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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.

LITTLE SWITZERLAND

Little Switzerland (1960)

Children ski to school and cows and sheep adjust to the snow in Scotland.

RAILWAY MODERNISATION

Railway Modernisation (1960)

New methods of laying railway tracks at Dinsdale on the main line between...

SIDECAR BOAT

Sidecar Boat (1960)

Motorcycle sidecar that converts into a motor boat, Romford, Essex

RESEARCH INTO HAIR

Research Into Hair (1960)

Hair research at Beecham Laboratories in Brentford, Middlesex.

OPERATION TIN-CAN

Operation Tin-Can (1960)

60-year-old tin of plum pudding opened to mark the 150th anniversary of...

WINTER SPORTS

Winter Sports (1960)

Winter skiing at the resort of Grantown-on-Spey in the Cairngorm Mountains,...

BED TESTERS

Bed Testers (1960)

A mattress is tested by rotating mechanical figures at a bed factory in Northampton.

PHEASANT TRUST

Pheasant Trust (1960)

Colourful birds at Philip Wayre's Ornamental Pheasant Trust in Great Witchingham,...

THE RAILWAY TODAY

The Railway Today (1960)

New machinery and technology in use on modern railways around Britain.

CAVIAR FISHERMEN aka RUMANIA

Caviar Fishermen AKA Rumania (1962)

A look at fishing in the river Danube where the Sturgeon are...

BROWNSEA ISLAND

Brownsea Island (1962)

An item about picturesque Brownsea Island in Dorset once owned by a recluse, it is...

SKIING IN SCOTLAND

Skiing In Scotland (1962)

Scenic Scotland in wintertime when people play Curling on the ice and ski in...