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Children's film serial in 6 parts. Jane witnesses a bullion robbery but does not realise at first that one of the robbers is an old friend of hers whom she likes and trusts. 1. Highway robbery. 2. Mystery at the forge. 3. Night prowler. 4. Mysterious stranger. 5. All at sea. 6. Catch as catch can.
In a small Japanese town, Ko-Ko is appointed to the unenviable position of executioner. Knowing he must successfully perform before the appearance of the Mikado in a month's time, Ko-Ko finds a suitable victim in Nanki-Poo, who is distraught over his unrequited love for the maiden Yum-Yum. Nanki-Poo agrees to sacrifice his life if he is allowed to spend his remaining days with Yum-Yum, who is betrothed to Ko-Ko.
A bomb is placed in a maternity home.
The work of warden David Saunders and his family on the island of Skomer, one of Britain's many wildlife havens.
An exciting look at some of the girls of the WRAF who trekked into the jungle, and who also took part in a jungle survival exercise, parachute jumps, and sub aqua diving.
A man enters a house full of clocks and stars to talk to them.
A young couple go on a hitch-hiking tour of Europe.
A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at the original identification and subsequent uses of oxygen.
The story of a race against time to rescue a boy trapped with a German time bomb.
A short film documenting what was referred to as "The International Poetry Incarnation". It was billed as Great Britain's first full-scale "happening", with the world's leading Beat poets together under one roof at the Royal Albert Hall on June 11, 1965, for an evening of near-hallucinatory revelry. It came to be seen as one of the cultural high points of the Swinging Sixties.
A look at how the aircraft carrier is now the central part of naval operations, with an appearance of the carrier HMS Hermes on exercise.
The introspective, existential Sixties distilled into just eight minutes; modish young men look brooding and beautiful as they inwardly reflect on their lives, and punt down an autumnal River Cam.
Jazz musician Acker Bilk and his band play four music sets in different studio sets. A musical treat that is as exciting to look at as it is delightful to hear.
A compelling look at the ceremony of the installation of Sir Robert Menzie as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports.
"This film was part of my thesis presentation at Chelsea College of Art in 1969. It expresses my interest in the human form and how two human forms can come together in various ways. My morphology teacher was also a dancer and he is the one in black moving with the white me in the cube. The film also includes photos I took, a number with multiple exposures, and drawings I did from the photos and from the work of Eadweard Muybridge, whose studies in motion inspired me." - Penny Slinger
When the Gang decide to be helpful, something is bound to go wrong. They borrow a ladder unknowingly from a decorator, who attempts to climb out of the window, not realising that his ladder has gone!
The story of Jimmy, who conscientiously takes the National Cycling Proficiency Scheme test, and Leslie, who suffers a series of mishaps through his own negligence.
A deliberately non-synchronous film, shot in 8mm with the sound on tape. Piero Heliczer reads his poem "The Autumn Feast," and the visuals interact with, but does not literally represent, what is read.
A look at the life of the famous Scottish writer, commemorating the bicentenary of his birth.
A look at the history of the 11th Hussars, a regiment that celebrated its 250th anniversary in 1965.
An east London youth drama group improvises scenes based upon their everyday life under the tutelage of Joan Littlewood.
In 1960, Ken Russell visited Bedlington Colliery, Northumberland to make one of his first documentary films, following life in the mining community.
The work of Britain's traffic wardens, through the eyes of one of them. Apart of "Look at Life" documentary films of which over 500 were produced between 1959 and 1969 by the Special Features Division of the Rank Organisation for screening in their Odeon and Gaumont cinemas. The films always preceded the main feature film that was being shown in the cinema that week.
The Ghost of Monk's Island Part One Unhappy Birthday
An extraordinarily beautiful and simple science film about the history of biological ideas that shows how they expanded as technology improved. Filmed in museums and in the Cambridge University labs where Whitehead had been a student, THE PERCEPTION OF LIFE was filmed through microscopes used by scientists from the 17th to the 20th centuries, including the electron microscope in the MRC unit where Francis Crick and James Watson discovered the structure of DNA.
