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The five archive films in this collection record a variety of enterprises from Scotland’s industrial and energy heritage. They range from 1958 to 1975.
The earliest programme, Rivers at Work (1958), shows the work of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board.
Central Scotland (1962) is an educational programme introducing the wide range of industries which were then operating in the region.
The development and production of the Hillman Imp car at Linwood is shown in the 1963 film Young in Heart. The star is Bill (Dr Finlay) Simpson.
The Invergordon Smelter (1972) shows the conception and construction of the aluminium smelter for British Aluminium.
The final programme, The Clyde Estuary, made in 1975, traces the history of shipping and the shipbuilding industries on the Clyde.
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