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  • 1964
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    No Short Cut
    No Short Cut

    1 1964 HD

    The story of Jimmy, who conscientiously takes the National Cycling Proficiency Scheme test, and Leslie, who suffers a series of mishaps through his...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Peter Hawkins

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  • 1951
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    Forward a Century
    Forward a Century

    1 1951 HD

    Commissioned by the Festival of Britain to show the similarities and contrasts between 1851 and 1951, by means of the Great Exhibition and the...

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 2021
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    Salvaje
    Salvaje

    6.00 2021 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Maite Sánchez

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  • 1955
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    Foot and Mouth
    Foot and Mouth

    1 1955 HD

    Two farming brothers take a chance on a sick cow and send cattle that have been in contact with it to market.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Lindsay Anderson

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  • 1948
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    A Plan to Work On
    A Plan to Work On

    1 1948 HD

    Documentary on town planning in which an architect looks at the history of Dunfermline, Scotland and its possible future development.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Donald Bisset

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  • 1960
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    Dispute
    Dispute

    1 1960 HD

    This BBC documentary film shows, for the first time anywhere, the actual events of both sides of a genuine industrial conflict. The dispute is shown...

    Genre: Drama

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  • 1953
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    Power Signal Lineman
    Power Signal Lineman

    1 1953 HD

    Part of BFI collection "London on the Move."

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  • 1960
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    I Am a Mobile Librarian
    I Am a Mobile Librarian

    1 1960 HD

    See how Sally Jenkins and her driver, Thomas, run Hertfordshire's mobile library service with military precision.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Sally Jenkins

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  • 1955
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    Henry
    Henry

    6.00 1955 HD

    Promotional film for the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children).

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 1960
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    Return to Life
    Return to Life

    7.00 1960 HD

    A refugee family comes to terms with living in the UK and adjusting to a new language and culture.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: John Krish

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  • 1951
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    Every Five Minutes
    Every Five Minutes

    1 1951 HD

    Four examples of the kind of carelessness that leads to fires in this country frequently.

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  • 1958
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    Birthright
    Birthright

    1 1958 HD

    Birthright, which presents the work of the Family Planning Association, is a valuable record of the organisation of contraception and fertility...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Margaret Rawlings

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  • 1961
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    Mr. Marsh Comes to School
    Mr. Marsh Comes to School

    6.00 1961 HD

    Part of BFI collection "A Day in the Life."

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Reginald Marsh

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  • 1959
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    Counterpoint
    Counterpoint

    1 1959 HD

    A day in the life of a Post Office counter clerk showing the complexities of his duties and the problems that arise.

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 1961
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    I Am a Reporter
    I Am a Reporter

    1 1961 HD

    The inner-workings of local paper the Hertford Mercury are revealed by young, fresh-thinking reporter Peter Gibbs on his hunt for a regional scoop.

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 1955
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    £20 per ton
    £20 per ton

    1 1955 HD

    Wintry snowfall in a factory yard contrasts with the furnaces burning within. This film follows the eye of the firm's accountant as he traces waste...

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 1955
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    Green and Pleasant Land
    Green and Pleasant Land

    1 1955 HD

    An appeal on behalf of the NSPCC.

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 1946
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    Twenty-four Square Miles
    Twenty-four Square Miles

    1 1946 HD

    Captures life in rural Oxfordshire in the mid-1940s.

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 1963
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    A Chance to Learn
    A Chance to Learn

    1 1963 HD

    The boom of the clothing industry brought great work for female machinists. This film presents how new recruits were hired and then trained to use...

    Genre: Drama

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  • 1962
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    What's the Time?
    What's the Time?

    1 1962 HD

    A BAFTA award nominated language teaching film.

    Genre: Documentary

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