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16 October 2014
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4 and 20 Fit Girls (1942)

The virtues of attending keep-fit classes to maintain youthfulness.

Warming up

A Life in Service

Stories of people who worked on farms and estates in the 1930s.

Scullery MaidLuck with EmployersSick Leave

Autumn in Scotland

The autumn harvesting of potatoes and turnips.

Tatties

Baker, Margaret (1939)

Lectures and Stories

Humphrey's StoryMargaret Baker - Beer

Bamboo and Barbed Wire (1991)

The story of Scots interned by the Japanese in World War Two.

After the WarArriving at CampEffects of the CampsFood in the CampsHopes and FearsLiving ConditionsPeacetime LifePunishments in the CampsSurviving the CampsThe End of the WarThe Start of WarTravelling to Camp

Children's Story, The (1938)

An optimistic look at educational methods in Scotland.

Educating ToddlersEleven Plus Exams and BeyondHealthy SchoolchildrenScotland's New SchoolingScottish EducationSchooling Methods

Christmas (1937)

A film showing the delights of Christmas for children.

ChristmasChristmas DinnerChristmas PartyThe Kids Disturb SantaOpening Presents

Come Draw in Your Chair (1958)

The Hogmanay favourite from the 1950s.

Come Draw in Your Chair

Counter Courtesy (1947)

A Co-op film showing how to serve customers properly.

Good Shop Service

The Denny Hovercraft (1963)

The fortunes of the Denny Hovercraft.

The Denny Hovercraft

Dick Barton (1949)

The hugely popular radio spy serial.

Dick Barton

Every Five Minutes(1953)

Film made to highlight the dangers of fire in tenements.

A Fire Every Five Minutes

Farmers Boy (1938)

Prospects for a young boy in farming

SpringHarvest TimeFarmers' Market

Flying above the clouds (1941)

Two boys on a flight from Renfrew airport.

Flying above the coast

From Shipyard, Mill and Mine (1986)

Stories of the Depression in Scotland.

Hunger March Memories

Future of Scotland, The (1948)

An optimistic film describing post-war Scotland.

Coalmining DevelopmentsDevelopment AreasFishing DevelopmentsHousing ProblemsIndustrial ScotlandPopulation Loss

Gone Tomorrow - For Want of a Horse (1969)

BBC footage of a milk horse.

Milk Horse


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