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The poet John Betjeman journeys from Marble Arch to Edgeware, reciting specially-written poems and pointing out areas of interest.

Part of BFI's "National Coal Board Collection".

A look at a typical Sunday in England and various changes being considered by Lord Crathorne's Committee and the Lord's Day Observance Society.

A young lad attempts to climb Eagle Rock by himself and learns the hard way that sometimes teamwork is the best way to do things.

Exploring the effect of soot on our lives, especially on the erosion of buildings.

The first half of Ann Wolff's BFI-funded short sees the eponymous captain (played by O'Connor) enacting the bizarre actions of the verse, chewing his beard, bouncing through a window and "frowning at a passing ceiling". In the second half, a curious interplay involving a carrot unfolds at a railway station.

A promotional film for the Cambridge Animation Festival.

A waiting room, with eight chairs, a table with magazines on it, and a picture on the wall. Sitting on the eight chairs - eight men. One by one they go into the interview room. But not one ever comes out

A day in the life of insurance agent Mr Smith, who will die as a result of a road accident.

A year of farming across Scotland.

A look at the essential part of a port, tugboats, without which any big port would come to a standstill.

Speak is an 11-minute animated film that was known for its intense flicker/strobe effect when shown in London area psychedelic clubs.

A look at water in Scotland within the context of global water supply issues.

Images are rapidly cut to match the delivery of Margaret Robertson's voice-over.

Rita Landre plays a witch who casts spells to make anyone she wants disappear. She also makes her own clothes disappear.

A look at Heathrow Airport, with a focus on new airport developments in London, including Gatwick and Stansted.

A look at the sport of speedway racing, a sport which satisfies the modern thirst for speed. Also, with a look at how cross-country riding introduced a new hazard of man made obstacles

The disappointment of youthful love, as the gritty realism of the early 1960s stands in stark contrast with the fantasies of the later 1960s.

Hill plays a caterer who gets drunk on the job and proceeds to make a disaster of a middle class couple's dinner party.

A documentary feature that attempts to approach the meaning of Francis Bacon's vision of the human predicament, without using words, just solely through it's imaginative and emotional effect.

The British Royal Airforce's Red Arrows show off their skills.

The crazy almost-launch to BBC2, starring The Alberts alongside Ivor Cutler, commissioned in the wake of their rule-changing love comedy theatre show, ‘An Evening of British Rubbish’. It’s Rubbish, but by Jingo – it’s British Rubbish!

A look into the story of the male fashion world and how it is slowly moving toward gaiety and decoration.

In North East England men make a living collecting coal washed-up on beaches from underground seams.

A look at some of the laws you never even thought existed and their pitfalls.

Sensitive portrait of a boy with Down syndrome, and the small village that includes him.

Ricky and Maria, desperate for money, undertake an insurance fraud. After getting involved with a thug, it ends in tragedy.

Neptune, an automatic and electronically equipped track fault recorder; Tinsley marshalling yard; freight trains - cement, limestone, cars; Reading station and signal box; the laying of long welded rails; Toton diesel maintainance depot; new electrification multiple unit rolling stock for service from Euston, locomotive cab training simulator, Willesden control room; Cross-Channel - launching the SS Dover... are topics featured in this film.

A documentary record of the 1968 ballet by Frederick Ashton, performed by The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House.

Introducing the new electric services between the West Midlands, Stoke, London and the North-West. A service which started 6th March 1967 which is second to none in this country, and indeed of its type, second to none in the world. Bringing with it a number of new facilities for the passengers together with speed, frequency and electric reliability. Moving travellers across the country at 100 miles an hour much of the time.

A look into how police dogs and guide dogs for the blind are trained.

Film about the town of Penge featuring local personalities, housing, shopping, traffic and the Penge formation dancers.

A look at Britain's nursery schools.

A look at the story of the rope and its many uses in Great Britain during the 1960s.

A look at the 750 ships that pass through the five mile wide shipping channel every day.

The Alberts (Bruce Lacey, Tony Gray and his brother Dougie Gray) attempt to take off. There are two edits to this film, both with their distinct ending. The other version is edited by Bruce Lacey and is four minutes shorter.

Directed by Peter Gidal (1967)

The 257th issue of the long running industry cinemagazine. Features the article 'She', examining the part women play in mining and the role they could expect to play in British industry in the future.

A look at The Design Centre in Haymarket, London, that opened in 1956 by Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh to showcase and endorse contemporary design on a permanent basis.

An errant cricket ball causes mayhem as the gang try to recover it.

A fascinating look at canals and how they have been rediscovered by holidaymakers.

A look at the Ordnance Survey and the maps it has been producing for over two centuries.

Taking a look at how everything is being reduced in size in the compact age of the 1960s.

Animated short. A man runs and runs.

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

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

David Thompson’s wordless film from 1963 presents an unsettling montage of images from Bacon’s major mid-period works.

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 feud over rose-growing escalates to manic proportions when one neighbor acquires a fast-growing creeper.

From one flick of the mare’s tail came an unending stream of images out of which was crystallised the milky way.

A look at the increasing popularity of martial arts in the UK.

The London Motor Club members, with their families, took their cars by Motorail for a contest with the Torbay club, and the camera was there to record a victory for the home team.

A look at the livestock traffic passing through Heathrow Airport which are cared for by the RSPCA.

Lem Putt specializes in building outdoor lavatories.

Politically passionate and one of the first working class reporters at the BBC, Jack Ashley wanted to show the suffering caused by high unemployment in Hartlepool. With no work, no prospects, and little money, Ashley asked how the unemployed reacted to their situation in an increasingly affluent society.

A look at the world's toughest power-boat race, taking place off Britain's South Coast, from Cowes to Torquay.

A personal dispute between a union leader and a management leader causes chaos for workers at a troublesome tin mining company.

A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at music in Britain including soul, folk, pop, rock opera and brass bands.