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On The Farms of Scotland Collection

On The Farms of Scotland Collection

Catalogue No: PDC4002


Language: English
Region Code: All Regions : PAL
Format: DVD B/W & Colour 1.33:1
No of Discs: 3
BBFC Classification: E - Exempt
Running Time: 177 mins


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Synopsis

Three superb DVDs from our Scottish Screen Archive documentary series on the history of farming packaged together in a bargain priced collection in a standard-sized DVD case.

Includes the following DVDs: The Good Servant (PDC2011), In Good Heart (PDC2012) and Harvests of the Soil (PDC2013).

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People who bought this item also bought:
1. Seawards The Great Ships (Ref: PDC2050)
2. One Continuous Take (Ref: PDC2049)
3. Scotland Calling (Ref: PDC2039)

Pattern of Britain Plus Collection

Pattern of Britain Plus Collection

Catalogue No: PDC4001


Language: English
Region Code: All Regions : PAL
Format: DVD B/W 1.33:1
No of Discs: 3
BBFC Classification: E - Exempt
Running Time: 200 mins


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Three superb DVDs from our famous 40s Britain documentary film series about the home front in war-time Britain. Packaged together in a bargain priced collection in a standard-sized DVD case.

Features all six historical documentary films of the Pattern of Britain series made between 1944 and 1947: The Grassy Shires, Fenlands, Cornish Valley, Downlands, Crofters and North East Corner.

Plus: The Glen Is Ours, Winter on the Farm, Spring on the Farm, Summer on the Farm and The Crown of the Year. These DVDs are also available individually: The Crown of The Year (PDC2006), The Pattern of Britain (PDC2019), and The Glen Is Ours (PDC2008).

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People who bought this item also bought:
1. 30s Britain Collection (Ref: RMA1008)
2. Our Country Collection (Ref: PDC4003)
3. Young in Heart (Ref: PDC2048)

Our Country Collection

Our Country Collection

Catalogue No: PDC4003


Language: English
Region Code: All Regions : PAL
Format: DVD B/W 1.33:1
No of Discs: 3
BBFC Classification: E - Exempt
Running Time: 177 mins


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Synopsis

Three more superb DVDs from our famous 40s Britain documentary film series about the Britain in the 1940s, packaged together in a bargain priced collection in a standard-sized DVD case.

Features the following six historical documentary films: Our Country (1944), The Dim Little Island (1949), Twenty-Four Square Miles (1946), An English Village (1956), The Cumberland Story (1947) and Rhondda and Wye (1948). These films are also available on three individual DVDs: Our Country (PDC2027), At The Coal Face (PDC2020), and 24 Square Miles (PDC2019).

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People who bought this item also bought:
1. 30s Britain Collection (Ref: RMA1008)
2. Pattern of Britain Plus Collection (Ref: PDC4001)
3. One Continuous Take (Ref: PDC2049)

Welcome to Britain Collection

Welcome to Britain Collection

Catalogue No: PDC4004


Language: English
Region Code: All Regions : PAL
Format: DVD B/W 1.33:1
No of Discs: 3
BBFC Classification: E - Exempt
Running Time: 244 mins


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Three more superb DVDs from our famous 40s Britain documentary film series about the Britain in the 1940s, packaged together in a bargain priced collection in a standard-sized DVD case.

Includes the following DVDs: Over Paid Over Sexed and Over Here (PDC2034), Women & Children At War (PDC2031), and The True Story of Lili Marlene (PDC2033). These films are also available on three individual DVDs.

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Britons Under Siege Collection

Britons Under Siege Collection

Catalogue No: PDC4005


Language: English
Region Code: All Regions : PAL
Format: DVD B/W 1.33:1
No of Discs: 3
BBFC Classification: E - Exempt
Running Time: 231 mins


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Three more excellent DVDs from our famous 40s Britain documentary film series about the Britain in the 1940s, packaged together in a bargain priced collection in a standard-sized DVD case.

