The Life Cycle of the Newt
1942 · 10 min · Documentary
Underwater and microscopic photography by F. Percy Smith tell the story of a newt's life.
Directed by Mary Field
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Wisdom of the Wild · 1940Wisdom of the Wild
★ 9.01940
MovieDocumentary
A wildlife film with a difference: it has A Message for any humans in the house. "The squirrel in the tree, the fox below, the birds, insects, all know that a time of plenty will not last forever". Austerity-stricken wartime viewers can learn from their economical feeding habits. An entertaining hybrid of public information and natural history from the makers of wildlife series Secrets of Life. Released in the BFI boxset Ration Books and Rabbit Pies: Films from the Home Front.
Tell England · 1931Tell England
★ 8.31931
MovieDramaWar
In England, two young friends, confronted with the outbreak of World War I, enlist together to serve in the same company on the battle-field.
Strictly Business · 1931Strictly Business
★ 8.01931
MovieComedyCrime
The daughter of an American leather magnate is sent on a series of sightseeing tours in London with her father's business associate, but finds herself targeted by an opportunistic blackmailer.
Pathfinders to Mars · 1960Pathfinders to Mars
★ 7.51960
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyFamily
A secondary mission in a new rocket, MR4, to the Moon takes off from Buchan Island. This time Henderson takes the lead role as pilot accompanied by Professor Wedgwood's oldest son Geoff as radio operator, Professor Mary Meadows, Henderson's niece Margret along with Hamlet. However one of the crew turns out to be science writer named Harcourt Brown who has plans to divert the ship to Mars determined there is life on the planet. Brown succeeds in getting MR4 to Mars, but with the length of the journey, the crew decide that the only way to get home is to find water on Mars.
Development of the English Town · 1943Development of the English Town
★ 7.01943
MovieDocumentary
A brisk visual summary of the changing faces of the English town throughout the ages, from the ancients and their hill-forts to the Second World War -- enlivened by the appearance of ghostly denizens to defend their eras against the narrator's various strictures!
Pathfinders to Venus · 1961Pathfinders to Venus
★ 6.31961
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyFamily
Returning from their unexpected trip to Mars the crew of MR4 intercept a distress signal from Captain Wilson, a U.S astronaut, and must change course for Venus to attempt a rescue in space. However, through the space periscope, Brown sees what appears to be a settlement or a city of some sort. Desperate to investigate, Brown edits Wilson's message and tricks the crew into landing Venus so as they can rescue him.
4 and 20 Fit Girls · 19404 and 20 Fit Girls
★ 6.01940
MovieDocumentary
Flock to your local keep fit class - there's a war on and Britain needs its citizens in tip-top shape.
Peas and Cues · 1930Peas and Cues
★ 6.01930
MovieDocumentary
The film shows the birth, life and reproduction of sweet peas, a familiar and well loved plant of British gardeners.
City Beneath the Sea · 1962City Beneath the Sea
★ 6.01962
Series
Secret Beneath the Sea · 1963Secret Beneath the Sea
★ 6.01963
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Pathfinders in Space · 1960Pathfinders in Space
★ 6.01960
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyFamily
Professor Norman Wedgwood and his team are planning another rocket mission to the Moon. Once again, Geoff, Valerie and Jimmy are on hand to witness the launch of a new rocket MR1, along with journalist friend Conway Henderson. However, when the automatic supply ship MR2 fails to launch Henderson and the children make a desperate rescue attempt with Jimmy's pet Hamlet.
Any Evening After Work · 1930Any Evening After Work
★ 5.01930
MovieDocumentary
A man contracts a sexually transmitted disease, but is reluctant to seek medical help - until a no-nonsense lecture about the risks he is taking forces him to change his mind.
Double Thread · 1943Double Thread
1943
MovieDocumentary
Shows how a nursery school enables children to play, eat, rest, look after themselves and indulge their curiousity at their own pace during a typical day.
Magic Myxies · 1931Magic Myxies
1931
MovieDocumentary
Short film showing (with limited accuracy) the life-cycle of myxomycetes.
The Aphis · 1930The Aphis
1930
MovieDocumentary
The life cycle of the rose aphid (Macrosiphum Roseus).
London Visitors · 1936London Visitors
1936
MovieDocumentary
The film takes us to the North of England to follow the migration of the black-headed gull down to London. There, the narrator asks viewers to "listen to their gossip", before demonstrating the bird’s flight in slow motion. We see a polecat feasting on gull eggs, and then a man collecting the eggs for human consumption, with the film telling us that they are considered a “delicacy” in London. Indeed, according to the British Trust for Ornithology, around 300,000 gull’s eggs were sold every year in Leadenhall Market in London during the 1930s, when London Visitors was made.
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★ 6.92006
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