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Early lost film of Michael J Murphy.

Report No. 9 in a series of 13 topical films, covering: Euston; ships - Freightliner II, Antrim Princess; container handling Parkeston Quay; Merry-go-round coal trains; permanent way lining and tamping machine; off loading cable troughing; strengthening the Royal Albert Bridge; Old Course Hotel, St Andrew's; car bodies by train - factory to assembly line; Beckenham train control; speed up of West of England expresses.

An educational film about the weather.

A look at the world of auctions and auctioneers, with a glimpse at the various items sold and the different types of people drawn to the sale rooms.

The Look at Life cameras go abroad to see how Britain's goods and trade are being sold to other countries.

A young woman's encounter with a mysterious lover. This short film is an extra on the BFI Flipside DVD The Pleasure Girls.

Scenes of Meadowbank Stadium and Traquair House.

A short documentary looking at the vibrant traditional market in the Norfolk town of Acle.

A look at the rose, which has been England's national emblem for more than 400 years and an increasingly popular flower within millions of gardens. We also get to see the industrial manufacture of Rosehip syrup.

A look into the business of Christmas and the individuals who spend most of the year contributing to the festivities.

A look at the designing of shopping centres and the differences between old and new shopping streets.

The fight of one village and its miners against the closing of the pit that is their main source of livelihood.

A look at the work of Glasgow's Medical Officer of Health.

Colourful amateur film showing family outings around Lancashire and a trip to Southampton to meet travellers from America.

The boom of the clothing industry brought great work for female machinists. This film presents how new recruits were hired and then trained to use the sewing machine in the workshop, or in one example, how not to manage recruits.

Charts how London has grown in size and spread into the surrounding country. Written and narrated by architectural critic Reyner Banham, A City Crowned with Green describes the unique character of London as a capital city. Banham looks at the historical pattern of organic and decentralized growth, and the newer problems of urban sprawl and congestion. Is to too late to get back closer to the heart and make London a city crowned with green?

Presenting the world's greatest jazz singer, accompanied by The Johnnie Spence Orchestra and The Tommy Flanagan Trio.

A BAFTA award nominated language teaching film.

A BAFTA award nominated abridged documentary depicting the issues facing engineers delivering high speed flight. It was initially made in three parts in 1957.

Short documentary about industry and landmarks in the Midlands.

A picture of East Sutherland in 1966.

Keeping pace with rapidly developing social and industrial needs is the aim of modernisation on the North Eastern Region. The building of new marshalling yards, the improvement of passenger and freight facilities and the design of modern aids for speed and safety on the track are among the features shown.

Directed by Jeff Keen.

The penalties of taking conscious risks are emphasized in three stories of casualties. A heavy load slips, a slippery floor, alighting from a moving tractor. Third in series.

In a year in which World In Action won a BAFTA for Best Factual Series, this programme looks back at some of the top stories in the news during 1964.

A day in the life of London and the Home Counties in 1962, seen from the perspective of the use of London Transport facilities from buses and tubes to long distance coach routes, accompanied by extracts from BBC radio.

Horror movie spoof.

A pioneering documentary in 1969, looking at the situation of gay men in the UK two years after the 1967 Reform Act, and revealing how attitudes have changed. It includes unique interviews with the Bill's initiator, Leo Abse; Peter Manolt, the Editor of the bi-sexual/gay magazine 'Jeremy'; social workers who regard 'gayness' as something to be 'cured'; the only gay man found willing to appear on camera at that time, and members of the public on the streets of London and Leeds.

First hand account of the Burning Cross race attack. A stark reminder from Handsworth of the intolerance and hatred that darkened the streets of 1960s Britain.

Michael Shelton and his gold medal in wheelchair snooker are rightly celebrated by the mining community of Newstead.

Promotional film for Waveney canned goods.

A history of the British Trade Union Movement since 1880.

Don't Talk To Strangers

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British Public Information Film encouraging young women to broaden their scope when looking for employment.

The working of the British electoral and party system as illustrated in the course of a General Election.

A tactile description of London, made up of photographs, fragments and different types of film stock.

A year in the life of Youth Hostel workers and patrons in Scotland.

Colour, silent film recording people, costumes, rites and festivities seen at a Durbar, which celebrates the culmination of Muslim festivals of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.

Colour footage, shot between 1960 and 1965 of Tiger Bay (part of Butetown), recorded both the activities of The Rainbow Club and the varied range of cultural festivities and events that took place there over a period of years. Tiger Bay was renowned as an ethnically diverse area of the docks, home to people whose origins spanned the globe and who had established a successful, integrated society.

A look into all of the different things that need to be tested in Britain.

Prince Phillip drives a Warship loco at an exhibition of locomotive development held at Marylebone Station.

The Scottish town of Ayr and its famous resident Robert Burns.

The effect on the lungs of living in a polluted atmosphere is briefly shown on pathological specimens. Two patients are seen, one of whom had to change his job on account of reduced respiratory capacity due to bronchitis. This film uses very evocative footage of polluted city centres and inner city housing, showing widespread burning of fossil fuels in industry and the home, as well as a hospital. The result is smutty deposits over everything. Comparisons are made between Social Class 1, who can afford to live in the clean suburbs and Social Class 5, who fall victim to respiratory disease through constant exposure to pollution.

A BBC film lead by John Betjeman. Also known as A Poet Goes North, Betjeman does what he did best, engages us with his passion and discernment. With his inimitable style, Leeds becomes the recipient of his observations on its architecture and built environment.

London Line was a COI magazine programme produced in four different versions for distribution in different parts of the Commonwealth. Bringing different aspects of swinging sixties London to Commonwealth audiences in Africa, this cinemagazine is a curious mix of hepcat fashion shoots, and nerdy teenagers in a Sevenoaks science club. Look out for presenter Lionel Ngakane's delightful segue from an Ambrose Campbell drum performance - "Ooh, solid man, real solid" - to a story about concrete.

George Harrison Marks dispensed with props for his "Nude in the Sun" series, instead showcasing his models' attributes without distraction; this is Margaret Nolan's installment.

A look behind the scenes at Westminster Abbey and all the things that are nor usually seen by the public.

A young boy, initially unable to swim and bullied by other boys at his school, eventually beats the egotistical and cheating school swimming captain at the 'Ten Pennies', winning the friendship and admiration of others in the process.

A look at the Ministry of Aviation's centre at Boscombe Down, where plans are tested for the services.

A look at the work of the Scottish artists John Maxwell, Joan Eardley and Robin Philipson.

Intended for training railway permanent way men, capturing how men working on the track react as a train approaches.

The words to the Paul McCartney-penned Beatles classic Penny Lane are vividly illustrated in this short montage film, released in the same year as the track, which juxtaposes characters inspired by the song with suburban street scenes and St. George's Square statuary.

A BAFTA award nominated scientific documentary on the properties and uses of carbon.

Documentary short directed by Gerald Cockson.

An instructional short film about how to (and how not to) skid your car.

Professor Archie Cochrane explains the research being done in Rhondda Fach on “the curse of the south Wales mining valleys”: dust disease.

Some of the many facets of life in Britain today showing recent developments in industry, atomic power, sport and education, as well as her participation in the United Nations and contribution to the development of the multi-racial Commonwealth.

Adventure serial about a school girl's search for lost jewels on a small Sicilian island.

8mm short film starring Pamela Green