeat". Malcolm Le Grice, Abstract Film and Beyond, 1977

Gavin, Jean and Peter meet Danny the Dragon, an unintentional visitor from outer space. Danny and the children encounter many adventures before Danny finally manages to return to his own planet.

Breakout is an unfinished film and, unusually for Keen, contains a loose narrative. It presents the story of a young man hounded by a large pink Pontiac Continental.

Experts prove that safety on a motorcycle stems from control of the machines. The Royal Corp Signals demonstrate this.

A look at the training as a parachutist; from joining the school run by the Royal Air Force at Abingdon, to the first time ever jumping out of an aircraft with fifty-nine other soldiers.

A tour of popular holiday destinations in Scotland.

A camera-object travelling through landscape records images of static objects/textures apparently moving, all at variable rates, depth cues constantly changing, the illusion problematic doubled, and representation confounded as projection produces the opposite - a travelling landscape. This was my first film and, as with later films and video work, in some way parallels issues I had been working through in my sculpture'. DH.

A look at the world of one of Britain's most respected establishments: the seaside landlady.

A 22 minute Warholian two-screen silent film featuring Syd Barrett along with other friends of Kevin Whitney.

A new look at roofing and how traditional roofing crafts are being continued but with a difference.

A look at the River Thames, its past and present, from source to the sea. An examination of what has been done and is being done to modernize port services and to keep traffic moving—from holiday pleasure seekers to bustling commerce.

A celebration of the welcome, the fun and the colour awaiting visitors at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod.

A detailed look at Britain's Vulcan delta wing bomber, including the training of a new crew and unique footage of three of the early Vulcan bombers flying in formation.

Various different holiday locations ar joined together through the pleasures of ice cream in The Mutt & Jeff Icecream Sundae, while in Mothman the strange title character crawls through roof-top windows and we see footage of a funfair. These two films have many similarities with the other Keen diary movies but have always been shown in this pairing, and under this title.

A look at the arguments for and against building bypasses, and their effects on small towns and villages.

A new piazza proposed for Leicester market is met by public opposition. This is a city described by one local historian as unromantic, so what do the developers expect?

Interview with Jacques Tati on the set of his 1967 film "PlayTime". Produced for the British television program "Tempo International".

A look at what Scotland offers to tourists.

A look at various sporting events in Scotland.

A musical celebration of British innovations within a typical home. Part of BFI collection "Design for Today."

The film version of Dr. Richard Beeching's plan for the re-shaping of British Railways, showing some of the problems involved, the research necessary, and the answers that were produced.

First transmitted in 1967, young couples talk openly about the difference children have made to their marriages and themselves in an age where women's and men's roles are still defined by tradition and society.

Unbeknownst to the Spencer Davis Group, their manager is upper class, grew up in a haunted manor, and is called Algernon. When they visit his home, they find out that the family is broke, they don't have the money to pay the servants, and their home is going to ruin. Spencer suggests that they advertise the home (and the ghost) and charge admission.

An atmospheric tribute to the genius of Welsh poet and dramatist Dylan Thomas, using many of the windswept locations where Thomas himself grew up and found his inspiration. The film is hosted/presented by Richard Burton, Thomas's friend, who narrates the story and appears from time to time amidst the Welsh landscape. Burton had already appeared in Douglas Cleverdon's acclaimed BBC radio dramatization of Thomas's 'play for voices' Under Milk Wood in the 1950s and, in the early Seventies, would appear in director Andrew Sinclair's film version as First Voice. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation and National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales in 2000.

Subtitled 'Portrait of a Soviet Composer', this is the second of Ken Russell's composer biopics.

Trucks, barrows and even stretchers are now using hover power. This film further explores hovercraft and how it has developed since its introduction in 1959.

When three year old Willy wanders away from home he falls among thieves. They are forced to kidnap him. The police ask Dickie, his elder brother and his friend, Johnny to help in the search. Johnny's friends all join in and meet with varied adventures. The children find Willy in a disused warehouse but cannot rescue him. Three more are caught by the gang who lock them in with the now unconscious gang leader and escape with the jewels. The police, alerted by the children, capture the gang, recover the jewels and finally rescue the children, including Willy

Exploring the modern Roman invasion of coffee bars, leather goods and Italian immigrants in London.

A cat burglar hides from the law by posing as a display mannequin in a lingerie shop.

One minute a girl is out on the road, and the next she is waking up in a strange room with a boy she does not know and a day has passed.

A look into the world of muscle men in the army, wrestling and weightlifting.

Documentary about the Scottish National Institution for the War Blinded

A look into the developing hotel industry and the problems that it has to face.

A young man seeks the woman he has fallen in love with at an isolated old house, and comes into conflict with her neurotic brother.

A look at the services of NAAFI as they continue to supply the armed forces around the world.

A look at the women of the WRAF.