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Scouts: the rise of the world scouting movement

Australia, 1987
film

Scouts is a celebration of the potential of youth that documents the triumphs and tragedies of the Scout ideal. Historic newsreels, rare archival film and sce..

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Baden Powell: chief scout of the world

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Yesterday's witness: the first boy scouts

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Mayday mayday

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[Scouts] on the move

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Tomorrow is today

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United Kingdom, 1965
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