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Part of BFI collection "Portrait of a People."
Come Saturday
An anti-smoking public information film in which children investigate adult smoking habits, framing addiction as learned behavior rather than...
Smoking Machine
The joys of 1960s modern education - as seen at a not-exactly-typical local comp.
Comprehensive School
A look at the work of a policeman in rural Scotland.
Country Policeman
Power cuts, housing shortages and exorbitant rents – Aberdeen man goes head to head with his greedy landlady.
Fair Rent
Designed to promote the National Cycling Proficiency Scheme: an N.C.P.S. student competes with another boy in a private cycling competition,...
Betcher!
2-6 March 1961 saw the Queen and Prince Philip make their first and only state visit to Iran. Their host was Mohammed Reza Pahlavi (1919-80), the...
The Queen's State Visit to Iran
Filmed partly in Urdu, Insaaf (Injustice) is a public information film aimed at Britain’s South Asian communities. Produced through the Central...
Insaaf
This film is a compilation of footage shot by Associated British Pathe, which covered royal events for its newsreels, and the company would have been...
Life of a Queen
The President had been due to visit twice before, but on both occasions the trip had to be cancelled. The first time was in 1963, the same year as...
Britain Welcomes the President of Pakistan
Featuring footage spanning from 1901 to 1985, this little-seen footage has been found from all across the UK. This programme allows an exploration...
Britain on Film: Black Britain
Colin Welland presents this public information film about the hazards of nighttime driving.
After Dark
A short film to warn children of sexual predators.
Say No to Strangers
Lewis Carroll's 'Alice' stories are used to explain certain sections of the Labelling of Food Regulations 1970.
Alice in Label Land
Britain and Turkey had not always enjoyed the ‘special’ friendship referred to in the commentary. Their armies were on opposing sides in...
A State Visit to Turkey by Queen Elizabeth II
A haunting fire prevention film about keeping matches out of the hands of children.
Searching
A short information film produced to get Britain ready for decimalisation.
Granny Gets the Point
Watching Sierra Leone Greets the Queen gives one a flavour of the hectic nature of royal tours; in just one week (from the 25th November to the 1st...
Sierra Leone Greets the Queen
An account of the state visit to Britain by the President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, in June 1963. In London he accompanied the Queen on...
Britain Welcomes the President of India
While a mother busies herself with sewing, a clock counts down the last minute of her daughter’s life as we hear a chilling voiceover reminding...
Sewing Machine