Known for
NRFollowing the path of the River Clyde as it winds its way from its source through urban and rural environments until reaching the sea on Scotland's west coast.
River Clyde: A Survey of Scotland's Greatest River
1939
A look at Cally House, a wartime evacuation school established by the Glasgow Education Authority in Gatehouse-of-Fleet.
Cally House
1942
A look at various sporting events in Scotland.
Playing Away
1961
Profile of the city of Dundee, Scotland and its industries.
Dundee
1939
A profile of the Scottish inventor and his work on developing the steam engine.
James Watt
1959
A look at the manufacture of propellers in a foundry in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Men of Iron
1947
Behind the camera
NRFollowing the path of the River Clyde as it winds its way from its source through urban and rural environments until reaching the sea on Scotland's west coast.
River Clyde: A Survey of Scotland's Greatest River
1939
A look at Cally House, a wartime evacuation school established by the Glasgow Education Authority in Gatehouse-of-Fleet.
Cally House
1942
A look at various sporting events in Scotland.
Playing Away
1961
Profile of the city of Dundee, Scotland and its industries.
Dundee
1939
A profile of the Scottish inventor and his work on developing the steam engine.
James Watt
1959
A look at the manufacture of propellers in a foundry in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Men of Iron
1947
A look at the historic town of Culross in Fife.
The Story of Culross
1939
Production of steel components at William Beardmore & Co's Parkhead Forge, Glasgow. Made for screening at the 1938 Empire Exhibition.
A Romance of Engineering
1938
A British documentary on the good health of the people in Scotland.
Good Health to Scotland
1943
NRAn overview of sports played in Scotland, including the benefits to its citizens and the facilities used.
Sport in Scotland
1938
Produced in 1946 for Martin, Black and Company, makers of wire rope, this film is about how steel cables came to existence through the work of ingenious minds. Ingenious minds can thrive and measure; with expert judgment and knowledge they select the best raw material available. The film describes the making of steel ropes for mining cages, excavator work, overhead tram wires, and more in the steel works and rope making premises where strands are bound together.
Story of a Steel Wire Rope
1946
NRA documentary showing a day in the life of a crofter boy, including going to school and playing shinty with his pals.
Crofter Boy
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The Scottish town of Ayr and its famous resident Robert Burns.
Ayr From the Auld Brig
1961
