Watch two types: the faces of britain LookMovie. 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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Now a successful filmmaker, Lorna Tucker was once a teenage runaway sleeping rough on the streets of London. For this frank, forceful and inspiring...
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The Queen And The Crown a tribute: A feature length tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest reigning monarch, from her...
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One of the last punchcutters makes a new letter by hand - an artist at work.
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The full bizarre, tragic but celebratory story of Syd Barrett, the co-founder of Pink Floyd.
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Commissioned by the Festival of Britain to show the similarities and contrasts between 1851 and 1951, by means of the Great Exhibition and the...
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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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A movie about travelling to Great Britain from Sweden by car and exploring that country
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A look at Britain's beloved canal network via a fact-filled cruise along the first superhighways of the Industrial Revolution. In the age before...
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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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A fascinating compilation tracing the development of British trains throughout the 20th century. This program provides a record of the greatest days...
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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.