Emmalou's First Year

Minimalist movie making at its best: kids learn the art of film language using illustrations and margarine boxes.

A party of children take an eye-opening tour of John Brown's Shipyard in Clydebank.

Charming amateur film featuring the Eisner family, who emigrated to Britain from Romania the year this film was made.

Grand buildings and missionary work come together in the 1947 Indian tour of construction magnate John W. Laing.

The thronging streets of Chennai in festive mood are captured by this lively amateur film.

A trip to the spectacular city of Bundi and a Kathakali dance performance, filmed in vivid colour.

Rare amateur footage of East India.

Extraordinary footage of prayers in the Punjabi capital.

A fun tour of 1950s West End with international film star Yoko Tani.

Armoured elephants, sacred monkeys and a camel carriage from Rajasthan.

Traditional games, dancing and music among the people of Sikkim - in vivid colour.

Millions of Muslims flee to Lahore in the newly created state of Pakistan, prompted by the partition of British India.

A stunning display by Nyishi tribesmen from the hills of Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India.

Snapshots of colonial life around Tamil Nadu, plus a visit to the Toda tribe.

Rural life in the mountainous valley near Gilgit - now in the Northern areas of Pakistan.