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genus: Documentary

cast: Maite Sánchez

Documentary on town planning in which an architect looks at the history of Dunfermline, Scotland and its possible future development.

genus: Documentary

cast: Donald Bisset

Commissioned by the Festival of Britain to show the similarities and contrasts between 1851 and 1951, by means of the Great Exhibition and the...

genus: Documentary

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See how Sally Jenkins and her driver, Thomas, run Hertfordshire's mobile library service with military precision.

genus: Documentary

cast: Sally Jenkins

Part of BFI collection "A Day in the Life."

genus: Documentary

cast: Reginald Marsh

The story of Jimmy, who conscientiously takes the National Cycling Proficiency Scheme test, and Leslie, who suffers a series of mishaps through his...

genus: Documentary

cast: Peter Hawkins

Two farming brothers take a chance on a sick cow and send cattle that have been in contact with it to market.

genus: Documentary

cast: Lindsay Anderson

This BBC documentary film shows, for the first time anywhere, the actual events of both sides of a genuine industrial conflict. The dispute is shown...

genus: Drama

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A day in the life of a Post Office counter clerk showing the complexities of his duties and the problems that arise.

genus: Documentary

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Birthright, which presents the work of the Family Planning Association, is a valuable record of the organisation of contraception and fertility...

genus: Documentary

cast: Margaret Rawlings

Part of BFI collection "London on the Move."

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Promotional film for the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children).

genus: Documentary

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Four examples of the kind of carelessness that leads to fires in this country frequently.

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A refugee family comes to terms with living in the UK and adjusting to a new language and culture.

genus: Documentary

cast: John Krish

Captures life in rural Oxfordshire in the mid-1940s.

genus: Documentary

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The inner-workings of local paper the Hertford Mercury are revealed by young, fresh-thinking reporter Peter Gibbs on his hunt for a regional scoop.

genus: Documentary

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A comical look at ways of saving energy.

genus: Documentary

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An appeal on behalf of the NSPCC.

genus: Documentary

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The boom of the clothing industry brought great work for female machinists. This film presents how new recruits were hired and then trained to use...

genus: Drama

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A BAFTA award nominated language teaching film.

genus: Documentary

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