Informative overview of horse-drawn carriages as a means of transport in Edinburgh from Victorian times to more recent times (milk delivery). Illustrated with dramatised sequences and information on ...
A romantic wee ballet, Highland Fling is Matthew Bourne’s take on the classic La Sylphide. It follows James, a young Scot with sex, love and rock and roll on his mind, and his fateful journey from t...
Depicts the day to day workings of missionary hospital in Nazareth. Shows the town and surrounding countryside, people at market and at work, details the medical work of medical staff in the hospital...
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother visits Lord and Lady Aberdeen at Haddo House, Aberdeenshire.
Plans for building new housing in Glasgow and encouraging skilled tradesmen to return to working at their old trades on building sites.
Young people enjoying various activities at Butlin's camp at Ayr. The purpose of the venture was to bring young Scots face to face with leaders in public life.
A procession down the Royal Mile and ceremony at Holyroodhouse to welcome European and Commonwealth representatives to the 1949 Edinburgh International Festival.
From sheep shearing in Australia to wool being spun and woven into cloth in Scottish tweed mills.
Amateur footage of a coach trip from Glasgow to Rome, travelling through France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany and Austria on the way.
Japan Desk Scotland’s eighth documentary about the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011, looking back at the work to create a radiation map of the surrounding area and the establishment of the Institu...
Overview of journey from Glasgow city centre to Rothesay and Largs on passenger steamer circa 1935.
Life on Marywell Farm during the first years of the Taggart family's occupancy.
Shopping in Glasgow. Fruit and vegetables being selected for delivery to local stores.
Trip from Oban to Staffa and Iona, visiting the tourist sites. [Accompanied by voiceover and classical music]
A camel train approaches and enters the city. A panorama of the city taken from the sea. Tiffin (compressed camel or horse fodder) being unloaded from ships lying out to sea by surf boats. The men wor...
Glasgow in the post-war years and the Corporation's futuristic plans for the city's development. [The film was made to tie in with an exhibition of the same title, held at the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow....
Laya Films news report produced during the Spanish Civil War. Images of soldiers installing a telephone line in order to consolidate the defensive lines of the Army of the East.
Laya Films news report produced during the Spanish Civil War. A Basque traditional dance group performs in a hospital to entertain the soldiers. Possibly the 'Elai Alai' group.
Military parade along a street in Barcelona featuring an artillery regiment crossing the field of view from right to left. Several men look at the camera as they pass by.
A Laya Films documentary produced during the Spanish Civil War on the cork industry in the Baix Empordà area of Catalonia. It includes scenes depicting the traditional manufacturing process, which be...
Laya Films news report produced during the Spanish Civil War. Images of the conscripts loyal to the Republican cause from the Aragon region carrying out weapons drills in training barracks.
Laya Films news report produced during the Spanish Civil War. Report in memory of Francesc Macià, former president of the Government of Catalonia to mark the fourth anniversary of his death.
A woman (Christina Sylva) is forced to suppress her feelings for a younger man (Andreas Douzos) when she finds out that her daughter (Mirka Kalatzopoulou) is also in love with him.
A biographical documentary about the life of the Cypriot leader through his own personal narration. A difficult path leading from the farmlands to the presidential palace.