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1947
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Fair Rent
Fair Rent7.00 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 Dummy5.00 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 Hair6.40 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 Hayfields5.30 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 Processions1 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 Industry1 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 Sausage2.00 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 Broads1 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 Metric1 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 V1 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 Rajah5.00 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 Wrackets5.80 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 News1 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
Movies
Running: A Sport That Creates Both Bodily and Mental Health
Running: A Sport That Creates Both Bodily and Mental Health1 1924 HD
Juvenile races at a country sports gathering are followed by scenes at the Olympic Games of 1924.
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1910
Movies
Stockton-on-Tees
Stockton-on-Tees1 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 Faire1 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
Movies
Hitchin. Honouring the Brave
Hitchin. Honouring the Brave1 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
Movies
Lahore - Badshahi Mosque
Lahore - Badshahi Mosque1 1933 HD
Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.