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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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  • 1938
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    English Harvest

    English Harvest

    6.25 1938 HD

    The harvest of a pre-war British farm.

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  • 2011
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    Making More

    Making More

    1 2011 HD

    Some fascinating insight into the making of Barbet Schroeder's cult classic 'More' (1969)

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  • 1926
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    David and Goliath

    David and Goliath

    1 1926 HD

    A gleaming giant of steam and its cute Lilliputian cousin are an even match in this newsreel battle of the trains.

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  • 1976
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    High Fidelity

    High Fidelity

    1 1976 HD

    In this animated short, a half-naked woman dances with her black-suited partner.

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  • 2019
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    Old Friends

    Old Friends

    10.00 2019 HD

    Two old friends take a walk on a summer's afternoon and discover they have less in common than they thought.

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  • 2022
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    Shackle

    Shackle

    1 2022 HD

    Three archetypal woodland spirits explore the conflicting human drives of creativity, possessiveness and our desire for status.

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  • 1947
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    Calcutta, Darjeeling & Bihar

    Calcutta, Darjeeling & Bihar

    3.00 1947 HD

    Rare amateur footage of East India.

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  • 1957
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    East of the Malverns

    East of the Malverns

    1 1957 HD

    Scenic route through the Vale of Evesham, Worcester and Great Malvern, with a detour to a lost masterpiece of outsider art.

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  • 1924
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    London's Outer Ring

    London's Outer Ring

    7.00 1924 HD

    A cockney Coster exhorts his 'moke' (donkey) to take a trip to the outskirts of London to see the model home at Kennington Park, a windmill at...

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  • 1951
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    A Father Neptune Ceremony on Brighton Beach

    A Father Neptune Ceremony on Brighton Beach

    1 1951 HD

    It's fun and frolics with a pagan tinge from Brighton Beach in the 1950s.

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  • 1970
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    Aberdeen

    Aberdeen

    1 1970 HD

    Explore the growth of Aberdeen’s sparkling streets.

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  • 1970
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    Livin' Easy

    Livin' Easy

    1 1970 HD

    Dick Emery and dance troupe The Young Generation invite you to "simply pay through Giro" in this musical money promo.

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  • 1914
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    The German Spy Peril

    The German Spy Peril

    5.00 1914 HD

    An unfit carpenter trails spies through a secret tunnel and blows them up.

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  • 1975
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    Drive Carefully, Darling

    Drive Carefully, Darling

    1 1975 HD

    An exhortation to drivers to pay attention to road safety. In just 15 minutes, John Krish manages to give this road safety film something new and...

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  • 1964
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    Clacton Pier

    Clacton Pier

    1 1964 HD

    The family enjoys a sunny but windy day on the pier in Clacton-On-Sea.

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  • 1959
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    The New Horizon

    The New Horizon

    1 1959 HD

    A bright outlook in Birkenhead for a thriving British enterprise.

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  • 1945
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    Cabaret

    Cabaret

    1 1945 HD

    Set during rehearsals for a cabaret show, this short film features singer Rosalind Melville.

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  • 1957
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    Ten Bridges

    Ten Bridges

    1 1957 HD

    A beautifully evocative three-mile glide along the Thames from bustling docks to bohemian Chelsea.

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  • 1915
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    Ramsgate Zeppelin Raid. Showing Damage Done to the Bull and George Hotel

    Ramsgate Zeppelin Raid. Showing Damage Done to the Bull and George Hotel

    1 1915 HD

    Public anxiety about war from the air is all too real for the people of Ramsgate in this newsreel footage of the aftermath of a Zeppelin raid.

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