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1943
Power on the Land: The Story of the Mechanisation of British Farming
Power on the Land: The Story of the Mechanisation of British Farming1 1943 HD
A documentary on modern British farming.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Frederick Grisewood
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1943
Lessons from the Air
Lessons from the Air1 1943 HD
Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making and broadcasting of pedagogical radio shows on the BBC.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Norman Shelley
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2016
Miranda's Letter
Miranda's Letter8.00 2016 HD
Miranda's Letter takes as a starting point the 'missing women' in Shakespeare, in this instance, The Tempest, and imagines what Miranda's mother...
Genre: Drama
Cast: Raffey Cassidy
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1945
Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2
Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 21 1945 HD
The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to...
Genre: Drama
Cast: Felix Aylmer
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1943
The Life History of the Onion
The Life History of the Onion1 1943 HD
The film shows speeded-up germination of the seed to form roots and shoot, at whose base the leaves later form a bulb. The flower produces pollen...
Genre: Documentary
Cast:
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1946
General Election
General Election1 1946 HD
In the run up to the 1945 general election, the film focuses on the electoral race of one of the 640 local constituencies in Britain, that of...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Geoffrey Sumner
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1943
The Royal Mile: Edinburgh
The Royal Mile: Edinburgh1 1943 HD
Three overseas servicemen take a tour of the Royal Mile - visiting the sights between Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace, and learning about the...
Genre: Documentary
Cast:
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2016
Dear Mr Shakespeare: Shakespeare Lives
Dear Mr Shakespeare: Shakespeare Lives7.00 2016 HD
An evocative and imaginative exploration of the racial tensions in Othello and how the themes in Shakespeare's play still resonate today.
Genre: Drama
Cast: Ashley Thomas
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2019
Divided We Scroll
Divided We Scroll1 2019 HD
'Divided We Scroll' is an eerie depiction of our intimate relationships with technology.
Genre: Drama
Cast: Stephen Moynihan
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1943
History of the English Language
History of the English Language1 1943 HD
A documentary on the English language and it's origins.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:
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1970
Park
Park6.00 1970 HD
Butt-sniffing action abounds as five otherwise ordinary members of the public get in touch with their primal instincts.
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Aewia Huillet
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1946
English Criminal Justice
English Criminal Justice1 1946 HD
Dramatically told, English Criminal Justice takes us on a journey through the principles and procedures of the various courts of law in Britain.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Harold Warrender
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2003
Rufus
Rufus1 2003 HD
Rufus is a child with an extraordinary obsession: a burning, inþamed desire for anything red. Driven by this impassioned, scarlet fixation,...
Genre: Drama
Cast: Sienna Guillory
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1942
The Life Cycle of the Maize
The Life Cycle of the Maize1 1942 HD
Part of the archive's Junior Biology series, this study of maize is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:
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1995
Lucky Man
Lucky Man1 1995 HD
A profile and interview of director, Lindsay Anderson.
Genre:
Cast: Lindsay Anderson
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1943
St. Paul's Cathedral
St. Paul's Cathedral1 1943 HD
A stately film about the history of St Paul’s Cathedral in London, with a focus on the architecture and individuals buried there, and the...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Robert Speaight
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1945
Cambridge
Cambridge1 1945 HD
An introduction to the famous and historic university town, showing the colleges, as well as the place itself.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Lawrence Bragg
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1943
Development of the English Town
Development of the English Town1 1943 HD
A brisk visual summary of the changing faces of the English town throughout the ages, from the ancients and their hill-forts to the Second World War...
Genre: Documentary
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1945
Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey1 1945 HD
The history of Westminster Abbey and a tour of the monuments within it; accompanied by choral music and including footage of the coronation of King...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alvar Liddell
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1944
The Man on the Beat
The Man on the Beat1 1944 HD
Training and duties of a British policeman.
Genre: Documentary
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