The production of sheet steel at the Ravenscraig and Gartcosh Works of Colvilles Ltd. Lanarkshire. Ravenscraig steel works produced steel in many forms - to make cars and desks, bridges and ships for worldwide markets.
Travelogue showing the places and people of Scotland.
A look into the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS), sixteen years after the Second World War, showing the full range of duties carried out.
A trip to Denmark to look at the Danish way of life.
This film was made by punching circular holes into fully opaque film stock and laying discs of colour film into some of the punched holes. Only the original copy of this film exists – it cannot be printed and is therefore projected only on rare occasions. As with other Le Grice films from the late 1960s, Spot the Microdot is marked by a radical rejection of ‘illusionism’, choosing to focus instead on the material properties of the film medium itself.
A look at the efforts being made to prevent Venice from sinking into the mud.
Glorious colour footage of the famous Lambeth college.
A young couple celebrate their wedding anniversary with a night on the town.
A film exploring the buried wealth beneath the soil of Cornwall, from its famous tin mines to the flourishing industries built on granite, stone and china clay.
This early quick-fire cut-up animation melds machine gunfire with scratched film. The soundtrack was made by Keen in 2007 with a wasp synthesizer and a shortwave radio.
A look into the lives of fishermen and the background of the trawler industry.
A glimpse into the practices of Scotland Yard's Murder Squad as they go about their job.
The story of the attempted kidnapping of the son of a visiting African potentate.
We take to the air in planes and helicopters with a look at the increasing number in Britain's airspace; including a glimpse of the businessmen, jockeys, and models taking off.
A look into the appeal of the four hundred castles halls and mansions in Britain that are open to the public.
Children decide to keep the local newspaper running while their father is ill.
Training film for Birds Eye salesgirls.
The conflict between the running of an efficient bus service and the increasing motor car traffic in Britain's towns. Describes the traffic problem and some of the measures taken to help overcome it from the point of view of different members of the community; the ways in which the planning of new towns and the rebuilding of town centres can take into account the needs of all road users, and the particular contribution the bus can make as the best user of road space per passenger carried.
This a story of a violinist, pianist and cellist as they perform from place-to-place, under very unusual conditions. Every time they play, they remind someone of a lost love, so they are hired immediately hired by nightclub owners, ship captains and even a pirate... wherever circumstances take them.
Children's film serial in 6 parts. Jane witnesses a bullion robbery but does not realise at first that one of the robbers is an old friend of hers whom she likes and trusts. 1. Highway robbery. 2. Mystery at the forge. 3. Night prowler. 4. Mysterious stranger. 5. All at sea. 6. Catch as catch can.
A short film promoting the joys of Torquay.
Look at life in an estate of tower blocks in Bristol where the city council have built over a hundred in recent years.
The 1964 Royal Highland Show at Ingliston, Scotland.
A unique look at silver and the extraordinary jobs it is used for today.
A look at the compulsory quarantine dogs and cats taken into Great Britain must go through in order to stop rabies being brought into the country.
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
A look at the production of the HIllman Imp car in Linwood, Scotland.
A bashful bank clerk who fancies himself a scientist discovers a method to make gold, which arouses the greed of unscrupulous businessmen, forcing him to overcome his nerves and rescue his girlfriend who has been kidnapped to force him to sell.
A British Transport Film, in German!
A day to remember - celebration and consecration in Liverpool.
Vintage vehicles on parade in this amateur film record of the longest-running motor event in the world.
What happens when an attractive girl from Paris arrives in a sleepy riverside village.
Two years before the Sexual Offences Act decriminalised homosexuality, a young gay couple's relationship is put to the test as they make a journey during which they must refrain from public demonstrations of affection. Daring and poetic, An experimental drama which explores a gay man's fears about his sexuality and physical attraction to another man. Dream A40 was the second film by Jamaican actor-director Lloyd Reckord.
Experimental short featuring motorbikes and animation. This is the second version of Jeff Keen's first film; that film became too worn.
Exploring the world of lighting, including a glimpse of the famous Blackpool Illuminations.