Model Flight 1951
An introduction to the sport of flying model aircraft. Made with assistance of the Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers.
An introduction to the sport of flying model aircraft. Made with assistance of the Society of Model Aeronautical Engineers.
A BAFTA award documentary about the threats of floods in Australia, the special water schemes devised and the forerunner of these projects, the Snowy Mountains scheme.
A BAFTA award nominated documentary tracing the history of paint and it's components from the paintings of the stone age to the the late 1960s.
A documentary tracing the development of the helicopter from the original Da Vinci drawings to the modern versions actually in service in 1951.
Listen up, apprentices! Learn how to smooth and shape metal – an important wartime skill.
A documentary investigating the science, aerodynamics and technologies involved in enabling aircraft to travel at speeds approaching or surpassing that of sound.
A BAFTA award nominated docu-drama that illustrates the fact that every individual working in any potentially hazardous situation is responsible for his own safety and for the safety of others.
A BAFTA award nominated reworking of a 1957 documentary using models and animation to explain the need to mix air and petrol in the correct proportions to create an efficient fuel for an engine.
A BAFTA award nominated looking at methods of increasing food production, including improved strains of crops, the use of pesticides, weedkillers and insecticides and land reclamation.
A brief history of British aviation and the development of both civil and military aircraft. Made for the Festival of Britain.
A BAFTA award nominated documentary following the work of supply ships to North Sea oil rigs. Described by members of the crew, it focusses on the difficulties posed by the unpredictable weather conditions.
A BAFTA award winning documentary on the basic principles and applications of hydrostatics.
A short documentary looking at the science of life itself and at the international collaboration involved in it's study.
A BAFTA award nominated documentary following the famous Italian motor race from April 26th, 1953.
A documentary featuring the Vickers "Valiant" aircraft in flight and on the ground.
A British documentary on tunneling if a building falls in ruins.
A documentary demonstrating the evolution of lubrication since Egyptian times and how modern machines have advanced.
Highlights of the Belgian Grand Prix from Spa-Francorchamps on June 5th, 1955.
A BAFTA award nominated documentary reviewing the 1958 Alpine Rally.
A documentary looking at how truly international air travel (and transportation) has become and at the benefits in trade, medicine and communications that have ensued.