Includes the following DVDs: Fishermen At War (PDC2030), London Pride (PDC2029), and We Forgot About Germany (PDC2040). These films are also available on three individual DVDs.

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1. Seawards The Great Ships (Ref: PDC2050)
2. One Continuous Take (Ref: PDC2049)

30s Britain Collection

30s Britain Collection

Catalogue No: RMA1008

Director: John Grierson, Alberto Cavalcanti, Evelyn Spice, Humphrey Jennings, Ralph Elton, Harry Watt, Maurice Harvey, William Coldstream, Len Lye, Stuart Legg, Pat Jackson
Language: English
Region Code: All Regions : PAL
Format: DVD B/W 1.33:1
No of Discs: 3
BBFC Classification: E - Exempt
Running Time: 252 mins


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Synopsis

A 3-disc release of GPO Film Unit documentaries from the early days of the Unit in the 1930s.
Also available separately - see below.

Disc 1:
Granton Trawler (1934) directed by John Grierson. About a trawler fishing on the Viking Bank.
Coal Face (1935) directed by Alberto Cavalcanti. An experiment in sound in a coal mine.
A Job in a Million (1940) directed by Evelyn Spice. A young cockney lad trains as a messenger boy with the Post Office.
Spare Time (1939) directed by Humphrey Jennings. Workers in the steel, cotton and coal industries at leisure.
The City (1939) directed by Ralph Elton. The growth and development of London. How the Post Office helped ease congestion with its own underground railway.

Disc 2:
The Saving of Bill Blewitt (1937) directed by Harry Watt. How two fishermen save up to replace their wrecked boat.
North Sea (1938) directed by Harry Watt. An Aberdeen trawler in trouble gets assistance from Wick coastguard radio station. The first successful example of the now familiar drama-documentary.
The Islanders (1939) directed by Maurice Harvey. Life on the islands of Eriskay, Guernsey and Inner Farne are linked to the mainland by the Post Office.
A Midsummers Days Work (1939). About the laying of an 18-mile underground telephone cable in the Chilterns from Amersham to Aylesbury.

Disc 3:
The King's Stamp (1935) directed by William Coldstream. The designing and printing of the King George V Silver Jubilee stamp, followed by a short history of postage stamps.
The Fairy of the Phone (1936) directed by William Coldstream. A fanciful comedy on how to use the telephone.
News for the Navy (1937) directed by Norman McLaren. Following a package from letter box to delivery to HMS Incredible in Bermuda.
N or NW (1937) directed by Len Lye. The importance of correctly addressing a letter of apology.
Roadways (1937) directed by Stuart Legg and William Coldstream. The history of transport, especially the growth in road traffic.
The Horsey Mail (1938) directed by Pat Jackson. The mail is delivered by boat when part of East Norfolk is hit by floods.
Mony a Pickle (1939), produced by Alberto Cavalcanti. The Post Office Savings Bank is a natural target for Scottish thrift.
Nine for Six (1939). A telegram saves the day when a football team loses its only ball just before a match.

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People who bought this item also bought:
1. Christmas Under Fire (Ref: RMA1007)
2. The GPO Story plus Animation (Ref: RMA1006)
3. Our Country Collection (Ref: PDC4003)

Scottish Screen Archive DVD, High Definition Classic Documentary Films on Blu-ray Disc, Scottish Music and Entertainment on DVD, Classic Scottish Comedy Films on DVD, Documentary Films of Scotland on DVD and Blu-ray, Welsh Mining films DVD, Britain in the thirties DVD, Britain in the 1930s DVD, Britain in the 1940s DVD, World War 2 DVD, Scottish and English Cities DVD, Clydesdale horses and tractors DVD, Life on Scottish Islands DVD, Classic british steam railway films on DVD, Ship design and building DVD, Herring drifters and trawlers DVD, Classic western B-movies DVD


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