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Urban Scotland: Glasgow & Edinburgh (1960s)

4:17

Urban Scotland: Aberdeen (1985)

5:16

Urban Scotland: Edinburgh (1960s)

4:52

Urban Scotland: Inverness (1975)

3:03

Urban Scotland: Cumbernauld (1965)

5:08

Urban Scotland: Glasgow Playgrounds (1973)

4:18

Urban Glasgow: Art in Livingston (1976)

Denis Barnes is the official New Town Artist for Livingston. He speaks about having to make use of existing building materials, the impact of public art on the town, and how school leavers were recruited to the project through the government sponsored Job Creation Programme.

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Urban Scotland: Glasgow & Edinburgh (1960s)

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Urban Scotland: Glasgow & Edinburgh (1960s)

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Various views of Glasgow and Edinburgh, including: Edinburgh Castle, Assembly Hall, Glasgow Cross, construction of the Kingston Bridge, the procession of the last trams in Glasgow, old tenements and "modern" tower blocks.

5:16

Urban Scotland: Aberdeen (1985)

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Except from Scotland Today Report: A New Frontier, a documentary looking at the impact of the oil industry on Aberdeen.

4:52

Urban Scotland: Edinburgh (1960s)

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Views of Edinburgh city centre in the 1960s, including: The Royal Mile, White Horse Close, The Meadows, and new housing estates under construction.

3:03

Urban Scotland: Inverness (1975)

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Views of Inverness city centre in the mid 1970s. Including: traffic, pedestrians and the River Ness.

5:08

Urban Scotland: Cumbernauld (1965)

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Excerpt from Present Grandeur: New Town Cumbernauld, a documentary looking at the creation of Scotland's latest 'New Town.' Includes interview with artist Brian Miller who is working on public art displays in Cumbernauld.

Urban Scotland: Glasgow Playgrounds (1973)

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Urban Scotland: Glasgow Playgrounds (1973)

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A report on the various places children play in 1970s Glasgow - an old playground off Maryhill Road, a new build in Drumchapel and the backcourts of slum tenements.

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Urban Scotland: Dundee (1965)

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Excerpt from Present Grandeur: The Road and the Miles; a documentary on the development of Dundee, which at the time was the fastest growing city in Scotland. Includes interview with Lord Provost, Maurice McManus.

Urban Scotland: Edinburgh Housing (1973)

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Urban Scotland: Edinburgh Housing (1973)

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Views of various types of housing in Edinburgh, including: tower blocks, dilapidated tenements in Broomhouse and nice houses in Corstorphine.

Urban Scotland: Glasgow Construction (1964)

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Urban Scotland: Glasgow Construction (1964)

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Excerpt from Enterprise 64: Sinews of Steel, a documentary on Scotland's steel industry, looking at the use of steel in modern high rise buildings. Includes views of buildings under construction.

3:08

Urban Scotland

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A curated collection of news footage and documentary clips, illustrating the the changing urban landscape of Scotland. With footage of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cumbernauld, Inverness, Aberdeen, Livingston and Dundee; incorporating high rise construction in the 1960s, the building of New Towns, urban deprivation in the 1980s and the affect of the oil boom on Aberdeen.

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Piper Alpha: Paying For The Piper

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July 1998 - Ten years after the Piper Alpha disaster, survivor Ed Punchard is compelled to return to Scotland to confront the horrors of the tragedy, and address the injustice to the men who were killed that night. Excerpt from documentary.

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Piper Alpha: Memorial Service

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20th July 1988 - Donald John MacDonald reports on the Piper Alpha memorial service held at St Nicholas church, Aberdeen. A huge crowd of mourners gather to pay respects to those who were lost in the disaster.