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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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  • 1942
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    The District Nurse

    The District Nurse

    1 1942 HD

    The diary of a typical non-stop working day of a wartime district nurse.

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  • 1931
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    Simla Scenes: Indian Viceroy at Lahore

    Simla Scenes: Indian Viceroy at Lahore

    1 1931 HD

    An intimate insight into the servant culture and lifestyle of the Viceroy of India and family, as they visit Simla (Shimla) and Lahore.

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  • 1916
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    Her Greatest Performance

    Her Greatest Performance

    1 1916 HD

    Retired actress poses as dresser to scare murderer into confessing and clearing her son.

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  • 1948
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    A World Is Turning

    A World Is Turning

    1 1948 HD

    A lost chapter in black British film: extraordinary rushes from a documentary showcasing talented members of the black community.

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  • 1935
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    Great Hucklow Jubilee

    Great Hucklow Jubilee

    1 1935 HD

    These gorgeous scenes of Great Hucklow capture the Derbyshire village’s preparations for the celebration of King George V’s Silver...

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  • 1952
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    Lynmouth - A One Time Beauty Spot

    Lynmouth - A One Time Beauty Spot

    1 1952 HD

    A holidaying family captures the picturesque Devon coastal village of Lynmouth, both before and after a tragic flood event.

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  • 1935
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    Native Life in Bundi

    Native Life in Bundi

    1 1935 HD

    Amateur film showing daily life in Bundi, India.

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  • 1946
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    Dancers at Trivandrum Gopinath

    Dancers at Trivandrum Gopinath

    1 1946 HD

    Kathakali performance featuring the great Indian dancer Guru Gopinath.

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  • 1940
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    Procession at Gangtok

    Procession at Gangtok

    1 1940 HD

    Traditional games, dancing and music among the people of Sikkim - in vivid colour.

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  • 1968
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    One Summer in Somerset

    One Summer in Somerset

    1 1968 HD

    Hitch a ride with a glamorous blonde in a convertible sports car, and take a spin around the seaside town of Weston-Super-Mare and its surroundings.

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  • 1959
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    Clog Dance

    Clog Dance

    1 1959 HD

    The revival of clog dancing in Portmadoc and of the craft of clog making.

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  • 1947
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    Iron and Steel Supply of the World

    Iron and Steel Supply of the World

    1 1947 HD

    Time-travel to a 1940s classroom with this exemplary educational film.

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  • 1924
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    The British Fascisti

    The British Fascisti

    1 1924 HD

    The British Fascist movement holds a 10,000-strong rally in Trafalgar Square the day before Remembrance Sunday.

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  • 1918
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    Battle Front in Britain

    Battle Front in Britain

    10.00 1918 HD

    From growing potatoes in Green Park, London, to transforming rabbit crates into seed boxes – just a couple of the many ingenious ways of...

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  • 1911
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    Animated Putty

    Animated Putty

    5.50 1911 HD

    Stop-motion animation of putty modeling itself into faces.

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  • 1981
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    So That You Can Live

    So That You Can Live

    5.00 1981 HD

    Documentary examining what it means to live in South Wales, made in collaboration with and focusing on the lives of the Butts family. Explores the...

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  • 1948
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    Copy Book Please

    Copy Book Please

    1 1948 HD

    This short post-war film was made to inform people how to address a letter correctly.

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  • 2012
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    Fragments: The Incomplete Films of Peter de Rome

    Fragments: The Incomplete Films of Peter de Rome

    1 2012 HD

    Filmmaker Peter de Rome talks about his career and some of the many projects he never finished.

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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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