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CHILDREN'S VILLAGE

Children's Village (1956)

Scotland has a special children's village in Renfrewshire for 640 orphan...

LOCH LOMOND POSTMAN

Loch Lomond Postman (1956)

Britain's most unusual postman serves communities around Loch Lomond using...

BARNARDO CHILDREN

Barnardo Children (1956)

The Barnardo's children at Kelvedon enjoy being with pet animals.

CHURCHES OF TOMORROW

Churches Of Tomorrow (1958)

Marvels of contemporary church design should attract young people - tells...

CONVICTS' CHURCH

Convicts' Church (1961)

The Reverend Bertram Peake supports ex-convicts and helps them to start a new...

OXFORD REDECORATION aka OXFORD RESTORATION

Oxford Redecoration AKA Oxford Restoration (1961)

Historic buildings are cleaned and restored in...

GARDEN CASTLE

Garden Castle (1961)

Sidney James (not the 'Carry On' star) works on his ornamental gardens.

 

 

VILLAGE OBSERVATORY

Village Observatory (1961)

The sights and people of Thaxted, including a vicar with a telescope and...

OLD SUPERSTITIONS

Old Superstitions (1961)

Some superstitions and rituals are seen in Cornwall.

SCHOOLGIRL IN EGYPT

Schoolgirl In Egypt (1956)

Schoolgirl Gay Ashwood travels to Giza and Cairo in Egypt and tours the...

CEMENTED STAINED GLASS

Cemented Stained Glass (1956)

The art of cemented stained glassmaking is demonstrated at this ancient...

OLD CHURCH

Old Church (1961)

A look at Greenstead Church, one of the oldest in the country, near Epping Forest in...

ABBEY GARDENER

Abbey Gardener (1961)

A rare professional woman gardener is seen at work in the grounds of Westminster...

TRIBUTE TO MRS. MOP

Tribute To Mrs. Mop (1961)

Stained glass windows showing workers from the parish of Blackfriars in...

BRASS RUBBING

Brass Rubbing (1961)

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

NUNS' VOWS aka LADYWELL CONVENT

Nuns' Vows AKA Ladywell Convent (1962)

A look at life in a convent as the nuns work on their farm,...

PUNCH MAGAZINE

Punch Magazine (1962)

Creation of Punch magazine - political cartoon discussed at 'Punch Table'; rest...

GIBRALTAR beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Gibraltar Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1962)

A travelogue item about Gibraltar...

WELL DRESSING beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Well Dressing Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1962)

Painting with flower petals to...

MODEL CHURCHES

Model Churches (1956)

John Hearsey at his hobby of carving detailed wooden models of churches and...

MONASTERY

Monastery (1963)

An item about life inside a Benedictine monastery.

STAINED GLASS

Stained Glass (1963)

A modern way to make stained glass which makes it suitable for new concrete...

ALEXANDRIA aka MAGIC CARPET LAND

Alexandria AKA Magic Carpet Land (1963)

A travelogue item about Alexandria, Egypt.

PESTALOZZI VILLAGE

Pestalozzi Village (1963)

Scenes from a Sussex school for refugee children from all over the world.

WRESTLING PARSON

Wrestling Parson (1963)

Brilliant story featuring a wrestling vicar giving as good as he gets.

THEBES

Thebes (1964)

A tour round ancient Egypt including the sun god's temple at Luxor and the statue of...

CROAGH PATRICK PILGRIMAGE

Croagh Patrick Pilgrimage (1964)

Many people make a pilgrimage up a rocky mountain - some walk in bare...

ELECTRIC ENGRAVING ARTIST

Electric Engraving Artist (1965)

Artist who uses electric engraver to draw biblical paintings,...

CHRISTIAN AID WEEK

Christian Aid Week (1965)

Bands play to large crowds at a rally in Trafalgar Square to launch Christian...

NUNS AT WORK

Nuns At Work (1965)

A glimpse into the world of the modern nun.

WEST COAST OF IRELAND

West Coast Of Ireland (1965)

This travelogue item visits various rural and industrial locations in...

CARNATION FARM

Carnation Farm (1966)

Beautiful carnations are carefully nurtured at a farm in Worthing then picked and...

ISRAEL - LAND OF THE FOUR SEAS

Israel - Land Of The Four Seas (1966)

Pathe visits Israel, land of the Seas.

AYLESFORD FRIARS

Aylesford Friars (1967)

Carmelite monks in Aylesford make pottery utensils in their monastery.

CHURCHILL GLASS PAINTING

Churchill Glass Painting (1968)

Sculptor-painter Bainbridge Copnall works with broken glass on his...

EMERGENT AFRICA

Emergent Africa (1968)

Fascinating and detailed look at Lesotho in South Africa, shortly after the...

SANCTUARY SAVED

Sanctuary Saved (1968)

Item showing restoration work on Chichester Cathedral.

YEMENITE EMBROIDERY also in CP 029

Yemenite Embroidery Also In Cp 029 (1955)

Traditional embroidery techniques are shown - ornate silver...

BOXING CHIMPS also in CP 051

Boxing Chimps Also In Cp 051 (1955)

Chimps dressed up as boxers have a play fight. Nurse and Doctor...

STAINED GLASS WINDOWS

Stained Glass Windows (1955)

Various processes involved in the creation of stained glass windows are...

JORDAN - RUINED CITY OF PETRA aka PETRA - CP 022

Jordan - Ruined City Of Petra AKA Petra - Cp 022 (1955)

Travelogue style film exploring the...

JUDO SCHOOL aka JUDO GIRLS and JUDO DEBS - CP 066

Judo School AKA Judo Girls And Judo Debs - Cp 066 (1956)

Fantastic footage of girl Judo exponents...

PORCELAIN aka ORIENTAL PORCELAIN and ORIENTAL CRAFTS

Porcelain AKA Oriental Porcelain And Oriental Crafts (1955)

Various examples of antique oriental...

FANS

Fans (1955)

The "language of the fan" is described and demonstrated.

PARTY EARRINGS

Party Earrings (1955)

Fabulous and bizarre earrings are modelled in a shop in Soho called "Going Gay".

NEEDLEWORK CHURCH

Needlework Church (1955)

A remarkable model church made entirely of fabric.

COLOURS FOR SLIMMING

Colours For Slimming (1955)

Larger women are advised not to wear bright red frocks - more "slimming"...

PETRA aka JORDAN - RUINED CITY OF PETRA CP 003 Int'l

Petra AKA Jordan - Ruined City Of Petra Cp 003 Int'l (1955)

Travelogue style film exploring the...

THE PAPAL PILGRIMAGE - TECHNICOLOR

The Papal Pilgrimage - Technicolor (1964)

Good story about visit of Pope Paul VI to the Sites of the...

ROYAL SPRING WEDDING - Technicolor

Royal Spring Wedding - Technicolor (1963)

Princess Alexandra marries Mr Angus Ogilvy - Technicolor.