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PLASTICINE SOLDIERS

Plasticine Soldiers (1958)

17 years old boy makes plasticine soldiers with unbelievable precision.

UNDERGROUND NEWSPAPER 'FRENDZ'

Underground Newspaper 'frendz' (1969)

A young John Stapleton interviews workers of underground...

COOKERY HINTS aka COOKING TIPS

Cookery Hints AKA Cooking Tips (1957)

Little film showing a few tips on how to present food...

ANTIQUE CHESSMEN

Antique Chessmen (1959)

Alex Hammond's shop in Chelsea displays the craftsmanship of antique chess sets....

MANUFACTURE OF HARPS

Manufacture Of Harps (1961)

Beautiful harps are made in a workshop in London.

ITALIAN PUPPIES

Italian Puppies (1956)

Some very cute and fluffy cream Maremma puppies feed from their mother and play.

GLASS ARTIST

Glass Artist (1960)

Glass engraving artist John Hutton seen at work in his studio in London.

 

 

SPECIAL - DIAMONDS - INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

Special - Diamonds - International Awards (1969)

Diamond show at London's design centre.

WEST HAM SPEEDWAY CLOSES

West Ham Speedway Closes (1972)

Footage of people being interviewed at the closure of the West Ham...

RICHMOND PROTEST

Richmond Protest (1970-1979)

Local residents protest against education cuts in borough of Richmond, news...

THURROCK: REFILL QUARRIES

Thurrock: Refill Quarries (1970-1979)

News report about reclamation of wasteland for housing at Thurrock.

HIGH-SPEED CAMERA

High-Speed Camera (1963)

An item about the use of high speed cameras in a consumer goods testing...

FOOTBALL INJURIES

Football Injuries (1970-1979)

News item about the treatment on footballers' injuries at Chelsea.

CAMBRIDGE BACKS

Cambridge Backs (1957)

Centuries of beauty and tranquillity preserved - Cambridge travelogue.

POP STARS AWARDS

Pop Stars Awards (1969)

The 1969 Melody Maker awards in London.

GREYWOOD MINIATURE RAILWAY

Greywood Miniature Railway (1956)

A visit to the Greywood miniature railway in Surrey.

NEW HELICOPTER aka MOBILE HELICOPTER and HELIPORT

New Helicopter AKA Mobile Helicopter And Heliport (1956)

New transportation system for a...

POTTERY ANIMALS

Pottery Animals (1956)

Two artists in Soho make the latest trendy ornaments.

BREAD SCULPTOR

Bread Sculptor (1957)

A baker demonstrates his hobby, bread sculpting, and shows off some of his...

CHRYSANTHEMUM GROWER

Chrysanthemum Grower (1958)

An item about the cross pollination of chrysanthemums in order to create new...

ART OF SMELLING

Art Of Smelling (1959)

The craft of beer barrel smelling - looking out for stinker-barrels!

NONSUCH PALACE

Nonsuch Palace (1959)

Young people are seen at work on an archaeology dig on the site of Henry VIII's...

BURNT BOOK ARTIST

Burnt Book Artist (1960)

Artist John Latham at work with burnt books in his studio in Holland Park,...

BLUE JOHN

Blue John (1963)

A family in Derbyshire mines a precious rock known as Blue John.

MOULTON BICYCLE aka BICYCLE OF THE FUTURE or SUSPENSION BICYCLES

Moulton Bicycle AKA Bicycle Of The Future Or Suspension Bicycles (1963)

Alex Moulton has...

PERSPEX SCULPTURE

Perspex Sculpture (1963)

An item about Arthur Fleischmann's perspex sculptures.

FENCE OF WHEELS AND WIND MODELS

Fence Of Wheels And Wind Models (1963)

A man makes models which move in the wind and attaches them to...

SNAKES ON GUARD

Snakes On Guard (1964)

Fred the Boa Constrictor, together with several lizards, helps to protect his...

MARIONETTE THEATRE

Marionette Theatre (1964)

An item about the Little Angel Puppet Theatre in Islington.

THE STUDENT'S DALEK aka ROBOT BOOK SELLER

The Student's Dalek AKA Robot Book Seller (1964)

An item about a remote controlled robot used to...

POLYSTYRENE

Polystyrene (1965)

New featherweight material polystyrene, being used for sculpture & jigsaws, London &...

RANDOM SCULPTURE

Random Sculpture (1965)

Sculptress Pauline Brooks uses scrap yard junk to create works for her London...

THE MATTERHORN

The Matterhorn (1965)

Climbers succumb to the lure of the Matterhorn - nice footage of walkers making the...

HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY

High Speed Photography (1965)

Amazing slow motion shots of a cat falling, eggs breaking and matches...

AVOCADO PEARS

Avocado Pears (1966)

Top chefs and confectioners do unexpected things with avocados in a culinary...

MEDIAEVAL SOCIETY

Mediaeval Society (1966)

Members of the Mediaeval Society fight with authentic weapons in a Kent field.

MODERN MEDIAEVALISTS

Modern Mediaevalists (1967)

Men act out mediaeval fights and we see how their costumes and weapons are...

KENNEDY MOSAIC MURAL

Kennedy Mosaic Mural (1968)

A small South London company is commissioned to make a giant mural of the...

WATER CLOCK aka REPLICA OF JAPANESE sic WATER CLOCK

Water Clock AKA Replica Of Japanese Sic Water Clock (1969)

John Combridge works on a half size...

IVORY PAINTINGS

Ivory Paintings (1956)

Mrs Daysi Brookes is seen painting a miniature portrait on ivory in her garden.

THE GRAND NATIONAL

The Grand National (1967)

Outsider 'Foinavon' wins Grand National horse race after big pile up at a...

SCOTTISH CUP FINAL

Scottish Cup Final (1969)

Scottish Cup Final where Celtic beat Rangers 4 - 0.

JOHN McCOWAN - CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER

John Mccowan - Civil Rights Leader (1965-1970)

Excellent interview with leading American Civil Rights...

BARBARA HEPWORTH SCULPTRESS

Barbara Hepworth Sculptress (1972)

Nice interview with the artist Barbara Hepworth.

LUTON AIRPORT

Luton Airport (1974)

News report about problems of Luton Airport.

ST. JOHN STEVAS MINISTER OF EDUCATION

St. John Stevas Minister Of Education (1970-1979)

St. John Stevas visits Hackney School & is interviewed...

BRASS RUBBING

Brass Rubbing (1961)

The actress Ingrid Hafner introduces us to her hobby of brass rubbing in St Mary's...

LAUNCHING OF THE Q4

Launching Of The Q4 (1967)

Q4 liner is named Queen Elizabeth II and launched on the Clyde. Scotland.

TAME BADGER

Tame Badger (1958)

A story about a dog trainer who looks after and trains a tame badger.

CHINESE JUNK

Chinese Junk (1961)

Chinese Junk (boat) imported from Hong Kong goes sailing in Chertsey.