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The story of the building of the Burma-Thailand railway by British prisoners of war during World War 2, combining the recollections of ex-prisoners who were involved with Japanese propaganda films of the time.
Support video for course MU120 - a compilation of six programmes. 1: Advises students on the effective use of video-based course materials. 2: Shows how, since World War 2, the situation of women who go out...
Looks at the Eurostar train on the first Channel Tunnel crossing. Capable of carrying 800 passengers and travelling at speeds of over 200mph, this express service travels from London’s Waterloo Station to...
Covers the building of the Channel Tunnel as well as the many previous attempts to link the UK with the Continent. Also shows the driver’s view of the complete journey from Waterloo International Station...
Compilation of two classic British documentary films, NIGHT MAIL and TERMINUS. [See individual titles for synopsis.]
Six programmes exploring the limits of human achievement in the field of engineering, focusing on international engineers working on the toughest assignments of their careers. Asks how can we extend physical...
Series tracing the historical and technological evolution of six typical components of a modern city. Uses graphics, video effects and dramatic re-creation to revealt he hidden mechanisms that enable the...
As British Rail is broken up into more than 80 new companies, railway services are grinding to a halt with more cancellations and delayed trains. Examines whether the government’s railway privatisation...
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’...
LOCOMOTION (1975, 15 min), produced by Geoffrey Jones, presents a chronology of British railway history and made to commemorate the 150th anniversity of the Stockton and Darlington railway, the world’s...
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