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Nation on Film

Documentary series exploring the use of film as an eyewitness to history

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  1. A look at some of the work produced by the post war British Transport Film unit.
  2. David Jason explores how a farmer's son from Yorkshire became a pioneer of wildlife film. (R)
  3. David Jason explores how a farmer's son from Yorkshire became a pioneer of wildlife film. (R)
  4. The story of a newly-discovered archive that sheds new light on life in post-war Britain. (R)
  5. The story of a newly-discovered archive that sheds new light on life in post-war Britain. (R)
  6. David Jason narrates the story of 1920s trail-blazing pilot Alan Cobham. (R)
  7. David Jason tells the story of how film was used to promote package holidays in the 1960s. (R)
  8. A look at some of the work produced by the post war British Transport Film unit. (R)
  9. A look at some of the work produced by the post war British Transport Film unit. (R)
  10. A look at some of the work produced by the post war British Transport Film unit. (R)

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