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  1. The King and Queen Board the Battleship ‘Benbow’ in Construction at Dalmuir, on the Clyde

    Date released
    11 Jul 1914
    Series name
    Topical Budget
    Issue no
    150-2
    NoS ID
    125070
    Story no
    5 / 5

    King George V, Queen Mary and Princess Mary received on deck by Sir William Beardmore. Tour of the ship.

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  2. Scotland’s X-Files (2013)

    Subject
    Film studies; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 99 minutes), £14.99

    From the archive of the Imperial War Museums, rare and unseen World War II propaganda films made to inform the public of Scotland’s role in the war effort. SCOTLAND SPEAKS (1940): The role of all Scots in...

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  3. Shape Of A Ship

    Date released
    1960
    Series name
    Look At Life
    Issue no
    44
    NoS ID
    349668
    Story no
    1 / 1

    BFI synopsis: The construction of the liner Canberra.

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  4. Cardington: The Biggest Fire Space in the World (1989)

    Director
    David Hayward
    Producer
    Sally Lessiter
    Subject
    Engineering; Health & safety
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 14 minutes), £37.60

    Shows the space, size and 15 specialist rigs within the Fire Research Station’s Cardington Laboratory, a former air ship hanger which is used for full-scale fire and explosion testing. There are examples...

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  5. African Horizon

    Date released
    1957
    Series name
    Home and Away
    Issue no
    9
    NoS ID
    352798
    Story no
    1 / 4

    Babcock and Wilcox synopsis: This opens with the loading aboard ship on Clydeside of a Renfrew-built drum for one of the 580,000 lb./hr. Babcock boilers being installed in Taaibos power station, largest in...

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  6. Moving Memories 4 (1993 Video)

    Subject
    History; Sociology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 59 min.

    A compilation of ten archive films about traditions, events, people and places of north-west England from 1910 to 1955. Contents: Sir Stanley Matthews and his ‘magic feet’ - how Stanley Matthews’...

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  7. Seven Wonders of the Industrial World (7 Parts) (2004)

    Subject
    Engineering; FE; History; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 350 minutes), £39.99

    Drama-documentary series recreating epic moments in the industrial revolution. Each episode explores a specific triumphal construction of the era.

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  8. Wreck Detectives (2005)

    Subject
    Archaeology; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 376 minutes), £19.99

    This series of 8 programmes investigates some of the most intriguing shipwrecks that lie off the coast of Britain. Using marine archaeology, oceanography, historical research and the latest technology, the...

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  9. High Wide And Faster

    Date released
    1964
    Series name
    Look At Life
    Issue no
    244
    NoS ID
    350165
    Story no
    1 / 1

    BFI synopsis: A survey of some current developments in road and rail transport engineering in Britain, with some information on new port facilities. Views of the M6 Motorway viaduct at Gathurst, Lancs....

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  10. Water Crisis II: Cyprus, China, Spain (2009)

    Subject
    Environmental science; Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 41 minutes), £97.00

    Three films highlight water shortages across the world. Film 1: Inner Mongolia has long been one of China’s driest regions; Film 2: In Spain the government is trying to solve its shortage by pumping water...

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