Videoteca

publicGB

The Gold Express 1955 star_border 5
Claustrophobic train-set comedy-thriller (produced by H.G. Wells son) with an ace reporter coming up against crooks intent on stealing a gold shipment on the Scotland to London express. A scatterbrained scientist, a gun-toting dame with revenge on her mind and a pair of eccentric spinster crime novelists – who steal the film – round out the motley band of passengers who cross the path of our intrepid hero as he tries to get his big scoop.

The Clue of the Missing Ape 1953 star_border 6
Story of how two youngsters round up crooks planning to blow up the British fleet off Gibraltar.

The Stolen Plans 1952
Story of young boy and girl who help aircraft designer to outwit gang of spies trying to steal secret plans.

How Television Works 1951
Explains how television works, everything from the cameras to the tubes and signals.

The Case of the Missing Scene 1951
The Case of The Missing Scene is a children's crime thriller that has been designed in the tradition of classic British children's films. A camera team takes pictures of rare birds from a hide when a poacher happens to get into the picture. The evidence (namely shot 63) disappears under mysterious circumstances. As always in these films, the case can only be solved with the help of a few bright children.

Visit to a Shipbuilding Yard 1951
A party of children take an eye-opening tour of John Brown's Shipyard in Clydebank.

Human skeleton, structure and joints - Part I 1951
A teaching film about the human skeleton with animated medical illustrations as well as an actual skeleton with commentary. A man, naked to the waist, also demonstrates the relevant anatomy. X-ray cineradiography illustrates the movement of the arm.

Human skeleton, muscles, movement and posture - Part II 1951
Part two of two teaching films about human anatomy which is devoted to the action of the skeletal muscles in producing movement of the bones at the joints of the human skeleton. It uses live action and animated medical illustrations as well as an actual skeleton with commentary. A man, naked to the waist, also demonstrates the relevant physical processes such as respiration.

Wordsworth Country 1950
A look at the Lake District and its famous poet.

Mediaeval Castles 1950
A BAFTA nominated documentary investigating the development of the castle.

Organisation of the Human Body 1950
A BAFTA special award nominated documentary that describes, in simple terms, the complete functioning of the human body - skeletal, muscular, vascular, excretory, endocrine and nervous systems

The Rock Pool 1949
A Secrets of Life short.

Your Local Council 1949
Short educational film made in 1949 explaining how the Parish council and Country council work together to ensure that a tree survives when a new pavilion is built!

London's Food Markets 1948
An educational film about how food is distributed and sold in markets in London in the late 1940s.

Circulation 1948
A BAFTA award nominated documentary investigating the systematic and pulmonary circulation of the blood in the human body.

The Little Ballerina 1947
Young girls attend ballet school and make debut performances

Iron and Steel Supply of the World 1947
Time-travel to a 1940s classroom with this exemplary educational film.

Bush Christmas 1947 star_border 5.5
In Australia, five children pursue horse thieves through the mountains.

The Fishmonger 1947 star_border 8
About a Fishmonger and his working day with a trip to Billingsgate market.

Out with the Fishermen 1947
Adventures on a fishing boat as told by two young boys who experience what it takes to be a fisherman at sea.

Show more expand_more