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Following the birth of the helicopter, from the imagination of Leonardo da Vinci through the advent of helicopter technology in the early 1952.

District Nurse documents the daily work of two community nurses serving a rural district in East Sussex, following their rounds across farms, villages, and isolated homes. The film records home-based medical care, patient instruction, emergency response, and maternal health services, situating nursing practice within the rhythms of rural life. Produced in the early years of Britain’s National Health Service, the film presents community healthcare as a foundational element of postwar social welfare and public service.

An anti-smoking public information film in which children investigate adult smoking habits, framing addiction as learned behavior rather than maturity.

An introduction to Indian classical dance, presenting regional traditions and their religious and cultural foundations.

Documentary about contamination of the air and other forms of pollution, costing Britain £400 million a year, which are countered by smoke elimination programmes and the use of natural gas, fuel research and other measures.

Sarah Erulkar revisits the world of stamp collecting, in this short narrated by Tom Baker.

Cooking is a kind of loving, features Jean Shrimpton