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...
A film tracing the introduction of movement as a factor in 20th century art. It records various ways in which artists have tackled this development such as Gabo, Calder and Soto.
Aberdeen High School for Girls - from the first day of infant class to prize-giving for senior pupils leaving school. All aspects of learning are recorded, with emphasis on drama, music and dance.
Romantic adventure film in which Betty, who dreams about pirates, and her father, a gullible professor, are tricked by a bunch of real pirates. They are rescued by a young man who has a crush on Betty...
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...
Holidaymakers setting out from Glasgow, and travelling by train and steamer down the coast to Rothesay and Ettrick Bay. Includes tracking shots from tram in Sauchiehall Street.
A demonstration on how to use a Seine net for trawling. This film was planned by the Marine Laboratory Aberdeen, as part of their research programme on the efficiency of fishing gear. "Grateful ackn...
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.
4996 - Aisne 1918 German corpse Stereoscopic glass plate from a private collection in Alsace-Lorraine.
32990 - Champagne - Italians in a camp Stereoscopic glass plate from a private collection in Alsace-Lorraine.
Stereoscopic glass plate from a private collection in Alsace-Lorraine.
31122 - Craonelle - Change of shift possibly in connection with the Second Battle of the Aisne, 1917. Stereoscopic glass plate from a private collection in Alsace-Lorraine.
3205 - Artois (1915) - Beametz-Rivière station. Stereoscopic glass plate from a private collection in Alsace-Lorraine.
Newsreels from the week of May 8th, 1945
Newsreels from the week of May 8th, 1945
Newsreels from the week of May 30th, 1945
Newsreels from the week of May 30th, 1945
Newsreels from the week of July 29th, 1945
Newsreels from the week of July 29th, 1945
The repatriation of the body of Queen Astrid after her fatal car accident in Switzerland.
Documentary about the reorganisation of the sewers in Brussels.
News report on the ceremonies concerning the funeral of King Albert I.
The 19th century Po Valley fairy tale about the ogre who kidnaps children.
The musical legacy of Queen Elisabeth of Belgium: the genesis of the annual Queen Elisabeth Music Competition.
The musical legacy of Queen Elisabeth of Belgium: the genesis of the annual Queen E...