Looking at London

The London Nobody Knows

Based on Geoffrey Fletcher’s book, this captivating documentary exposes the real London of the swinging sixties. Turning its back on familiar sights,

1968

Portrait of Dublin

This short film was made by filmmaker (later archivist) Liam Ó Laoghaire (aka Liam O’Leary) and was commissioned by the Cultural Relations Committee o

1952

St. Helena and Its 'Man of Destiny'

The remote island of St. Helena, a British possession located in the south Atlantic, is perhaps best known as where Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled/impr

1936

Rural Sweden

This short film takes the viewer to several towns and historical sites of rural Sweden.

1938

Madeira: 'Isle of Romance'

This Traveltalk short takes the viewer to Madeira Island, the largest of the group of Madeira islands in the Atlantic Ocean.

1938

The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story

The full bizarre, tragic but celebratory story of Syd Barrett, the co-founder of Pink Floyd.

2003

Colorful Guatemala

James A. FitzPatrick takes a look at colorful Guatemala.

1935

Singapore and Jahore

A visit to Singapore, an essential port city in Britain's empire, established in 1813 when Raffles negotiated its separation from the independent Mala

1938

Sitka and Juneau: 'A Tale of Two Cities'

This Traveltalk series short takes the viewer to Alaska, focusing on the cities of Sitka and Juneau.

1940

Alluring Alaska

This Traveltalk series short introduces the viewer to Alaska.

1941

Glimpses of Kentucky

This Traveltalk series short visit to Kentucky starts with a view of the Cumberland River, which flows for about 700 miles through the state. The firs

1941

Exotic Mexico

This Traveltalk short visits southern Mexico.

1942

Along the Cactus Trail

The drive from Riverside, California to Phoenix, Arizona is affectionately known as the Cactus Trail. Starting in Riverside, sights of note include: t

1944

Colorful Colorado

This Traveltalk series short starts off in Denver, capital of Colorado. Known as a recreational and health center, it is noted for its beautiful parks

1944

City of Brigham Young

A tour of Salt Lake City, Utah.

1944

Shrines of Yucatan

A visit to the structures built by the ancient Mayans at Chichén Itzá, on the Yucatán Peninsula.

1945

Merida and Campeche

This Traveltalk series short visits two of the most important cities on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula.

1945

Glimpses of Guatemala

We begin this short visit to Guatemala at the port town of Livingstone, then journey up the Rio Dulce. We stop to watch men tap the trees, harvest the

1946

The Inside Passage

This Traveltalk series short looks at what was then the Alaska Territory, which according to the film, was being looked at as a potential home to mill

1941

Historic Maryland

This Traveltalk series short highlights such Maryland destinations as Baltimore, Johns Hopkins, Annapolis, and Fort McHenry.

1941