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  • 1943
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    Power on the Land: The Story of the Mechanisation of British Farming

    Power on the Land: The Story of the Mechanisation of British Farming

    1 1943 HD

    A documentary on modern British farming.

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  • 1945
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    Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2

    Famous Scenes from Shakespeare No. I: Julius Caesar - The Forum Scene - Act III. Scene 2

    1 1945 HD

    The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to...

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  • 2016
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    Miranda's Letter

    Miranda's Letter

    8.00 2016 HD

    Miranda's Letter takes as a starting point the 'missing women' in Shakespeare, in this instance, The Tempest, and imagines what Miranda's mother...

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    Lessons from the Air

    Lessons from the Air

    1 1943 HD

    Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making and broadcasting of pedagogical radio shows on the BBC.

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  • 2003
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    Rufus

    Rufus

    1 2003 HD

    Rufus is a child with an extraordinary obsession: a burning, inþamed desire for anything red. Driven by this impassioned, scarlet fixation,...

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  • 1945
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    Westminster Abbey

    Westminster Abbey

    1 1945 HD

    The history of Westminster Abbey and a tour of the monuments within it; accompanied by choral music and including footage of the coronation of King...

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  • 2018
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    Theatre of War

    Theatre of War

    7.20 2018 HD

    Theatre of War is an essay on how to represent war, performed by former enemies. British and Argentinian veterans of the Falklands war come together...

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  • 1946
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    Triumph Over Deafness

    Triumph Over Deafness

    1 1946 HD

    Instead of learning sign-language, deaf children are taught to speak and lip-read so that they might interact with others as easily as possible. This...

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  • 1942
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    The Life Cycle of the Maize

    The Life Cycle of the Maize

    1 1942 HD

    Part of the archive's Junior Biology series, this study of maize is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.

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  • 2016
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    Dear Mr Shakespeare: Shakespeare Lives

    Dear Mr Shakespeare: Shakespeare Lives

    7.00 2016 HD

    An evocative and imaginative exploration of the racial tensions in Othello and how the themes in Shakespeare's play still resonate today.

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  • 1944
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    Power Lines

    Power Lines

    1 1944 HD

    The manufacture of cables for transmitting electric power is shown. Copper bars are rolled and drawn into wire, which is twisted into strands, and...

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    The Life History of the Onion

    The Life History of the Onion

    1 1943 HD

    The film shows speeded-up germination of the seed to form roots and shoot, at whose base the leaves later form a bulb. The flower produces pollen...

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  • 2021
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    Falhan's Love

    Falhan's Love

    1 2021 HD

    Untung and Nesti really love their 6 year old son who has autism. Their daily life becomes more challenging because both of their parents are...

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  • 2019
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    Divided We Scroll

    Divided We Scroll

    1 2019 HD

    'Divided We Scroll' is an eerie depiction of our intimate relationships with technology.

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  • 1995
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    Lucky Man

    Lucky Man

    1 1995 HD

    A profile and interview of director, Lindsay Anderson.

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  • 1943
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    The Life Cycle of the Pin Mould

    The Life Cycle of the Pin Mould

    1 1943 HD

    Part of the Junior Biology series, this study of pin mould is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.

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    Development of the English Town

    Development of the English Town

    1 1943 HD

    A brisk visual summary of the changing faces of the English town throughout the ages, from the ancients and their hill-forts to the Second World War...

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  • 1946
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    English Criminal Justice

    English Criminal Justice

    1 1946 HD

    Dramatically told, English Criminal Justice takes us on a journey through the principles and procedures of the various courts of law in Britain.

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    General Election

    General Election

    1 1946 HD

    In the run up to the 1945 general election, the film focuses on the electoral race of one of the 640 local constituencies in Britain, that of...

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    St. Paul's Cathedral

    St. Paul's Cathedral

    1 1943 HD

    A stately film about the history of St Paul’s Cathedral in London, with a focus on the architecture and individuals buried there, and the...

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