The World about us

United Kingdom

Film
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A series of documentaries on a very wide range of topics.

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A Prospect of Kew

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Crocodile

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Down on the Factory Farm

Down on the Factory Farm

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Lawrence of Arabia didn't come down this far

Lawrence of Arabia didn't come down this far

United Kingdom, 1979

One way ticket to Hualampong

One way ticket to Hualampong

United Kingdom, 1981

People out of time

People out of time

United Kingdom, 1968

The Desert dreamers

The Desert dreamers

United Kingdom, 1977

Up the Amazon

Up the Amazon

United Kingdom, 1975

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Credits

production company

BBC

Duration

00:55:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

S00917

Language

English

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

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