Clydescope

Clydescope 1974

7.00

A panorama of the Clyde, from Biggar to Brodick, with Billy Connolly as your guide. Directed by Murray Grigor for the Films of Scotland Committee.

1974

Seawards the Great Ships

Seawards the Great Ships 1960

6.78

Documentary about shipbuilding on the Clyde. In 1960, Glasgow and other towns and ports on the River Clyde, on the west coast of Scotland, were still one of the world's great centres of shipbuilding. The film gives an idea of the business of building a ship - the largest moving thing made by man - from the naval architects who design her to the workmen, the shipbuilders in the yard, through to a ship's launching.

1960

The Duna Bull

The Duna Bull 1972

1

A group of Scottish islanders have to figure out how to bring a new bull over from the mainland.

1972

In Great Waters

In Great Waters 1974

1

A look at the fishing industry around the islands of the far north of Scotland.

1974

Busman's Holiday

Busman's Holiday 1959

1

A Scottish bus driver takes a holiday up the length of Scotland - by bus.

1959

The Boat

The Boat 1975

1

The comedic shenanigans of a man who inherits a boat.

1975

The Line to Skye

The Line to Skye 1973

1

A look at life on the Inverness to Kyle railway line in Scotland.

1973

The Grand Match

The Grand Match 1981

1

The 38th GRAND MATCH of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club held on the frozen Lake of Menteith in 1979.

1981

Castle and Capital

Castle and Capital 1979

1

A look at the city of Edinburgh, Scotland with a particular focus on its famous castle.

1979

Mackintosh

Mackintosh 1968

1

The life and work of the Scottish architect and artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

1968

Sorley Maclean's Island

Sorley Maclean's Island 1974

1

The Scottish poet discusses his work with his fellow Scottish writer Iain Crichton Smith.

1974

Bagpipe and the Zither

Bagpipe and the Zither 1975

1

Comparing and contrasting the cities of Edinburgh, Scotland and Munich, Germany.

1975