Watch two types: the faces of britain FMovies. We are surrounded by types, the words on signs, buses, shops and documents which guide us through our lives. Two types in particular are regarded as the faces of Britain - Johnston and Gill Sans. Their story is told by typeface expert Mark Ovenden.
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A 1974 documentary in which comedian Dave Allen meets a variety of eccentrics including Alexander Stuart Wortley who lives in a box on wheels, a...
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This Traveltalk series short visits an array of locations associated with England's heritage. Included are Runnymede, Windsor, Ascot, Lincoln, Wells,...
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Documentary film about the then longest range bombing mission in history, which changed the outcome of the Falklands War.
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With access to recently-opened court files, Julie Etchingham reveals some of the Stasi's UK operations and asks why its other secrets are yet to be...
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Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one...
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The full bizarre, tragic but celebratory story of Syd Barrett, the co-founder of Pink Floyd.
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David Jones investigates how 1960s council housing came to be built so poorly that thousands later needed to be demolished.
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Winston Churchill, one of the most revered men of the twentieth century. Adolf Hitler, one of the most hated leaders in contemporary history. Between...
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In 1939, driven by a desire for fame and fortune English amateur Tommy Godwin cycled a world record 75,065 miles in one year setting out from home...
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A documentary and propaganda film which shows the British Army's preparations for, and the early stages of, the battle of the Somme.
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Showcasing three short films by American writer James Baldwin, wherein he muses about race, sexuality and civil rights, among other topics, in...
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This film is about patient and dedicated teaching, about learning to look and visualize in order to design, about the importance of drawing. It is...