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  • 1947
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    Fair Rent

    Fair Rent

    7.00 1947 HD

    Power cuts, housing shortages and exorbitant rents – Aberdeen man goes head to head with his greedy landlady.

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  • 1916
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    The Dummy

    The Dummy

    5.00 1916 HD

    Men have a race to win a girl and get involved with crooks posing as a beautifying machine.

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  • 2017
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    The Colour of His Hair

    The Colour of His Hair

    6.40 2017 HD

    Based on an unrealized film script written in 1964 for The Homosexual Law Reform Society, a British organisation that campaigned for the...

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  • 1904
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    A Day in the Hayfields

    A Day in the Hayfields

    5.30 1904 HD

    Documentary on the process of hay-making, from the cutting of the grass to the stacking of the hay.

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  • 1932
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    Madras Mylapore - Tank and Religious Processions

    Madras Mylapore - Tank and Religious Processions

    1 1932 HD

    The thronging streets of Chennai in festive mood are captured by this lively amateur film.

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  • 1948
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    Women in Industry

    Women in Industry

    1 1948 HD

    The Ministry of Labour exhorts women to return to industry – the post-war production drive depends on them.

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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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  • 1969
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    The Adventures of the Son of Exploding Sausage

    The Adventures of the Son of Exploding Sausage

    2.00 1969 HD

    The Bonzo Dog Band freak out at the farm and strange sounds abound.

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  • 1929
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    A Day on the Broads

    A Day on the Broads

    1 1929 HD

    With their gramophone perched on the back of their launch, the family set off for a day of rest and relaxation on the Broads and Suffolk coast.

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  • 1973
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    Simply Metric

    Simply Metric

    1 1973 HD

    A guide to going metric from the Central Office of Information on behalf of the Metrication Board.

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  • 1970
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    King George V

    King George V

    1 1970 HD

    King George V (1970) charts the history of the celebrated locomotive, which was taken out of service in 1965 but offered a length of siding at...

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  • 1914
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    The Ring and the Rajah

    The Ring and the Rajah

    5.00 1914 HD

    A Rajah dies saving a captain's wife when the plan to poison her husband goes wrong.

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  • 1978
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    Water Wrackets

    Water Wrackets

    5.80 1978 HD

    Multifarious images of a lake are overlaid with water effects and a narrated history of the campaigns fought by the fictional water-wracket army.

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  • 1968
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    Here is the News

    Here is the News

    1 1968 HD

    A day in the life of the Manchester Evening News.

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  • 1985
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    What Can I Do with a Male Nude?

    What Can I Do with a Male Nude?

    4.50 1985 HD

    A male model's poses are accompanied by a photographer's narration exploring censorship, self expression and sexual desire.

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  • 1924
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    Running: A Sport That Creates Both Bodily and Mental Health

    Running: A Sport That Creates Both Bodily and Mental Health

    1 1924 HD

    Juvenile races at a country sports gathering are followed by scenes at the Olympic Games of 1924.

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  • 1910
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    Stockton-on-Tees

    Stockton-on-Tees

    1 1910 HD

    Residents of the Cleveland market town of Stockton High Street smile for the camera on market day.

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  • 1974
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    Barsham Faire

    Barsham Faire

    1 1974 HD

    In the 70s, Barsham Faire on August Bank Holiday became a tradition for many to celebrate things 'medieval' and raise funds for local arts events. It...

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  • 1912
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    Hitchin. Honouring the Brave

    Hitchin. Honouring the Brave

    1 1912 HD

    Victims of a tragic air crash are honoured in a sombre military funeral procession through the streets of Hitchin.

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  • 1933
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    Lahore - Badshahi Mosque

    Lahore - Badshahi Mosque

    1 1933 HD

    Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

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