1959

1. Marrakesh

View of Marrakesh, men riding on donkeys whilst commentary describes the position of Marrakesh CU of a camel. Camels being led: the market place: Arabs meet to talk or to drive a bargain: commentary gives a brief history of Marrakesh

1959-01-01 • ? min

2. Follow The Stars

Looking at the stars from the astrologer’s, the astronomer’s and the radio-astronomer’s point of view.

1959-01-15 • ? min

3. The Doctor Suggests

Shows how hypnotism has developed from being a stage entertaiment to being a useful tool in the hands of the doctors.

1959-01-15 • ? min

4. A Marriage Is Arranged

1959-01-15 • ? min

5. Jumping To Aintree

1959-01-15 • ? min

6. Ticket To Tokyo

1959-01-15 • ? min

7. Letting Off Steam

1959-01-15 • ? min

8. A Dog’s Life

Dogs as pets, including the Queen’s corgis, and as working dogs - gun dogs, sheep dogs, guide dogs, police dogs and guard dogs. Also shows breeders, veterinarians, the People’s Dispensary

1959-01-15 • 15 min

9. Market Place

Supermarkets contrasted with London street markets.

1959-01-15 • ? min

10. Cause For Alarm

Present day methods to prevent crime often employ mechanical means to give warning.

1959-01-15 • ? min

11. New Roads For Old

1959-01-15 • ? min

12. A Car Is Born

1959-01-15 • ? min

13. Saving Face

A look at the cosmetics industry.

1959-01-15 • ? min

14. The Divided City

Travelogue - Berlin. Panning aerial shots: the Mayor’s offices: Emperor William Memorial Church (94): Willy Brandt, Mayor of West Berlin, arriving in London on April 21st 1959 for discussion

1959-01-15 • ? min

15. Operation Noah’s Ark

Operation Noah’s Ark’ devoted to rescuing animals from an island which was flooded by the Zambesi river.

1959-01-15 • ? min

16. Down London River

Travelogue of the River Thames. Shot of: Big Ben: the Embankment: people boarding a pleasure boat at Westminster: people buy tickets: the steamer sets off: the Houses of Parliament

1959-01-15 • ? min

17. Coffee Bar

Coffee bars and their clientele.

1959-01-15 • ? min

18. Garden Of Tomorrow

A trip around the Chelsea Flower Show.

1959-01-15 • ? min

19. Derby Day

A look at the tradition of Derby Day.

1959-01-15 • ? min

20. Money Talks

A look at the financial institutions of London, including the Royal Mint.

1959-01-15 • ? min

21. Flight On A Cushion

Looks at the development of the Saunders-Roe SR.N1 hovercraft, the first full-size experimental model, and its maiden flight across the English Channel. Includes an interview with Christopher Sydney Cockerell, inventor of the hovercraft, who demonstrates his original model made of tin cans, and Peter Lamb, test pilot for the hovercraft.

1959-01-15 • 10 min

22. Talking Of Coaches

A look at the advances in coach travel.

1959-01-15 • ? min

23. Seaway

The St Lawrence Seaway and its impact on Canada.

1959-01-15 • ? min

24. Kings Of Speed

A look at the motor racing industry and the part played by British cars and British drivers.

1959-01-15 • ? min

25. Making An Effort

1959-01-15 • ? min

26. Village Of Violins

The violin making industry in Mittenwald in the Bavarian Alps.

1959-01-15 • ? min

27. The Black Arrows

Explores the internationally famous formation team and their aerobatic daring in Hunter jets.

1959-01-15 • ? min

28. Ceremonial Soldier

A day in the life of a guardsman.

1959-01-15 • ? min

29. Alpine Rescue

Just four men, Swiss glacier pilots, have mastered the art of landing light aircraft on the glaciers and snowfields of the Alps, rescuing injured or stranded climbers in situations difficult to

1959-01-15 • ? min

30. Down On The Farm

The Royal Agricultural Show and the agricultural industry.

1959-01-15 • ? min

31. Shopping For A "Queen"

Every fortnight the liner the Queen Elisabeth has to be completely restocked and this is a mammoth housekeeping operation which has to be completed in 48 hours.

1959-01-15 • ? min

32. Channel Tunnel

The possibilities of the construction of a Channel Tunnel.

1959-01-15 • ? min

33. Harvest of Hops

The annual trip to the hop fields in Kent by people living in the East End of London.

1959-01-15 • ? min

34. Pony Tale

A film of a pony from the time it is rounded up in the forest until, with its young rider astride, it enters for the high spot of the pony-riding year.

1959-01-15 • ? min

35. Sailing The Sky

The sport of gliding.

1959-01-15 • ? min

36. Dustmen’s Day

The collection of refuse and its disposal.

1959-01-08 • ? min

37. Let’s Go Dancing

A survey of all that dancing involves from teenage rock ‘n’ roll sessions to exhibition ballroom dancing.

1959-01-15 • ? min

38. Soldier Abroad

The British Army on the Rhine.

1959-01-22 • ? min

39. Island Of Men

A tour of Fair Isle, in the Shetlands, where live three times as many men as women.

1959-01-29 • ? min

40. Bullfighter

Dealing with the professional work of Vincent Hitchcock, the British bullfighter; shots of him training and in action.

1959-02-05 • ? min