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Control Ahead

The thrills and spills of the 1973 Scottish Rally captured in the surrounds of the Cairngorms.

  • Amateur film
  • 1973
  • 17 mins

Cambridge

Ray Gosling brings class consciousness and mischief to this study of the contradictions of Cambridge town and gown.

  • Documentary
  • 1974
  • 26 mins

1949 Home Events - London

An amazing film from 1949 that shows the colour returning to London's cheeks after six years of war - with Grenadier Guards, London Buses and the inevitable bombsites

  • Amateur film
  • 1949
  • 3 mins

Historical Humors

Series of sketches by the Kingston & District Cine Club which offer an amusing twist on historical events

  • Amateur film
  • 1960
  • 6 mins

Alternative Route

Too much traffic? The Whalley-Clitheroe bypass provides the solution.

  • Amateur film
  • Documentary
  • 1970
  • 13 mins

Face Painting

All Saints Church in Aisholt in the Quantock Hills of Somerset receives an offer to have its clock face painted.

  • Current affairs
  • News
  • 1986
  • 1 mins

7 Towns

Worcestershire's historic towns: a heritage at risk from 1960s progress.

  • Amateur film
  • 1967
  • 58 mins

Fashion of the Year

Hippy, glam and disco inspire a colour explosion in new seventies fashion styles.

  • Current affairs
  • News
  • 1973
  • 14 mins

Alston Hall of Fashions

Casual workwear form the latest Autumn fashions modelled at Alston Hall near Holbeton in Devon.

  • Current affairs
  • News
  • 1975
  • 5 mins

The House that Moved

A medieval move that hits newsdesks around the world as a timber house finds a new settlement to satisfy the town planners.

  • Current affairs
  • News
  • 1961
  • 3 mins

Arundel, Poole and Lulworth Cove

Join Sydney Bligh's whistle stop tour of Southern beauty spots - calling at Arundel, Poole Harbour and the dramatic sea ravaged cliffs at Stair Hole, Dorset

  • Amateur film
  • 1938
  • 4 mins

Exmouth Carnival

Floats of fancy as the townspeople of Exmouth parade for the annual carnival.

  • Current affairs
  • News
  • 1978
  • 2 mins

Festival of Wales in Dyserth: Pageant of the Triple Wedding

The ties that bind the Mostyns and the Parrys, established local families, are celebrated in Dyserth, Denbighshire.

  • Home movie
  • 1958
  • 2 mins

15 February 1967: Interview with Davy Jones

Sixties pop idol Davy Jones, singer with American boy band The Monkees, talks about career success and his call-up to the US army.

  • Magazine and Review show
  • 1967
  • 4 mins

Into Circulation

A lost £5 note does the rounds of various small businesses in East London until it is finally exposed as fake by its rightful owner.

  • Amateur film
  • 1947
  • 10 mins

North London Street Party - Reclaim the Streets

See the streets around King's Cross overun by protesters blocking traffic before partying in the name of community ownership.

  • Amateur film
  • 1998
  • 5 mins

Travelling Tinker

Danny Morling grinds to a halt.

  • News
  • Non-Fiction
  • 1962
  • 3 mins

Family Album

When cars were not so common, roads could be used as playgrounds, particularly when snow fell, as seen here in Cardiff.

  • Amateur film
  • 1947
  • 5 mins
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This diverse and fascinating collection looks at representations of disabled people on screen over the past ten decades. It offers a glimpse into the lives and experiences of people often hidden from screen history, and a chance to see how contemporary disabled artists and filmmakers are insisting that their own images and voices must be seen and heard.

 

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