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Aberdeen's Black Friday (1940)

The aftermath of the first daylight bombing of the city.

Aberdeen's Black Friday

Around Scotland - City Life (1973)

A Day in the Life of a fireman in Dundee

A Day in the Life

Bank Ahead (1963)

Scenes of the floating bank in the Orkney Isles.

Floating Bank Kirkwall Bank

Beyond the Grampians (1963)

Footage of the North East fishing industry.

Aberdeen's Fishermen The Herring Haul and Kippering

Crofter Boy (1955)

A look at life for children on crofts.

School

Crofter’s Life in Shetland, A (1931)

Views of life in 1930s Shetland.

Peat Cutting on the Croft The Herring Catch at Lerwick A Shetland Wedding in the 1930s Up-Helly-Aa: The Ancient Norse Festiva Work on the Croft

For Those in Peril (1989)

Memories of the tragic launch of the Longhope lifeboat in Orkney.

The Longhope Tragedy Reactions to the Tragedy The Lifeboat Returns to Longhope

The Granite City

Views of Aberdeen's fishing industry and popular beaches.

Aberdeen's Pleasure Beach Granite City Fish Granite City Beach

The Granite City

A film exploring Aberdeen city life and the harbour in the late 1930s.

The Beach

Life in the Orkneys (1957)

A portrait of 1950s Orkney

A New Orkney Leisure on the Island

New Firm, The

Aberdeen and Dundee Utd in the early 1980s.

Aberdeen in the 1930s Aberdeen Win in Europe Past Players Team Bus

Out For Value (1931/32)

The Aberdeen department store Isaac Benzie's.

Hairdressing at Benzie's Out For Value

Past Lives (2003)

Radio Scotland's history features programme.

Angus Dances

Portrait (1979)

A look at Loganair, on the company's 21st anniversary

The Air Baby The Orkney Pilot

Pre Wedding Customs (1948)

A strange tradition from Braemar.

Braemar Wedding Customs

A Pride of Islands

The changing pattern of life in the Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland.

The Orkney Islands

The Rugged Island: A Shetland Lyric

Jenny Gilbertson's documentary story film about a young couple in the Shetland Isles.

Life on the Croft

Scotland on Film (2002)

Interviewees from the TV programme share memories of Scotland.

Agnes Leask - Shetland Dances Mina MacNeilage - Crofting Alec Cowie - Fishing Margaret Strachan - Isaac Benzie's

Scotland on Film (2006)

Stanley Robertson - Fishy Tales Stanley Robertson - Quayside Gossip

Scotland's Century (1999)

Scots give their memories of events of the last century.

North Sea Oil The Orcadian Student 1930's Crofting

Silver City (1960)

A film showing Aberdeen's famous dancehall.

Beach Ballroom

Wind and Weather Permitting (1980)

The early days of Scottish aviation are recollected.

Kirkwall Stavanger Dyce Aerodrome Fear of Flying Highland Air Nationalisation Routes to Lowlands Weather Competiton


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