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The Mechanical Genius of Big Ben: Blowing Up History

Apr 28, 2017 | IMDB 0

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Elizabeth Taylor in London

IMDB 6 | Oct , 1963

Actress Elizabeth Taylor, who was born in London, England, gives viewers a tour of the city, including her birthplace, the Westminster Bridge, the Houses of Parliament, Battersea Park and an East End church that was damaged in the infamous "blitz" air raids during World War II. She also recites several famous English poems and speeches by notable English figures.
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The World of the Seekers

IMDB 0 | Apr , 1968

While flying to the first stop on their latest tour, the four members of the Australian music group The Seekers recall in flashback the origins of the group and their rise to success.
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LHR

IMDB 0 | May , 1972

A colour anamorphic musical look at London's Heathrow airport over 24-hours in November 1971. The subject was shot entirely at Heathrow airport without recording any direct sound. LHR's many layered tracks were all compiled, recorded and laid in post-production.
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Ghost Dance

IMDB 5 | Dec , 1983

Through the experiences of two women in Paris and London, Ghost Dance offers an analysis of the complexity of our conceptions of ghosts, memory and the past. The film focuses on the French philosopher Jacques Derrida, who observes, 'I think cinema, when it's not boring, is the art of letting ghosts come back.' He also says that 'memory is the past that has never had the form of the present.'
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The First World War

IMDB 0 | Nov , 1934

Produced by the Fox Movietone News arm of Fox Film Corporation and based on the book by Lawrence Stallings, this expanded newsreel, using stock-and-archive footage, tells the story of World War I from inception to conclusion. Alternating with scenes of trench warfare and intimate glimpses of European royalty at home, and scenes of conflict at sea combined with sequences of films from the secret archives of many of the involved nations.
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Refuge

IMDB 0 | Jan , 1972

A documentary about the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order in London.
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Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall

IMDB 5.1 | May , 2007

Witness the life and loves of Marie Lloyd, the music hall legend known for her bawdy songs and outrageous lifestyle, which included three marriages and an illegitimate child.
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The Elephant Man

IMDB 8 | Oct , 1980

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.
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The Good Shepherd

IMDB 6.3 | Dec , 2006

Edward Wilson, the only witness to his father's suicide and member of the Skull and Bones Society while a student at Yale, is a morally upright young man who values honor and discretion, qualities that help him to be recruited for a career in the newly founded OSS. His dedication to his work does not come without a price though, leading him to sacrifice his ideals and eventually his family.
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Westminster Abbey

IMDB 0 | Dec , 1945

The history of Westminster Abbey and a tour of the monuments within it; accompanied by choral music and including footage of the coronation of King George VI in 1937.
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The Feminist Library

IMDB 10 | Sep , 2016

The Feminist Library: A Short Film was made in support of the Save the Feminist Library Campaign, documenting a crucial moment in the library's herstory as it fights for its very survival. Shortlisted for the Women's History Network Community Prize, the film revisits the story of the library's inception and emphasises why feminism remains essential today.
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Look at Life: Report on a River

IMDB 0 | Jan , 1963

A look at the River Thames, its past and present, from source to the sea. An examination of what has been done and is being done to modernize port services and to keep traffic moving—from holiday pleasure seekers to bustling commerce.
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Look at Life: Members Only

IMDB 0 | Jul , 1966

A look at the "private clubs" of London. From the famous political clubs of the 18th century to the gambling clubs and the bohemian night clubs of the West End.
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Look at Life: Fire over London

IMDB 0 | Jan , 1966

The film Fire Over London is about the operation of the London Fire Brigade. In an office's switchboard room we see one of the hideous T&N green and ivory telephones supplied by General Telephone Systems. Another shot deep in the bowels of St Paul's Cathedral gives a glimpse of a two-tone grey ATE 'Coffin Phone' as used on Communications Systems private exchange systems.
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Last of a London Summer

IMDB 0 | Sep , 2017

The last days of summer captured on 16mm.
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Look at Life: Change at the Tower

IMDB 0 | Jan , 1967

A look at the day-to-day running of the historic Tower of London and coping with up to 16,000 visitors each day. A stunning display of the Crown Jewels.
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Look at Life: Market Place

IMDB 0 | Jan , 1959

A look into London's street markets and how they're suffering to compete with supermarkets.
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Look at Life: Everything Stops for Tea

IMDB 6 | Jan , 1962

A short documentary about the tea drinking culture in the UK and the industry behind it.
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Dance for All

IMDB 0 | Sep , 2007

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Britain and the Blitz

IMDB 7.3 | May , 2025

Documentary looking back at a Britain during the darkest days of WWII using stunning new archived footage and interviews with people who lived through it.