Produced by Hopscotch Films for BBC Scotland. Hollywood actor Brian Cox is a son of Dundee. It's the big constant in his life. He grew up amid the clatter of the Jute mills, where both his parents began their working lives. The Jute trade, making hessian from India's 'golden' fibre, dominated Dundee for over a century, linking it with Calcutta. Now it is fast becoming a memory. This documentary is a journey into Brian Cox's own past, and on to Calcutta in the footsteps of the Dundee Jute work...
MacGyver (Richard Dean Anderson) is a modern-day ""knight-errant"" a person people turn to in a crisis. He has a penchant for arriving on the scene in the eleventh hour when the clock is ticking ominously and innocent lives often are at stake. MacGyver is a packrat collecting ordinary items of seemingly little value and stashing them in his knapsack ""for a rainy day"". And it is these same items that he uses to improvise his way out of trouble. MacGyver's ingenious solutions to see
A 2-DVD compilation of films made at and for the Empire Exhibition of 1938 which was held in Glasgow. Seven films made under the direction of John Grierson to spotlight Scotland: Face of Scotland: About the character of the Scottish people. With the voice of John Grierson as John Knox. Wealth of a Nation: A comparison of old and new industries of Scotland. Scotland for Fitness: Made to encourage a healthier population. They Made the Land: The struggle to live from the land and reclaim it from the elements. Sea Food: The story of drifters lobster creels and the Marine Laboratory's role. The Children's Story: The history of Scottish education including a BBC schools broadcast. Sport in Scotland: On the grouse moor at the Highland games or at the 1937 Scottish Cup Final this film shows the importance of sport to the Scots. Also included a collection of mainly amateur films some in colour shot at or around the time of the Exhibition. Includes the visit of the King and Queen.
Dundee On Film includes a selection of archive documentaries about the city from the era of WW2. Includes: Opening Of Green's Playhouse Dundee (1939) The Tay Bridge Disaster Railway Ride Over The Tay Bridge and Children Of The City (1943).
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