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PAINTING WITH PLASTICINE

Painting With Plasticine (1958)

Olive Harbutt makes pictures using plasticine, her father was an artist...

LORRY ON CUPS TEST

Lorry On Cups Test (1958)

Item about testing the strength of Wedgwood crockery by putting it under the...

HOUSE AMONGST THE TREES

House Amongst The Trees (1958)

A house built from wood and stone designed to fit in with its natural...

AIRMAN'S AVIARY aka AIRMANS AVIARY

Airman's Aviary AKA Airmans Aviary (1958)

An item about a private aviary of rare and exotic birds.

SHARK FISHING

Shark Fishing (1958)

Item about shark fishing off the Cornish coast.

RAILWAY SIGNAL SCHOOL aka RAILWAYS

Railway Signal School AKA Railways (1958)

A school to teach train drivers and signal men how to use...

SCHOOL FOR DIVERS

School For Divers (1958)

A diving school which trains people to do various tasks underwater.

 

 

CUSTOMS MEN AT OIL REFINERY aka CUSTOM OIL

Customs Men At Oil Refinery AKA Custom Oil (1958)

A look at the work of a Customs and Excise...

SAFE TESTING

Safe Testing (1958)

A quality control test to see how much punishment a safe can withstand.

SCIENCE IN FISHING

Science In Fishing (1958)

An experiment by Cornish fishermen to try and find pilchards through radar...

PORTABLE SWIMMING POOL aka FIBREGLASS SWIMMING POOL

Portable Swimming Pool AKA Fibreglass Swimming Pool (1958)

A look at a fibreglass factory and the...

BUDGIES BEAUTY PARLOUR

Budgies Beauty Parlour (1958)

Cute story about a budgie's beauty parlour showing a bird being washed...

GAME FAIR

Game Fair (1958)

A Game Fair with lots of country sports including dog trials, clay pigeon shooting and...

LIFE OF A ZOO KEEPER aka CHIMPS

Life Of A Zoo Keeper AKA Chimps (1958)

A zoo keeper shows his affinity with animals and puts on a...

STATION BEES

Station Bees (1958)

A bee keeper who has some hives on the roof of the train station at Waterloo.

TESTING AERO TYRES aka DUNLOP AERO TYRE, TESTING AERO TYPES

Testing Aero Tyres AKA Dunlop Aero Tyre, Testing Aero Types (1958)

A look inside the Dunlop...

AMATEUR WINE MAKING

Amateur Wine Making (1958)

Fun story about the process of producing home made alcohol such as rose petal...

TROLLEYBUS BREAK-UP

Trolleybus Break-Up (1959)

London trolley buses are broken down for scrap.

MARINE BIOLOGY

Marine Biology (1959)

Samples of seaweed and sea water are taken by employees of the Port Erin Marine...

CRICKET AID

Cricket Aid (1959)

Device is demonstrated which helps in cricket technique training.

AUTOMATION HITS TENNIS aka TENNIS MACHINE

Automation Hits Tennis AKA Tennis Machine (1959)

An automatic serving machine is demonstrated at...

SCOOTER TENT

Scooter Tent (1959)

Great invention - a tent that is constructed on the side of a scooter.

CALF OF MAN

Calf Of Man (1959)

A bird is caught and "ringed" on the Calf of Man.

GLASS RESEARCH aka PILKINGTON GLASS WORKS

Glass Research AKA Pilkington Glass Works (1959)

Glass is tested for strength - glass fibre...

INFLATABLE GARAGE aka INFLATED GARAGE

Inflatable Garage AKA Inflated Garage (1959)

Mr B.E. Pursall demonstrates his inflatable garage.

HORSE TRAMS

Horse Trams (1959)

An item about the horse drawn trams of Douglas and the rest home the horses go to on.

CHAIR LIFT

Chair Lift (1959)

A young woman admires the scenic views from the new chair lift at Butlin's, Ayrshire.

WORLD RAILWAY AND CITY OF THE FUTURE

World Railway And City Of The Future (1959)

An item about a model railway that provides a tour of...

PALOMINO PONIES

Palomino Ponies (1959)

An item about Palomino ponies bred by the Duchess of Rutland.

LION AT THE TABLE

Lion At The Table (1959)

Simba the lion is so well-behaved that as a treat he is allowed to dine with...

RASPBERRY FESTIVAL

Raspberry Festival (1959)

An item about the raspberry harvest in Scotland and the subsequent Montrose...

NEW LIFE JACKET aka NEW LIFE JACKETS DEMONSTRATED IN THE THAMES

New Life Jacket AKA New Life Jackets Demonstrated In The Thames (1959)

Mark Shaw's new design...

MOUNTAIN RESCUE

Mountain Rescue (1959)

An item showing a mountain rescue exercise in Snowdonia.

FISH HATCHERIES

Fish Hatcheries (1959)

An item about the methods of trout farming used at a fish hatchery in North...

PONY TREKKING

Pony Trekking (1959)

This items follows a group of holidaymakers pony trekking in the Highlands of...

SAFETY STRAP GARDENERS aka HANGING GARDENERS

Safety Strap Gardeners AKA Hanging Gardeners (1959)

To tend to a garden situated on the edge of a...

OUT-TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 249 - 2 OF 2 - CHANNEL SWIM

Out-Takes / Cuts From Cp 249 - 2 Of 2 - Channel Swim (1959)

CHANNEL SWIM - Cuts (rushes,...

LION AND THE LAMB

Lion And The Lamb (1959)

A lamb and a lion pose for the Colour Pic cameras - rather reluctantly!

NONSUCH PALACE

Nonsuch Palace (1959)

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

PARK RANGERS

Park Rangers (1959)

Dapper park rangers are seen on patrol on Wimbledon Common.

HORSEMAN'S SERVICE

Horseman's Service (1959)

Horses and their owners gather on Kingsley Mount for the annual Horseman's...

ONION RESEARCH

Onion Research (1959)

The perfect pickled onion is the subject of research by these scientists.

MOROCCAN SNAKE CHARMER

Moroccan Snake Charmer (1960)

Snakes are dangled and bite snake charmer in the Sultan's Palace of...

SOUTHAMPTON RADAR

Southampton Radar (1960)

Radar station at Calshot, Southampton alerts a dredger to clear the way for...

BOYS FOR THE MOON

Boys For The Moon (1960)

Boys having fun at 'Operation Lunar' at the Schoolboys' Exhibition, Olympia.

MOROCCAN VILLAGE

Moroccan Village (1960)

A look at the Moroccan village of Xauen, unchanged for hundreds of years.

MOTORISED BATH

Motorised Bath (1960)

Engineering students invent a motorised bath, seen in Kingston, Surrey.

FEDALA

Fedala (1960)

A visit to the coastal resort of Fedala in Morocco, starting from London Airport.

POSTMAN'S NIGHTMARE

Postman's Nightmare (1960)

Post office sorting machine 'ELSIE' in action at Borough, London.

ELECTRIC LIGHT BULBS

Electric Light Bulbs (1960)

Electric light bulbs being made at the Osram factory in Wembley, Middlesex.