This film records cake trimming and inspection work at North British Rayon Ltd, Jedburgh. Women are shown stacking the stillage trays, inspecting the cakes, and then packing using two methods. The s...
The R36 is nose-forward in its shed. Workers turn a large capstan to wind back the doors of the shed and the airship is towed out. It is clearly marked as R36 and as G-FAAF. It takes off from its laun...
Tree felling, hunting and fishing in the highlands.
Set in Maryhill, this film follows the real-life story of priest Brendan Murphy and the obstacles he faces in starting a new church for the people newly housed in high-rise flats in the area.
The procession and crowning of the Queen of the Bonnie Lassies, Miss Anne Thomson, at Ayr Ice Rink.
The first annual inter-house school sports day at Broxburn High School, West Lothian. 5th July 1954.
The decorated floats procession and the crowning of Gala Queen at Broxburn, West Lothian on 27th June, 1953.
A film interpretation of the poem 'The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo' by Gerard Manley Hopkins. Margaret Tait reads the poem throughout the film.
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...
A drama / documentary about the Civil Defence services during wartime Edinburgh, this film contains shots of the messenger Corps in action alerting all services during ARP - including the system used ...
Der New Yorker Musiker Robert scheint so etwas wie eine Pechsträhne zu haben: Künstlerisch steckt er in einer Schaffenskrise und materiell sieht es so finster aus, dass er sogar aus seiner Wohnung g...
In 1968 Irmin Schmidt and Holger Czukay founded the band Can in Cologne, which cultivated an avant-garde style somewhere between free jazz and funk, krautrock and psychedelic rock, and also experiment...
The Gathering at Glenfinnan in the Highlands to mark the 200th anniversary of raising the standard of James VIII of Scotland and III of England.
An illustration of the various outdoor activities by youth groups at Glenmore Lodge in the Cairngorms.
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy sightseeing in Edinburgh where they visit the castle and make an appearance on stage at the Playhouse Cinema.
An exploration of St Peter's Seminary, Cardross on the Firth of Clyde.
Family Christmas from the mid 1960s.
Film sponsored by Esso following the Scottish Rally of 1976. The rally begins in Ayrshire and takes in the Highlands. Interviews with various drivers at the roadside and after each stage is completed...
Ginger and her friend Rosa was born on the same day at the same hospital and here lies the reason for their friendship which they cherish throughout their childhood. Politically, The Cold War is high ...
Made for screening at the 1925 World Educational Congress Edinburgh, the film gives a survey of the educational opportunities offered in Edinburgh from infants up to senior pupils.