Views of Benmore House and Estate, gifted by H.G. Younger as a forestry and botany demonstration area with some of the activities given to forestry trainees.
Study of seals and sea-lions at Calderpark Zoo, Glasgow. Concludes with section showing seals giving display in a circus.
Records a trip to South Africa made by Nat and Nettie McGavin. Includes places such as Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, Sea Point, Pretoria, the Vaal River, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and the Victori...
Teenagers voice their opinions on stereotypes and the issue of equality.
In a decayed Scottish fishing village, an outcast boy strikes up a friendship with a fisherman who believes himself to be Zorba.
The intimate story of a family from Iraq who left their home and came to live in Scotland five years ago.
The children of Rosehearty Primary School join with older members of the village to record memories of the village in the early half of the century, illustrated by a varied montage of photographs. Inc...
An experimental film in the form of a riddle by artist Gillian Steel.
"Birds and People - Ganz verrückt auf Vögel" (2011-15)
"Birds and People - Ganz verrückt auf Vögel" (2011-15)
Russian war drama about the love between a peasant girl and a Russian prince at the time of the Russian (February) Revolution in 1917. As a young peasant girl, Mary Warren (Geraldine Farrar) is being ...
A promotional film for George Waterston and Sons of Edinburgh, Wax Chandlers. This film shows interiors and machinery of the firm's old wax making factory at St. John's Hill, just prior to demolition....
The preparations and evacuation of the island of St. Kilda which lies 50 miles off the Western Isles. Dated 27th August 1930.
Scenes of life on the island of St. Kilda, including footage of islanders catching fulmars and at their cottages.
A depiction of St. Kilda after its evacuation, showing the remains of the village buildings, the naval encampment and the animal and bird life on the island.
Wie passen Techno-Musik und Vogelstimmen zusammen? Was ist ein "Bird-Controller", und wie lebt es sich auf einer Vogelinsel? - Der Naturfilmer Hans-Jürgen Zimmermann porträtiert in seinem Dokumentar...
How the inhabitants of St. Kilda lived on the land and from the sea. Fowling expedition and village life on the island which lies 50 miles off the Western Isles.
A Royal Engineers sergeant shows how to load two carrier pigeons into a small wicker basket for transport. At the Rosyth seaplane base Felixstowe F2A flying boats and Short 184 seaplanes ride at ancho...
Recording a trip to St. Kilda on 9th May, 1969. The film also briefly shows the first party of 'National Trust Working Parties' arriving from Mallaig on the 'Pentland Wave' in 1979 - to help restore ...
An exploration of St Peter's Seminary, Cardross on the Firth of Clyde.
Craigbank Gardens, Edinburgh. The film has extensive footage of allotments, vegetable gardens and people tending the crops. Portree Horticultural Show also features towards the end of the film.
An amateur film compilation around the Borders. Includes footage of a visit to Duns by The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland the Rt. Rev Dr. James A. Simpson, a 250th annive...
I. RAMC men help refugees in a street in Douai to load both themselves and their belongings into a British Army lorry. As the last one is loaded the tailboard is closed up and the people wave as the l...
Group of walkers exploring St Kilda and helping wth the count of goats.