Mary Field

The courtship rituals of animals and plants are compared to those of contemporary society, with educational and frequently humorous results. (imdb)

Documentary highlighting how land has been reclaimed for agriculture in Scotland. (imdb)

Using diagrams, 'Atlantic' explores the history of the empires surrounding the Atlantic Ocean over the last 600 years.

Poetic tribute to Mrs Turner's vegetable growing prowess, plus the delights of "wartime steaks".

Part of the Junior Biology series, this study of pin mould is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.

A brisk visual summary of the changing faces of the English town throughout the ages, from the ancients and their hill-forts to the Second World War -- enlivened by the appearance of ghostly denizens to defend their eras against the narrator's various strictures!

A documentary on the English language and it's origins.

The film shows speeded-up germination of the seed to form roots and shoot, at whose base the leaves later form a bulb. The flower produces pollen grains (shown much magnified), which are transferred by insects to the stigmas for fertilization of seeds inside the ovary.

Part of the Senior Biology series, 'Development of the Rabbit' is a study of the gestation period of rabbits - aided by diagrammatic, microscopic, and dissection footage.

The world of fungi captured by micro-cinematography and time-lapse photography.

E.V.H. Emmett narrates this propaganda short about how sacrifices on the home front support the war effort.

Part of BFI boxset Ration Books and Rabbit Pies: Films from the Home Front.

Part of BFI boxset Ration Books and Rabbit Pies: Films from the Home Front.

A biological film of the smooth newt, its history from egg, through tadpole stage, to fully developed three-year-old next returning to the pond in spring to breed.

This promotional film bills the market town of Newark as central to the farming industry, with an array of regional produce and livestock. It was sponsored by the British Council and intended for an international audience.

Nature study of four young rabbits.

Part of the archive’s Junior Biology series, this study of maize is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.

An interesting film that attempts to synchronise the movements of animals at London zoo with music.

Short documentary showing infusoria in a wine-glass.