The World of Budgerigars

Behind the scenes documentary about the making of the two time selected film "Moonflower"

Poetic tribute to Mrs Turner's vegetable growing prowess, plus the delights of "wartime steaks".

A haunting fire prevention film about keeping matches out of the hands of children.

Documentary about kookaburras

This short post-war film was made to inform people how to address a letter correctly.

A hard-hitting public information film made at the height of the Great Influenza 1918-18.

Explains the first aid treatment for burns and scalds to relieve pain, to prevent or treat shock, and to prevent infection. Discusses the different types of burns and demonstrates the proper treatment for each. Shows applications of appropriate bandages and cover dressings, and emphasizes the correct and prompt treatment for physical shock.

In this short documentary-esque film, a photographer struggles to find a great photo.

"Without leaving his own garden, a man may know the world" - an abstract study of the wildlife found in every garden.

A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips takes a look at the life of Leslie Phillips; the legendary actor, writer and veritable British institution. Leslie's frank and open conversations combine with personal interviews from some of the greats who have worked with him.

Public warning film on road safety for children - 3 small children meet Death.

A doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents.

Hard-hitting depiction of the danger to children of burns and scalds.

You're asking for trouble when you play with fire - and this public information film is the stuff of nightmares.

The Ministry of Labour exhorts women to return to industry – the post-war production drive depends on them.

Portrait of Hermann Heinzel.

Dessine - moi une hirondelle

This short documentary includes three vignettes about life off the coast of Newfoundland. In Island of Birds, we visit Green Island, a sea bird sanctuary where puffins frolic. In Caplin Harvest, little silvery fish called caplin spawn by washing ashore along the waves, making an easy catch for fishermen. In Outports on the Move, off-shore houses are pried loose from their foundation and floated to the Newfoundland mainland, where schools, hospitals, stores and services are available to the community.

Documentary and celebration of the life and career of British comedian Kenneth Williams.

From somewhere along the east coast of South America, an osprey has just flown 4000 miles to a small saltmarsh at the delta of the Connecticut River, the place that is imprinted on his memory since birth and where he will rejoin his mate. Over the course of one summer, the reunited osprey pair fends off enemies, hunts hundreds of fish, and raises their chicks into the next generation of sea hawks.