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  • 1979
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    Nocturna Artificialia

    Nocturna Artificialia

    5.80 1979 HD

    Enigmatic, stop-motion, animated story of a man's day.

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  • 1967
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    The Consecration of Liverpool's Metropolitan Cathedral

    The Consecration of Liverpool's Metropolitan Cathedral

    1 1967 HD

    A day to remember - celebration and consecration in Liverpool.

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  • 1930
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    The Workshop of the World: Birmingham

    The Workshop of the World: Birmingham

    1 1930 HD

    Spellbinding images of Birmingham between the wars.

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  • 1969
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    Race Relations Board

    Race Relations Board

    1 1969 HD

    New law targets discrimination in housing and employment.

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  • 1911
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    Gaumont Graphic No. 80

    Gaumont Graphic No. 80

    1 1911 HD

    The Maharajah of Jind inspects the guard of honour.

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  • 1926
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    Scenes at his Excellency the Viceroys's Garden Party at Belvedere

    Scenes at his Excellency the Viceroys's Garden Party at Belvedere

    1 1926 HD

    Indian high society enjoy themselves at a Calcutta garden party held to welcome the new Viceroy, Lord Irwin.

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  • 1934
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    Ukhrul Medical Tour

    Ukhrul Medical Tour

    1 1934 HD

    A doctor and party visit the villages of eastern Manipur in India's far north east.

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  • 1935
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    The Quetta Earthquake

    The Quetta Earthquake

    1 1935 HD

    Amateur footage of the devastation caused by one of South Asia's worst earthquakes.

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  • 1935
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    Street Scenes in India

    Street Scenes in India

    1 1935 HD

    From the arrival of a new viceroy to street markets, this amateur film captures the diversity of life in colonial India.

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  • 1910
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    Pathé's Animated Gazette: The Ship 'Terra Nova'

    Pathé's Animated Gazette: The Ship 'Terra Nova'

    1 1910 HD

    Large crowds are gathered to see Captain Scott's Terra Nova at Cardiff's Bute Docks as the ship moves away from the quay on her voyage to Antarctica.

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  • 1938
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    Derby c.1938 - Eisner Personal Film

    Derby c.1938 - Eisner Personal Film

    1 1938 HD

    Charming amateur film featuring the Eisner family, who emigrated to Britain from Romania the year this film was made.

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  • 1970
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    Getting It Straight in Notting Hill Gate

    Getting It Straight in Notting Hill Gate

    1 1970 HD

    Life in Notting Hill Gate, concentrating on key problems like housing, welfare and drugs, and featuring interviews with local personalities.

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  • 1953
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    Sunday by the Sea

    Sunday by the Sea

    6.00 1953 HD

    London families spend a day at Southend-on-Sea.

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  • 1913
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    The Smallest Car in the Largest City in the World

    The Smallest Car in the Largest City in the World

    5.00 1913 HD

    The Crown Prince Olav of Norway rides through the streets of London in a baby Cadillac. Later, three "royal testers" get in trouble with a burly...

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  • 1906
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    Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving

    Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving

    5.00 1906 HD

    Innovative early 'trick' film showing the popular 'flying the foam' stunt performed on - or rather off - Brighton's West Pier.

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  • 1914
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    Palace Pandemonium

    Palace Pandemonium

    1 1914 HD

    The campaign for women's suffrage steps up as Emmeline Pankhurst is arrested at the gates of Buckingham Palace.

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  • 1925
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    Calcutta Topical No. 2

    Calcutta Topical No. 2

    1 1925 HD

    The race is on - for the Viceroy's Cup.

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  • 1913
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    A Visit to Locomotive Works, Crewe

    A Visit to Locomotive Works, Crewe

    1 1913 HD

    The lengthy process of building a Claughton class locomotive is shortened through the magic of moving image.

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  • 1946
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    The Three Children

    The Three Children

    1 1946 HD

    Public warning film on road safety for children - 3 small children meet Death.

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  • 1948
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    Pop Goes the Weasel

    Pop Goes the Weasel

    1 1948 HD

    The English nursery rhyme, Pop Goes The Weasel, has had various interpretations and by giving the title to this HM-Treasury sponsored picture, the...

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