
Herlock Sholmes in Be-a-Live-Crook
In this parody of Sherlock Holmes, the Great Detective goes to an opium den of inequity in the dangerous London district of London and challenges...
In this parody of Sherlock Holmes, the Great Detective goes to an opium den of inequity in the dangerous London district of London and challenges...
The history of Scotland and the factors that have shaped the character of its people.
A film made by the British General Post Office (GPO) in 1933, promoting the automation of telephone exchanges.
Early documentary, slung together from footage depicting the first invasion of North America by Europeans, designed to show industrial technology's...
Legendary film director Alfred Hitchcock pays tribute to the "father of the documentary", John Grierson, exploring what made his work so...
The building and launch of a new long-wave radio transmitter - just as the TV age is about to be born.
Story of salmon fishers and the methods they use; captures the migration of salmon up a Highland river for spawning.
A look at how Scotland's water is being used to bring power to the Highlands.
“Catching up with gossip, inspecting new ducklings, clambering over gates, walking across meadows - the life of a postman appears idyllic, but...
Smog was the deadly downside of Britain's industrial might, as this powerful and revealing documentary spells out. In 1937, coal was Britain's...
A BFI-produced documentary about documentary filmmaker John Grierson speaking about documentary.
Short documentary about weather forecasting, emphasising the importance of the GPO's telecommunications systems.