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Spelga Dam

A concrete reason to give a dam about water supplies in Northern Ireland, in the heart of the picturesque Mourne Mountains

  • Industry sponsored film
  • 1960
  • 17 mins

It's No Joke Living in Barnsley

Barnsley-born actor Brian Glover returns to his Yorkshire hometown in this RTS-winning portrait of 1970s working-class northern life.

  • Lifestyle show
  • Non-Fiction
  • 1976
  • 26 mins

Credo

Blood on the Streets. Bengali youth fight back against racism and the National Front after the death of Altab Ali.

  • 1978
  • 23 mins

H Block Hunger Strike

An unflinching look at the experience of the 1980 H Block hunger strikers and the potentially stark consequences of their actions.

  • Documentary
  • 1980
  • 33 mins

Connah's Quay Carnival and Fete 1965

The Connah's Quay Old People's Association demonstrates that it's not just the young that are embued with carnival spirit.

  • Amateur film
  • 1965
  • 14 mins

Jamaica Street Glasgow (1901)

A flood of pedestrians and horse-drawn traffic in Edwardian Glasgow.

  • Non-Fiction
  • 1901
  • 3 mins

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Witham to Maldon East

Dusty the dog enjoys scenic views of the Essex countryside from the carriage of a passenger train, journeying with amateur filmmaker Chib Thorp.

  • Amateur film
  • 1957
  • 13 mins

Focus on Hoddesdon

Ray Young is your guide in this candid film about Hoddesdon - showing shopping precincts, historic buildings, garden centres, outdoor markets and flared trousers

  • Amateur film
  • 1976
  • 10 mins

Shouts for City!

From 'Red and White' Rosemary to 'Zigger Zagger' and veteran Fred Trimble, who has been watching the Potters since 1913: Stoke City's fans are a devoted bunch.

  • Documentary
  • Sport
  • 1975
  • 26 mins

Whitley Bay

A Mecca for fun – Whitley Bay still thrills the holiday crowds in the 50s

  • Amateur film
  • 1950
  • 10 mins

Are We Down-hearted?

Cecil Hepworth’s Vivaphone film features Hay Plumb singing George Robins’ optimistic 1906 ditty.

  • Musical
  • 1911
  • 3 mins

Isle of Portland Floods

Repairing flood damage in the fishing village of Chiswell

  • Current affairs
  • News
  • 1978
  • 9 mins

Leonard Whiting Olivia Hussey

Teenage actors discuss their work with Franco Zeffirelli on Romeo and Juliet.

  • Inside Film
  • Non-Fiction
  • 1967
  • 16 mins

Kingston in Decay?

An amatuer filmmaker takes a critical and somewhat tongue-in-cheek look at the changing face of Kingston upon Thames

  • Amateur film
  • 1976
  • 9 mins

The Sex Victims

A truck driver thinks he’s in luck when he meets a strange girl by the road in this supernatural horror short

  • Horror
  • 1973
  • 37 mins

That Yorkshire Sound

An audio-driven animated documentary covering a day of life in Yorkshire.

  • Short documentary
  • 2017
  • 3 mins

Blackpool Outdoor Dog Show 1960

Have a doggy treat - and meet some very well groomed visitors to Blackpool.

  • Amateur film
  • 1960
  • 12 mins

Life in Her Hands

Kathleen Byron - of Black Narcissus fame - stars in one of the most ambitious recruitment films ever made.

  • Instructional film/TV programme
  • 1951
  • 55 mins

From England to India by Air

A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata

  • Documentary
  • 1917
  • 12 mins

Tram Journey through Southampton

A moving tour through lively turn-of-the-century Southampton.

  • Non-Fiction
  • Travelogue
  • 1900
  • 1 mins

Night Mail

The flagship of the GPO Film Unit's output and a cornerstone of British documentary, featuring music by Benjamin Britten and the verse of W.H. Auden.

  • Documentary
  • 1936
  • 24 mins