Bernard Braden

A vintage interview captures the artist reflecting on Citizen Kane and expounding on directing, acting and writing and his desire to bestow a valuable legacy upon his profession. The scene is a hotel room in Paris. The year 1960. The star, Orson Welles. This is a pearl of cinematic memorabilia.

An appreciation and retrospective look at the songs and humour of Leeds folk singer/songwriter Jake Thackray, including performances of some of his songs.

Buzz Rickson is a dare-devil World War II bomber pilot with a death wish. Failing at everything not involving flying, Rickson lives for the most dangerous missions. His crew lives with this aspect of his personality only because they know he always brings them back alive.

Race car driver Alan Colby and his new wife Denise are involved in a car crash where he sustains a serious head injury, causing him to have murderous feelings toward Denise. After Denise persuades him to honeymoon with her on the Cote D'Azur in France, they enlist the aid of a French psychiatrist who offers to regress Alan back to the time of the accident and cure him.

British reporters suspect an international cover-up of a global disaster in progress... and they're right. Hysterical panic has engulfed the world after the United States and the Soviet Union simultaneously detonate nuclear devices and have caused the orbit of the Earth to alter, sending it hurtling towards the sun.

Over the course of one eventful evening, the anniversary celebration of the musical and romantic partners Aurelius Rex and Delia Lane, a jealous, ambitious drummer, Johnny Cousin, attempts to tear the interracial couple apart.

An American airman stationed in the United Kingdom strikes down his commanding officer. Believing he's killed him, the airman goes on the run with a woman. They encounter a lookalike couple and hijinks ensue.

A Christmas TV special in which Alice does not go through a looking glass, but through a TV set.

A British comedy about a struggling artist and his wife living on a houseboat. To raise money she pawns him! His new family takes a liking to him particularly the daughter! The wife tries to redeem her husband but finds she has lost the pawn ticket. In a short matter of time, the whole incident becomes a national sensation.

Crisis in the air: A passenger aboard a commercial airplane flying from London to New York threatens to detonate a bomb over the Atlantic.

Ann, a woman who is preparing to attend a concert. As she gets ready, she reflects on her past and the relationships that have shaped her life. The narrative unfolds through a series of flashbacks and introspective moments, revealing tensions within her family and her romantic entanglements. The concert itself becomes a metaphor for resolution and emotional clarity.

A Canadian boy visits cousins in Scotland; his attitude first causes antagonism with Scottish youngsters, but disappears when the lad proves himself by riding a horse over dangerous country to bring aid to an injured shepherd.

A short documentary.

A demonstration of the basic skills required to ski.

A BAFTA Special award nominated edition from a Canadian series that illustrates methods of industrial accident prevention.

Produced in 1960 by The United Church of Canada and The National Council of Churches of Christ (U.S.A.), Alf Goes to Work is a black-and-white documentary narrated by Bernard Braden, with music by John Hotchkis and The Goldsbrough Orchestra. The film follows Rev. George MacLeod’s founding of the Iona Community in Scotland and Canon Ernest Southcott’s parish work in Leeds, exploring faith, labor, and the role of the church in modern industrial life.