Ocean Terminal
Southampton, a deep-water port with four tides a day, is an ocean terminal for the world's largest liners. Their coming and going, and the people...
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Reported cases of sexually transmitted disease took a sharp rise during and after World War II, but as this film testifies, sexual license amongst...
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Part of BFI collection "Police and Thieves." Follows the work of a probation officer and the people he tries to help.
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Documentary style presentation of the work of RAF Coastal Command. Shows their work in protecting convoys and attacking enemy aircraft, ships and...
See moreMerchant Seamen
A story acted and narrated by men of the Merchant Navy illustrates the way their war is fought: a merchant ship in convoy is sunk by a torpedo; the...
See moreThis Is York
A look at the 1953 transport infrastructure of York.
See moreSwift Water
Terry from London, on holiday in Devonshire, is introduced to sailing and bird watching on the River Dart.
See moreAnd Gladly He Would Learn
A BAFTA award nominated documentary exploring the life of British teachers and their families in the developing countries of the Commonwealth and...
See moreOrdinary People
Documentary about an average day during the Blitz.
See moreChildren's Charter
A documentary about how a bill for education (also known as the children's charter) passed by the British government in the 1940's will help all...
See moreBerth 24
In the Hull Docks, the steamer S.S. Bravo arrives from Gothenburg with cargo.
See moreThe Way to the Sea
A 1936 documentary film about the London to Portsmouth railway. A lesser known contemporary of Night Mail, also featuring the music of Benjamin...
See moreThe Cathode Ray Oscillograph
The history, development and uses of the oscillograph.
See moreThis Year – London
A group of workers from a Leicester shoe-making company travel down south for a day in the Smoke.
See moreThe True Story of Lili Marlene
The Eighth Army famously adopted a German song in the Western Desert. The Crown Film Unit traces the journey of Lili Marlene from its composition...
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