Sunday September 05 , 2010
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Q Ships
Q Ships
15.04.2010 11.00
Q-Ships Long before Dunkirk, the little ships of Britain played a deadly game of cat and mouse with the German U-Boats. Underneath their modest exteriors these merchant ships were bristling with concealed  weaponry, designed to lure the s... Read more
Birdman, Beeman, Hunter, Spy: Early Natural History Films
Birdman, Beeman, Hunter, Spy: Early Natural History Films
15.04.2010 14.00
Beeman, Birdman, Hunter, Spy: the heroic age of the wildlife filmmaker A particular breed of explorer from the earliest days of films was the wildlife cameraman. These intrepid pioneers risked life and limb, inventing their own equipment, trav... Read more
The Masks of Mer World premiere
The Masks of Mer World premiere
15.04.2010 16.00
The Masks of Mer   World Premiere of his new film presented by Michael Eaton Writer, director Michael Eaton presents the world premiere of his new film about a unique film shot in the Torres Straits by Alfred Haddon in 1898 last... Read more
The Bridal Party in Hardanger
The Bridal Party in Hardanger
15.04.2010 18.00
Presented by Jan-Anders Diesen and Halldor Krogh A spectacular film based on one of the most famous paintings in Norway; Bridal Voyage on the Hardanger Fjord from 1848. Set amid stunning mountain and fjord scenery, this is the epic story of i... Read more
The Sheik
The Sheik
15.04.2010 21.00
The Sheik Based on the steamy 1921 bodice ripper by Edith Maude Hull, this tale of passion between an aristocratic English woman and an Arab Sheik is the film that brought Valentino to prominence. He exudes a brooding, musc... Read more
She
She
16.04.2010 09.00
She A sumptuous adaptation of Rider Haggard’s best-selling 1887 fantasy about a Cambridge professor’s quest for a lost kingdom in the heart of Africa where he encounters a magnificent  sorceress who rules over ... Read more
With Lawrence in Arabia
With Lawrence in Arabia
16.04.2010 11.15
With Allenby in Palestine and Lawrence in Arabia Presented by Neil Brand and Luke McKernan Neil Brand and Luke McKernan’s work in progress (in collaboration with the IWM) to recreate, using original text, slides and film extracts, Low... Read more
Exploration and Adventure films from the Imperial War Museum
16.04.2010 12.15
Exploration, Adventure and Science Films from the Imperial War Museum Collection presented by Toby Haggith       Read more
Sam’s Boy
16.04.2010 14.15
Sam’s Boy Sam’s Boy is adapted by Lydia Hayward from one of the stories of W. W. Jacobs whose pet subject was the marine life or as Punch sardonically put it "men who go down to the sea in ships of moderate tonnage". Filmed in the Thames e... Read more
The Race to the Pole: Britain and Norway
The Race to the Pole: Britain and Norway
16.04.2010 16.15
The Race to the Pole: Britain and Norway A programme of short films documenting early Polar exploration The extraordinary story of the race to the South Pole by Amundsen and Scott is put into context by polar film expert... Read more
THE LOST WORLD - From the Collection of George Eastman House.
THE LOST WORLD - From the Collection of George Eastman House.
16.04.2010 18.15
The Lost World The first film adaptation of Conan Doyle’s classic novel of the land that time forgot and the prototype of every dinosaur movie since including Jurassic Park. Wallace Beery and Bessie Love star as Professor Challenger and... Read more
South: Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Glorious Epic of the Antarctic
South: Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Glorious Epic of the Antarctic
16.04.2010 21.00
With a special musical score by Neil Brand The definitive account of Shackleton’s legendary 1914-1916 Endurance Expedition, magnificently filmed by photographer Frank Hurley. A monumental document of human survival against all odds amidst th... Read more
Coast
17.04.2010 09.00
Coast   Like the TV programme we will trace the British coastline through its stories but we’ll be doing it using archive film from the silent days. With tales of great tempests, rough seas, daring rescues and ... Read more
Women in Silent Britain.
Women in Silent Britain.
17.04.2010 11.00
Women in Silent Britain   Exploration into the hidden histories of women in silent British cinema is gathering momentum and this session will look at some of the fascinating and intrepid women working in film dur... Read more
Family Matinee Up the Pole (PG) :
Family Matinee Up the Pole (PG) :
17.04.2010 14.00
Up the Pole   Get your coat on and join us on for a cornucopia of polar-themed cartoons and comedies featuring screen legends Ben Turpin, Buster Keaton, Jerry the Troublesome Tyke, Pimple and Bonzo the preppy pup, all struggling w... Read more
A Maid of the Silver Sea
17.04.2010 14.15
A Maid of the Silver Sea   Husband and wife team Ivy Duke and director/actor Guy Newall play opposite each other in this tale of familial conflict and mysterious death on a small island in the English Channel. The peaceable local fishi... Read more
The Annual Rachael Low Lecture
The Annual Rachael Low Lecture
17.04.2010 16.00
The Annual Rachael Low Lecture Presented by Tim Boon   This year's Rachael Low lecture will be given by Tim Boon, Chief Curator of the Science Museum in London. Tim Boon is the author of the recently published and highly acclaimed ... Read more
The St Kilda Tapes
The St Kilda Tapes
17.04.2010 18.00
Live music, archive film and multi-media presented by David Allison Using the evacuation of St Kilda in 1930 as a starting point, and with St Kilda evacuee Norman Gillies acting as narrator, this acclaimed show takes you on an emotional journ... Read more
Tol’able David (PG)
Tol’able David (PG)
17.04.2010 21.00
Tol’able David (PG) Accompanied by a new Blue Grass music score by Damian Coldwell, together with Nick Pynn on fiddle and Appalachian dulcimer and Lee Westwood on guitar   A thrilling David and Goliath story set in the beautiful ... Read more
New Discoveries in British Silent Film
18.04.2010 09.00
New Discoveries in British Silent Film This programme will include new discoveries in British silent film, including regular contributor David Williams & Tony Fletcher with his programme called ‘Before and after Nanook’, examin... Read more
For Those in Peril on the Sea: Drifters and The Trawler Film
For Those in Peril on the Sea: Drifters and The Trawler Film
18.04.2010 11.00
For Those in Peril on the Sea: Drifters and The Trawler Film.   For centuries the deep sea fishermen were a mainstay of our island nation and this is revealed by the fascination with the trade by filmmakers since the earliest days. At... Read more
BEGGARS OF LIFE - From the Collection of G. Eastman House. Preservation funded by The Film Found
BEGGARS OF LIFE - From the Collection of G. Eastman House. Preservation funded by The Film Found
18.04.2010 14.00
The Dodge Brothers Performing to The Beggars of Life   The Festival is pleased to welcome the fabulous Dodge Brothers featuring Mike Hammond (guitar/banjo), Mark Kermode (double bass/accordion), Aly Hirji (guitar/mandolin) and Alex Ham... Read more
Climb Every Mountain
Climb Every Mountain
18.04.2010 16.00
Climb Every Mountain Jan Faull of the BFI presents a programme of mountaineering films including extracts from the ill fated 1924 British Everest expedition immortalised on film in The Epic of Everest, along with film records of early... Read more
The Battle of the Ancre and the Advance of the Tanks
The Battle of the Ancre and the Advance of the Tanks
18.04.2010 18.00
The Battle of the Ancre and the Advance of the Tanks   With a musical medley, specially reconstructed by Stephen Horne and Toby Haggith                &nbs... Read more
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