British Folk Stories

Westward Ho! (1961)

Lovely travelogue showing the pleasures that await holidaymakers in Devon, Cornwall and Dorset.

Quaint Cornish Customs - Business Ceases Whilst Townsfolk Play Centuries - Old Game Of 'hurling' With A 10 Lb Silver Ball (1914)

Hurling game in Cornwall.

News In A Nutshell (1936)

News in a Nutshell - Furry Dance in Cornwall, schoolboys football final at Upton Park, and one of the rescued miners at Nova Scotia.

British Toys Lead World (1951)

Scenes from the Toy and Fancy Goods Fair in Harrogate, Yorkshire.

Baldness Treatment AKA Curly Boys Club - Cp 030 (1955)

A new cure for baldness is demonstrated - mad suction cup invention!

Busman's Holiday AKA Busmans Holiday (1960)

A bus tour of the the Scottish highlands to John O'Groats

Journey Through Britain Reel 1 (1960)

The wonders of Britain - documentary made to encourage tourists to visit.

Two Tempo Restaurant (1965)

Description of the new 'hip' place in London - real swinging sixties' treat, beware of the dancers!

Toy Museum (1960)

A look at some interesting toys of the past at The Toy Museum in Rottingdean, East Sussex.

Doll's Factory (1968)

Fabulous story shows how dollies are made at a famous toy factory.

Cloth Flowers AKA Artificial Flowers (1957)

Processes involved in making artificial flowers.

Animal Museum (1965)

Crazy scenes of anthropomorphism at the taxidermist's heaven - Potter's Museum.

Downtown Syncopators AKA Original Downtown Syncopators (1962)

Jazz band travel to gigs in a modified coach which has bunk beds - good little performance at the end.