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  • 1970
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    Chork

    Chork

    1 1970 HD

    15-year-old Kit and 11-year-old Ani leave their foster home and trek across the coastline in hopes of a brighter future. With the police in pursuit...

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  • 2023
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    Lumbu

    Lumbu

    1 2023 HD

    Set in the Summer of 94, in Sandwell, West Midlands. The dramatic story of Lumbu and best friend Ravi as they navigate the consequences of a...

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  • 1909
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    To Demonstrate How Spiders Fly

    To Demonstrate How Spiders Fly

    2.00 1909 HD

    Charming animated illustration of one of nature's wonders from Britain's most inventive pioneer of wildlife filmmaking.

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  • 1946
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    It Might Be You

    It Might Be You

    1 1946 HD

    A doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents.

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  • 1939
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    Indian Durbar

    Indian Durbar

    1 1939 HD

    Technicolor scenes from an Indian Durbar, held for the Maharaja of Alwar in Rajasthan.

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  • 1929
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    Arctic London

    Arctic London

    1 1929 HD

    During an unusually harsh winter, a frozen trawler arrives on the river Thames.

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  • 1934
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    Aka and Daffla Dances

    Aka and Daffla Dances

    1 1934 HD

    A stunning display by Nyishi tribesmen from the hills of Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India.

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  • 1961
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    Canoe

    Canoe

    1 1961 HD

    Boys’ canoe trip on the Thames in London.

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  • 1973
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    'Ave You Got a Male Assistant Please Miss?

    'Ave You Got a Male Assistant Please Miss?

    6.00 1973 HD

    A production of Oxford Polytechnic for sponsor the Family Planning Association, this is an unreservedly hairy promotion of the prophylactic in...

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  • 1914
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    A Fishergirl's Folly

    A Fishergirl's Folly

    5.00 1914 HD

    Londoner tries to woo fishergirl away from her sweetheart.

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  • 1938
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    N or NW

    N or NW

    6.20 1938 HD

    Correspondence between young lovers nearly ends in disaster through a mistake in postal district. Fortunately the GPO spots the error and all ends...

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  • 1922
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    Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bikaner, Lucknow, Benares, Nepal and Great Tiger Shoot

    Edward Prince of Wales' Tour of India: Bikaner, Lucknow, Benares, Nepal and Great Tiger Shoot

    1 1922 HD

    The future Edward VIII enjoys receptions, playing polo and hunting tigers on his royal tour.

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  • 1949
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    Reconstruction of Hill Street Birmingham

    Reconstruction of Hill Street Birmingham

    1 1949 HD

    An engineering feat: Second city civil engineers complete a new bridge to carry traffic over New Street's tangled railway intersections.

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  • 2016
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    Lifeline

    Lifeline

    8.00 2016 HD

    A desperate mother risks everything, providing a final lifeline for her son.

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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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  • 2021
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    The Simulation

    The Simulation

    1.00 2021 HD

    An insomniac young woman from another universe generates an AI to alleviate her guilt and finally get some rest.

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  • 1942
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    Newspaper Train

    Newspaper Train

    5.00 1942 HD

    The story of how newspapers were distributed during the Blitz, stressing the importance of an accurate and objective press on the home front.

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  • 2018
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    Meteorlight

    Meteorlight

    1 2018 HD

    The story follows Spudling, a sheltered character whose parent runs the factory manufacturing light for the city's inhabitants. When finally granted...

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  • 1901
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    Miners Leaving Pendlebury Colliery

    Miners Leaving Pendlebury Colliery

    4.80 1901 HD

    A group of miners (including a sole black worker) exits the colliery gates.

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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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