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BILLY AND ZORBA
Feature film
1999
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- Tartan Shorts series

In a decayed Scottish fishing village, an outcast boy strikes up a friendship with a fisherman who believes himself to be Zorba.

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ABERDEEN AND ITS INDUSTRIES
non-fiction / Educational film
1961
National Library of Scotland

A survey of Aberdeen's industries, including shipbuilding, granite quarrying, fishing, papermaking, textiles and light engineering.

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SADNESS AND GLADNESS
non-fiction
1928
National Library of Scotland

Jeannie and Mattie are accepted for a seaside holiday camp. One of a series of fund-raising films produced in aid of the Necessitous Children's Holiday Camp Fund.

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CASTLE AND CAPITAL
non-fiction / Documentary film
1979
National Library of Scotland

A descriptive essay on the city of Edinburgh, and in particular of Edinburgh Castle.

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CHEMICALS AND ILLUMINANTS
Feature film / Experimental film
1993
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- First Reels series

An experimental film in the form of a riddle by artist Gillian Steel.

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ART AND MOVEMENT
non-fiction / Educational film
1965
National Library of Scotland

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.

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TRAMPING AND CAMPING
non-fiction / Educational film
1948
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- Junior Activity Films series

A camping expedition by an uncle and his nephew, showing the do's and don'ts of the countryside code.

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BORDER SHOTS AND SPOTS
Non-Fiction / Amateur film
1995
National Library of Scotland

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...

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Images
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OUR ART GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- Glasgow Civics series

A tour through various exhibitions in the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.

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BAGHDAD, BABYLON AND BAALBEC [Main]
Imperial War Museums
Other title(s):
- ADVANCE OF THE CRUSADERS INTO MESOPOTAMIA (further episode) (?) [related]

Views of Baghdad and Babylon in Mesopotamia and of Baalbec on the Palestine Front, 1918.

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LOCH LOMOND AND THE TROSSACHS
National Library of Scotland

Hostels at Loch Ard, Inverbeg and Rowardennan, with footage of hostellers climbing Ben Lomond and the Cobbler, canoeing on Loch Lomond and enjoying a dance.

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ELGIN CITY AND BOYS' BRIGADE
National Library of Scotland

A football match between Elgin City and an unidentified team, and the Inspection and Presentation of Colours of the Boys' Brigade (Inverness Battalion).

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BOWLER AND THE BUNNET, the
National Library of Scotland

A documentary, narrated and directed by Sean Connery, on the turbulent industrial relations of the workforce of Fairfield's shipyard on the Clyde during the mid 1960s.

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[AYR - BARNCLUITH, WINNOCKS, QUEENS TERR. GLG SKERRYVORE]
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- [AYR - BARNCLUITH, WINNOCKS, QUEENS TERR. GLG SKERRYVORE]

Home movie of a family relaxing in a garden and on a visit to the beach.

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FISH AND THE SEINE NET
National Library of Scotland

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...

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HOME AND AWAY NO. 11
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- Home and Away series

One of a series of 20 films made for Babcock and Wilcox (Steam) Ltd. between 1954 and 1961. The 1957 Industrial Fair and Exhibition in Sydney, Australia where Babcock and Wilcox Australion Co. had a ...

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Texts
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OSTRICHES AND OTHER ODDITIES
National Library of Scotland

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...

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GLASGOW TODAY AND TOMORROW
National Library of Scotland

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....

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SEALING WAX AND WAFERS
National Library of Scotland

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....

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ROSEHEARTY THEN AND NOW
National Library of Scotland

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...

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DOUAI AND LILLE [Main]
Imperial War Museums

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...

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PIGEONS AND SEAPLANES [Main]
Imperial War Museums

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...

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CAMELS AND JAFFA [Main]
Imperial War Museums

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...

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Can and Me
DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum

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...

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