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  • 1964
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    Nigerian Wedding in Cornwall
    Nigerian Wedding in Cornwall

    1 1964 HD

    Joyous scenes in Redruth, Cornwall at the wedding of a Nigerian couple in 1964 - who incorporate both British and traditional attire into the day's...

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 1926
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    Billy Merson Singing 'Desdemonia'
    Billy Merson Singing 'Desdemonia'

    1 1926 HD

    'Billy Merson, the great Nottingham-born music hall performer, presents one of his signature numbers. The film clearly captures Merson's comic...

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Billy Merson

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  • 1966
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    Eastbourne: Sun Trap of the South
    Eastbourne: Sun Trap of the South

    8.00 1966 HD

    Charming 60s travelogue inviting us to enjoy the delights of Eastbourne, where the sun always shines!

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 1931
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    Impressions of Disraeli
    Impressions of Disraeli

    1 1931 HD

    Celebrity endorsement: Stanley Baldwin introduces George Arliss playing the legendary PM.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: George Arliss

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  • 1923
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    The Kibbo Kift
    The Kibbo Kift

    1 1923 HD

    The Kindred of the Kibbo Kift was a British youth organisation founded in 1920 as an alternative to the Scout movement. This edition of the Topical...

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 1930
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    A Quaint Little Railway
    A Quaint Little Railway

    1 1930 HD

    This short, silent film captures one of Britain's minor little railways: the Leek and Manifold Light Railway on the Staffordshire Moorlands. The...

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 1896
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    Bradford Town Hall Square
    Bradford Town Hall Square

    1.00 1896 HD

    The earliest surviving footage of bustling Victorian Bradford. A girl stands centre, possibly selling something to passersby. A small brass band...

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 1906
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    An Indian Washing the Baby
    An Indian Washing the Baby

    1 1906 HD

    Two Indian women wash a baby with a jug of water, while a man with a turban sits behind them.

    Genre: Documentary

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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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  • 1936
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    Nursery Island
    Nursery Island

    1 1936 HD

    The birdlife of Northumberland's Farne Islands comes under the spotlight.

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 1987
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    The Re-Awakening of My Ancestral Spirits
    The Re-Awakening of My Ancestral Spirits

    5.00 1987 HD

    A ritual created and performed by Bruce Lacey.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Bruce Lacey

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  • 1913
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    Sussex v Kent County Cricket Match
    Sussex v Kent County Cricket Match

    1 1913 HD

    Large crowds gather for cricket week at Canterbury's St Lawrence Ground, as Kent take on Sussex and Nottinghamshire.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Wally Hardinge

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  • 2019
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    02:34
    02:34

    9.50 2019 HD

    A young Scottish teen tries his best to overcome his fear of sleeping in this short horror.

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Kyle Fitzpatrick

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  • 2018
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    Uki
    Uki

    1 2018 HD

    A short stop frame animation following a lonely Inuit who struggles to survive after an oil tanker leaks oil off the coast of Alaska, killing all the...

    Genre: Animation

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  • 2018
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    Frank's Joke
    Frank's Joke

    6.00 2018 HD

    Frank told a bad joke at his new place of work. Nobody laughed. Now at 3am in the morning he is unable to sleep as he obsesses and ruminates over...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Spencer Brown

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  • 2017
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    That Yorkshire Sound
    That Yorkshire Sound

    8.00 2017 HD

    An audio-driven animated documentary covering a day of life in Yorkshire.

    Genre: Animation

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  • 1912
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    Gaumont Graphic: Captain Scott and Dr. Wilson with the Pony 'Nobby'
    Gaumont Graphic: Captain Scott and Dr. Wilson with the Pony 'Nobby'

    5.00 1912 HD

    Outside the huts of the British Antarctic Expedition of 1910-12 stand the smiling figures of Captain Robert Falcon Scott and Dr Edward Wilson. Wilson...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Robert Falcon Scott

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  • 1913
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    Pathé's Animated Gazette: Memorial Service to the Antarctic Heroes
    Pathé's Animated Gazette: Memorial Service to the Antarctic Heroes

    1 1913 HD

    Memorial service at St. Paul's cathedral to the Antarctic heroes. The arrival of the Lord Mayor of London and Sheriffs.

    Genre: Documentary

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  • 1969
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    Spot the Microdot
    Spot the Microdot

    6.00 1969 HD

    This film was made by punching circular holes into fully opaque film stock and laying discs of colour film into some of the punched holes. Only the...

    Genre: Animation

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  • 1986
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    Welephant
    Welephant

    1 1986 HD

    Welephant, a character that is still handing out fire safety advice to children today, here appeals to kids not to play with matches. Very...

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