Ամենաշատ դիտված Տարի 1939 - 98

Commissioned by The Committee On International Economic Policy and The Carnegie Endowment For International Peace to help stem the isolationist tide...

Dufaycolor footage of a visit by George VI to the naval base at Plymouth. Included on the BFI DVD "A Royal Occasion".

A short film that shows the early days of Montreal's botanical garden

The history of America's familiar Stars and Stripes flag is chronicled, alongside the historical events that shaped America from its colonial roots...

The story of Syphilis and the methods used to detect and fight it. No details about the symptoms though. No mention of penicillin.

Lady Luck smiles on a reckless secretary who takes a punt on the Irish Sweepstake … but not everyone’s a winner.

This celebratory 1939 film, sponsored by a local gas company and introduced by LH Keay, architect and director of housing in Liverpool, is an...

The second film in the Fantasmagoria series.

READIN' RITIN' AND RHYTHM 1939. Here is a neat short featuring some lindy and shag dancing.

Detailed analysis of the famous polyptych by the Van Eyck brothers, housed in Ghent Cathedral.

A story set in 1811 as Napoleon is gathering men to go into war. Eight years later Father Joseph Mohr sits down and writes the song Silent Night.

In July 1936, the Spanish people resist the offensive by Franco’s army, backed by Italian and German fascists, aimed at conquering the...

The making of wrought iron chain at the Netherton Works of N. Hingley & Sons Ltd. Part of BFI collection "Tales From the Shipyard".

Short part of BFI collection "This Working Life: Steel".

Scenes showing work at the various London docks is followed by shots of buildings and places of interest near the river including Billingsgate and...