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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 Farming1 1943 HD
A documentary on modern British farming.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Frederick Grisewood
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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 21 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...
Genre: Drama
Cast: Felix Aylmer
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1943
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Lessons from the Air
Lessons from the Air1 1943 HD
Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making and broadcasting of pedagogical radio shows on the BBC.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Norman Shelley
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1946
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English Criminal Justice
English Criminal Justice1 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.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Harold Warrender
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2016
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Dear Mr Shakespeare: Shakespeare Lives
Dear Mr Shakespeare: Shakespeare Lives7.00 2016 HD
An evocative and imaginative exploration of the racial tensions in Othello and how the themes in Shakespeare's play still resonate today.
Genre: Drama
Cast: Ashley Thomas
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1944
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Power Lines
Power Lines1 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...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Norman Shelley
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1946
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General Election
General Election1 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...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Geoffrey Sumner
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2016
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Miranda's Letter
Miranda's Letter8.00 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...
Genre: Drama
Cast: Raffey Cassidy
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1943
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The Royal Mile: Edinburgh
The Royal Mile: Edinburgh1 1943 HD
Three overseas servicemen take a tour of the Royal Mile - visiting the sights between Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace, and learning about the...
Genre: Documentary
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2020
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Let My Body Speak
Let My Body Speak1 2020 HD
Our bodies store memories. The body does not forget. A childhood in Damascus, OCD, the revolution, falling in love with a woman. My body remembers,...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Madonna Adib
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1942
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The Life Cycle of the Maize
The Life Cycle of the Maize1 1942 HD
Part of the archive's Junior Biology series, this study of maize is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.
Genre: Documentary
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1970
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Park
Park6.00 1970 HD
Butt-sniffing action abounds as five otherwise ordinary members of the public get in touch with their primal instincts.
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Aewia Huillet
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1995
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Lucky Man
Lucky Man1 1995 HD
A profile and interview of director, Lindsay Anderson.
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Cast: Lindsay Anderson
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2003
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Rufus
Rufus1 2003 HD
Rufus is a child with an extraordinary obsession: a burning, inþamed desire for anything red. Driven by this impassioned, scarlet fixation,...
Genre: Drama
Cast: Sienna Guillory
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2021
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Falhan's Love
Falhan's Love1 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...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Falhan
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1943
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Development of the English Town
Development of the English Town1 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...
Genre: Documentary
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2021
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Baby Girl
Baby Girl1 2021 HD
Cunenk grew up as a girl trapped in a boy’s body. She could not wait to leave her village and become a performer.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Miss Cunenk
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1945
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Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey1 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...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alvar Liddell
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2017
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India on Film: 1899 – 1947
India on Film: 1899 – 19471 2017 HD
As part of the 2017 UK-India Year of Culture, the British Council and British Film Institute share a unique collection of films documenting the...
Genre: Documentary
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1943
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History of the English Language
History of the English Language1 1943 HD
A documentary on the English language and it's origins.
Genre: Documentary
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