A look at the social and economic changes in Scotland during the 1950s, after the upheaval of the war. From the restoration of Iona Abbey to the development of new industries.
A record of the renovation work on the Bellhaven cafe, Wishaw, Lanarkshire, between 1948 to 1955; shows the work of masons, joiners, glaziers and the Cocozza family on the new Cafe, and the interest o...
TV documentary about Chinese families living and working in Glasgow and Edinburgh, the problems they face in terms of housing, education, work and community relations, and the provisions in place to a...
Australian troops practising bomb (hand grenade) throwing from slit trenches. The explosions are filmed at various angles and distances. The 'cup final' of 7th (Meerut) Division football championships...
The film opens with Oxford Street in London and declares that "luxury shopping" is not helping the war effort. This is contrasted with the ways in which women do help: a mother looking after her two s...
Colonel Samson is not clearly visible in the film. The DH4, fitted with floats and no wheels, taxies through the water behind a Felixstowe flying boat, which takes off ahead of it. The DH4 then thrott...
The American Committee's health department brings the medical authorities' and parliamentary circles' attention to the state of children's public health in the disaster-stricken Aisne region. Seventee...
Australian soldiers, probably of 5th Division, at the south end of the Saint Quentin tunnel at Bellicourt. A temporary bridge has been built just below the tunnel entrance. A view, from on top of the ...
"Messi and Maud" (2017)
Rifka Lodeizen, Christobal Farais in "Messi and Maud" (2017)
"Messi and Maud" (2017)
Christobal Farais, Rifka Lodeizen in "Messi and Maud" (2017)
Christobal Farais (second from left), Rifka Lodeizen in "Messi and Maud" (2017)
"And-Ek Ghes..." (2015/16)
Steve Coogan (front) in "Shepherds and Butchers" (2015/16)
German movie poster of "Above and Below" (2012-14)
Lord and Lady Overtoun visit a Bioscope booth. [Probably John Campbell White, the 1st Baron Overtoun, and his wife Grace].
Amateur footage of a Scots' Society trip to Scotland, visiting Stirling, Gleneagles, Crieff, Comrie and Lochearnhead.
"It Has To Be Lived Once And Dreamed Twice" (2019)
(Reel 1) The opening shows the destruction near Bapaume and Péronne caused by the German retreat. Buildings have been blown up, trees cut down. A British cyclist patrol is greeted by the population o...
It is unclear who shot this film on 16mm reverse film: It documents the visit of a relative of a Jewish family in Frankfurt from his arrival to his departure and shows the various stops on a sightseei...
An affectionate amateur film in 'diary' style, recording the naval preparations and celebrations around the Queen's visit to Malta, as part of her Commonwealth Tour, in 1954.
A compilation of amateur film taken by James Anderson. Includes heavy snow blocking the roads in Newton Mearns; a military parade in London, leisurely scenes in Queens Park and Ravenglass and Eskdale...