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A British documentary about the coastal villages at war time.

A look at the manufacture of optical lenses, and their many uses throughout the different industries; from microscopes to spectacles to full use in...

Dramatically told, English Criminal Justice takes us on a journey through the principles and procedures of the various courts of law in Britain.

Three overseas servicemen take a tour of the Royal Mile - visiting the sights between Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace, and learning about the...

The film shows speeded-up germination of the seed to form roots and shoot, at whose base the leaves later form a bulb. The flower produces pollen...

Short part of BFI collection "This Working Life: Steel".

A look at British glass manufacturing.

A profile and interview of director, Lindsay Anderson.

A documentary feature with Basil Spence explaining, with the aid of a model, the concepts behind the design of the new Coventry Cathedral to replace...

Historically, the queer community has not been portrayed in mainstream culture as being capable of protecting children and young people. Yet my uncle...

The men of the trawlers and drifters set out at dawn on voyages of any- thing from twenty to four thousand miles. This is a wartime picture of...

A rendition of the traditional English folksong 'The Lincolnshire Poacher', accompanied by animated drawings.

In the run up to the 1945 general election, the film focuses on the electoral race of one of the 640 local constituencies in Britain, that of...

British documentary on how the community of Ulster got converted to war times.

Britain's check to the German drive for world domination. The Ministry of Information requested that the film should be withdrawn as it was...

Untung and Nesti really love their 6 year old son who has autism. Their daily life becomes more challenging because both of their parents are...

Part of the archive's Junior Biology series, this study of maize is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.

A film of the Clyde, from its source at Elvanfoot to its mouth at Glasgow, from rivulet to mighty waterway. Street scenes in Glasgow, shots of...

The history of Westminster Abbey and a tour of the monuments within it; accompanied by choral music and including footage of the coronation of King...

A documentary about the Penlee Lifeboat and her crew, based around the Cornish fishing village of Mousehole.