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Safety First (1936)
A Secrets of Life short.
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History of the English Language (1943)
A documentary on the English language and it's origins.
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5.3
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This Was England (1935)
Short documentary, showing the development of agriculture in Suffolk from the Stone Age to the 1930s.
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Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch (1941)
Poetic tribute to Mrs Turner's vegetable growing prowess, plus the delights of "wartime steaks".
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6.6
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The Life Cycle of the Newt (1942)
Underwater and microscopic photography by F. Percy Smith tell the story of a newt's life.
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5.0
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Wisdom of the Wild (1940)
Part of BFI boxset Ration Books and Rabbit Pies: Films from the Home Front.
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3.8
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Civilian Front (1940)
E.V.H. Emmett narrates this propaganda short about how sacrifices on the home front support the war effort.
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60
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Peas and Cues (1930)
The film shows the birth, life and reproduction of sweet peas, a familiar and well loved plant of British gardeners.
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5.9
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4 and 20 Fit Girls (1940)
Flock to your local keep fit class - there's a war on and Britain needs its citizens in tip-top shape.
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Hereford Pedigree Cattle (1937)
Short documentary on how cows and bulls are selected for breeding and selling.
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Any Evening After Work (1930)
A man contracts a sexually transmitted disease, but is reluctant to seek medical help - until a no-nonsense lecture about the risks he is taking forces him to change his mind.
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6.2
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Plants of the Underworld (1930)
The world of fungi captured by micro-cinematography and time-lapse photography.
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The Mystery of Marriage (1931)
The courtship rituals of animals and plants are compared to those of contemporary society, with educational and frequently humorous results.
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U-Boat In The Pond (1942)
A Secrets of Life short about the Dityscus Beetle
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Ducks and Drakes (1939)
A Secrets of Life short about waterfowl.
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Three Wicked Sisters (1938)
A Secrets of Life short.
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Swan Song (1938)
A Secrets of Life short about the swan.
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Home in the Heather (1937)
A Secrets of Life short about the emperor moth.
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See How They Run (1937)
A Secrets of Life short about the movement of animals.
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Tawny Owl (1936)
A Secrets of Life short about the tawny owl.
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Ravenous Roger (1935)
A Secrets of Life short about a raven.
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New Generation (1936)
A Secrets of Life short about the production of seeds.
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Life in the Balance (1936)
This film shows how and why the animals which inhabit a pond are dependent one on another for their survival. We see the minnow in pursuit of water fleas and a stickleback seeking worms to satisfy his need of fuel. Carbon-dioxide, we are reminded, is essential for the growth of the green plants and the oxygen they release for the breathing of the animal population of the pond.
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Community Life (1936)
A Secrets of Life short about ants.
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Home in the Valley (1936)
A Secrets of Life short about the Sparrow Hawk.
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A Queer Diet (1935)
"A study of how plants obtain the elements necessary for their existence."
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We Are Seven (1935)
A Secrets of Life short of which the BFI described "a delightful study of a single family which leaves one with a feeling of satisfaction and a determination to watch at least one garden nest consistently when spring returns. The views from inside the nesting box are particularly interesting and one is left wondering how the lighting was managed so well. Young children would be relieved to hear that the parents continued to feed all their young ones and not only the few which kept their balance on the branch. Useful in nature study, biology and gardening classes"
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Thistledown (1935)
A study of the Spear Thistle demonstrating the processes of fertilisation.
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Mixed Bathing (1935)
A Secrets of Life documentary about bathing time at the zoo. The film was registered on the Board of Trade's official list under Section 6 of the Films Act as 883ft long (roughly 9 minutes if projected at 24 frames per second)
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Baby on the Rocks (1935)
A Secrets of Life documentary about the European Buzzard. The film was registered on the Board of Trade's official list under Section 6 of the Films Act as 869ft long (roughly 9 minutes if projected at 24 frames per second)
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Once We Were Four (1942)
The Secrets of Life series (1934-50) may not conform to modern expectations of nature filmmaking, inclined as it is towards giving cute fluffy creatures human names and characteristics. But it couldn't be accused of shielding kiddies from the harsher realities of the food chain, as this exercise in ruthless Darwinism demonstrates to unintentionally hilarious effect. A more than usually eccentric narrator introduces us to the newborn bunny quartet of Donald, James, Charles and Clifford, but as the film's title gives away, "the boys" aren't all long for this world as they face an assault course of hungry owls, predatory badgers, shotgun-happy gardeners and aerial bombardment (no harm in a little anti-Nazi detour, this is 1942 after all). (from http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-once-we-were-four-1942/)
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The Story of a Glass of Water (1927)
How science and nature combine to purify water in a reservoir. Micro-cinematography shows the bacteria present in the water.
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Plant Magic (1927)
Micro-cinematography is used to show how plants transform their secretions into other substances.
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Farming in Autumn (1935)
A Documentary on autumnal farming processes.
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Farming in Summer (1935)
A documentary on summer farming activities.
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Farming in Spring (1935)
The film opens in January, showing scenes of a frozen pond and shots of the fields. followed by young cattle, or store cattle, being turned out to graze. The ruins of St. Mary's Abbey are in the background. Manure from the yard is loaded onto a tumbrill and two horses pull the tumbrill along a heavily rutted land for spreading on the fields. This is then ploughed in by horse plough.The head stockman prepares food for the sheep before lambing. He is wearing a sack tied around his waist as protective clothing. The film shows the lambing pens being built out of hurdles covered in straw. The sheep are brought into the pens where they are fed with mangles (mangolds). The spring sowing. The harrow and the seed drill are both pulled by horses. The operation of the drill is explained in detail. The final shots show a worker applying a top dressing to the field using the broadcast method.
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Farming in Winter (1935)
The film begins with threshing using a steam engine to drive the drum and elevator, described as "old fashioned". The film explains how the machine works. This takes place at Upper Abbey Farm. Hand feeding of poultry in the farmyard is shown as well as feeding silage to cattle and the preparation of root crops for cattle feed by Head Stockman, Lacey Smith. The farmyard scenes show a dog curled up on sacks in the barn and the farm cat investigating proceedings. The film moves on to show hedging and ditching by hand, and then the laying of brushwood drains on Wood Farm, Sibton and ends showing winter ploughing by a horse team.
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The Life Cycle of the Maize (1942)
Part of the archive's Junior Biology series, this study of maize is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.
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Atlantic (1941)
Using diagrams, 'Atlantic' explores the history of the empires surrounding the Atlantic Ocean over the last 600 years.
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Deferred Payment (1929)
Presented by The British Social Hygiene Council, a film about the long-term dangers of syphilis.
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Shadow in the Stream (1939)
Explores the natural history of the otter, depicted through the fictitious account of a day in the life of Otto the Otter and his mother. The narrator claims that the short features "the first film ever taken of an otter swimming underwater."
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Market Town (1942)
This promotional film bills the market town of Newark as central to the farming industry, with an array of regional produce and livestock. It was sponsored by the British Council and intended for an international audience.
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Fruitlands of Kent (1934)
As the orchards come alive with berries, cherries, apples and plums, a Kentish summer blossoms on film.
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Devon Dairy Farming (1937)
A 1930s geography lesson on dairy farming, around the pasturelands of Wixenford Farm near Plymouth.
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Bird Sanctuary (1936)
Birds of the Farne Islands.
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Singing While They Work (1942)
A Secrets of Life short.
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Overlooked (1942)
A Secrets of Life short.
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Tongues and Tails (1944)
A Secrets of Life short.


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