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 ...
"Above and Below" (2012-14)
"Above and Below" (2012-14)
"Above and Below" (2012-14)
"Above and Below" (2012-14)
"Above and Below" (2012-14)
"Above and Below" (2012-14)
"Above and Below" (2012-14)
"Above and Below" (2012-14)
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.