The programme, which was free to view, included: films of sailing regattas, agricultural work such as bailing hay and lifting peats, and travel – from aeroplane to the nortboat, flitting sheep and navigating roads in snowy conditions. Grouped thematically rather than chronologically, it was great to be able to see how different activities change (or don't) over time.

Like much of the material in the Archive collections, the films in this programme do not have recorded sound. It can be very strange and uncomfortable to watch films in complete silence, so for these screenings music was added as a background soundtrack.

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